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Fadillah Yusof

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In thisMalay name,there is nosurname or family name.The nameYusofis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Fadillah.The word "bin" or "binti" / "binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat BerhormatDato SriHaji
Fadillah Yusof
SSAPDGSMPNBSPGBKABKMP
فضيلة يوسف‎
Fadillah in 2021
14thDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2022
Serving withAhmad Zahid Hamidi
MonarchsAbdullah
Ibrahim Iskandar
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byIsmail Sabri Yaakob[a]
Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 February 2024
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAkmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Preceded byHimself
(Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities)
ConstituencyPetra Jaya
Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities
In office
12 December 2023 – 7 February 2024
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAkmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Preceded byNik Nazmi
(Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability)
Succeeded byHimself
(Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation)
ConstituencyPetra Jaya
Minister of Plantation and Commodities
In office
3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputySiti Aminah Aching
Preceded byZuraida Kamaruddin
Succeeded byJohari Abdul Ghani
Senior Minister of Works
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Senior Minister of Infrastructure Development
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself
Minister of Works
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAlexander Nanta Linggi
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byBaru Bian
Succeeded byHimself
In office
16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2013–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byShaziman Abu Mansor
Succeeded byBaru Bian
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
In office
19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2008–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2008–2009)
Najib Razak
(2009–2013)
Preceded byKong Cho Ha
Succeeded byAbu Bakar Mohamad Diah
Senior Vice President of the
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
PresidentAbang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
Youth Chief of the
Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu
In office
2007–2017
PresidentAbdul Taib Mahmud
(2007–2014)
Adenan Satem
(2014–2017)
Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg
(2017)
Succeeded byGerald Rentap Jabu
Member of theMalaysian Parliament
forPetra Jaya
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Preceded bySulaiman Daud
(BN–PBB)
Majority12,816 (2004)
14,397 (2008)
21,443 (2013)
15,017 (2018)
41,363 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Fadillah bin Yusof

(1962-04-17)17 April 1962(age 62)
Sibu,Crown Colony of Sarawak(nowMalaysia)
Political partyParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB)
(since 1989)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional(BN)
(1989–2018)
Gabungan Parti Sarawak(GPS)
(since 2018)
SpouseRuziah Mohd Tahir
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Malaya(LLB)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Fadillah YusofonParliament of Malaysia

Dato SriHajiFadillah bin Haji Yusof(Jawi:فضيلة بن يوسف; born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as theDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysiasince 2022,Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformationsince 2023 and theMember of Parliament(MP) forPetra Jayasince March 2004. He is the first DPM fromSarawak,one of theBorneostates inMalaysiaand the second DPM not from theUnited Malays National Organisation(UMNO) afterWan Azizah Wan Ismailfrom thePeople's Justice Party(PKR).

Previously, he served as theMinister of Plantation and Commoditiesfrom December 2022 to December 2023,Senior Ministerin charge of Works andMinister of Worksfor the third term in theBarisan Nasional(BN) administration under former Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakobfrom August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and theMember of Parliament(MP) forPetra Jayasince March 2004. He served as the Senior Minister in charge of Infrastructure Development andMinister of Worksfor the second term in thePNadministration under former Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassinfrom March 2020 to August 2021 and for the first term inBarisan Nasional(BN) administration under former Prime MinisterNajib Razakfrom May 2013 to May 2018,[1][2]Chair of theScience, Innovation and Environment Select Committee,one of only twoselect committeesled by an opposition MP from December 2019 to his reappointment as a Minister in March 2020.[3][4]

Fadillah is a member ofParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB), a component party of theGabungan Parti Sarawak(GPS) coalition.[5]He is also the Parliamentary Whip of GPS and has served as Senior Vice President of PBB since 2017. He was the Youth Chief of PBB from 2007 to 2017.

Early life and education

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Fadillah was born on 17 April 1962 at Kampung Hilir inSibuto Yusof Merais (1927–2018) and Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli (1932–2023). He is the ninth child of 14 siblings. Fadillah's father, Yusof Merais, was a community activist during the era of theanti-cession of Sarawakto the British colonials in 1946. He was imprisoned twice, including when he was implicated in theassassinationof British GovernorDuncan StewartinSibuin 1949. He was a friend ofRosli Dhobi,who assassinated Stewart. Yusof had participated in the Malay Youth Movement, which opposed the handover of Sarawak to the British, and he was also involved in the Black Crow group that opposed the colonial presence and demanded Sarawakian independence. After the movement was banned following the assassination of Stewart, he continued the struggle with the Sarawakian Youth Front, led byAhmad Zaidi Adruce.The second time he was imprisoned was during the confrontation over theformation of Malaysiain 1962. Yusof died at the age of 91 in 2018.

Fadillah attended St. Mary's Primary School inSibuand Panglima Bukit Gantang Secondary School inParit Buntarfor his secondary education. In 1986, he pursued aBachelor of Laws(LLB) degree in Civil and Sharia atUniversity of Malaya.

Early career

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Fadillah became alawyerafter obtaining a LLB. In 1989, he joined politics as a member ofParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB), which at that time was a component party ofBarisan Nasional(BN) coalition.

Political career

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Fadillah first ran for parliament in the11th Malaysian general election,having previously been an official inParti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB) and alawyer.[6]He won the election for the seat of Petra Jaya.[7]

After being re-elected in the12th Malaysian general election,Fadillah was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation by Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi.[8]

After the13th Malaysian general election,Fadillah was promoted to full minister as Minister of Works under the newCabinetline-up of Prime MinisterNajib Razak.[9]

Following the defeat ofBarisan Nasional(BN) in the14th Malaysian general election,Fadillah was madechief whipof the oppositionSarawak Parties Alliance(GPS) in theHouse of Representatives of Malaysia.

Deputy Prime Minister

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In the2022 general election,Fadillah managed to retain his seat, this time with a significantly larger majority. Following the elections, no single party secured a majority to form the federal government. Consequently,Yang di-Pertuan AgongAl-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shahproposed the formation of aunity government,withAnwar Ibrahimeventually appointed as itsleaderon 24 November 2022.

In a cabinet announcement on 2 December 2022, Fadillah was appointed Deputy Prime Minister alongsideAhmad Zahid Hamidi.Simultaneously, he was assigned the role ofMinister of Plantation and Commodities.Fadillah's appointment is of historic significance as he is the first individual fromSarawakto hold the country's second-highest political office since theformation of Malaysia.Sarawak is one of theEast Malaysianstates.

Personal life

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Fadillah is married to Ruziah Mohd Tahir. The couple has five children.

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P194Petra Jaya,Sarawak Fadillah Yusof(PBB) 18,236 77.09% Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi (PKR) 5,420 22.91% 24,195 12,816 61.46%
2008 Fadillah Yusof(PBB) 19,515 79.22% Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) 5,118 20.78% 25,027 14,397 61.74%
2013 Fadillah Yusof(PBB) 29,559 78.46% Ahmad Nazib Johari (PKR) 8,116 21.54% 38,170 21,443 76.70%
2018 Fadillah Yusof(PBB) 28,306 65.91% Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor (PKR) 13,289 30.94% 43,513 15,017 75.12%
Hamdan Sani (PAS) 1,350 3.14%
2022 Fadillah Yusof(PBB) 54,745 79.15% Sopian Julaihi (PKR) 13,382 19.35% 69,163 41,363 62.98%
Othman Abdillah (SEDAR) 1,036 1.50%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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Notes

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  1. ^Office vacant between August 2021 and December 2022.

References

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  1. ^"Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Y.B. Tuan Haji"(in Malay).Parliament of Malaysia.Retrieved6 April2010.
  2. ^"Deputy Minister: YB Tuan Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof".Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2010.Retrieved8 October2010.
  3. ^"Four new select committees formed, one headed by opposition".Malaysiakini.6 December 2019.Retrieved8 December2019.
  4. ^Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019)."Maria Chin Abdullah".facebook.Retrieved8 December2019.
  5. ^"Works Minister Fadillah Yusof tests positive for Covid-19, undergoing home quarantine".
  6. ^"Plight of 13-year-old draws Fadillah into politics".Utusan.18 March 2004.Retrieved6 April2010.
  7. ^ab"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri".Election Commission of Malaysia.Archived fromthe originalon 6 September 2011.Retrieved6 April2010.Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^"PBB Had Hoped For More Ministers in Federal Cabinet, Says Abang Johari".Bernama.31 March 2008.Retrieved6 April2010.
  9. ^"Yusof's promotion to Works Minister is icing on the cake".ABN News.16 May 2013.Retrieved17 May2013.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ab"SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT".Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).Retrieved9 December2019.
  11. ^"Award comes with greater responsibility – Fadillah".The Borneo Post.17 October 2010.Retrieved18 October2010.
  12. ^Mohd Roji Kawi (8 October 2022)."PM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sarawak".Harian Metro(in Malay).Retrieved8 October2022.
  13. ^"Hishammuddin dahului 781 penerima darjah kebesaran Negeri Melaka"(in Malay).Berita Harian.8 October 2014.Retrieved31 August2020.
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