Fadillah Yusof
Fadillah Yusof | |
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فضيلة يوسف | |
![]() Fadillah in 2021 | |
14thDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
Assumed office 3 December 2022 Serving withAhmad Zahid Hamidi | |
Monarchs | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob[a] |
Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | |
Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
Preceded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities) |
Constituency | Petra Jaya |
Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | |
In office 12 December 2023 – 7 February 2024 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (2024) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
Preceded by | Nik Nazmi (Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability) |
Succeeded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation) |
Constituency | Petra Jaya |
Minister of Plantation and Commodities | |
In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Deputy | Siti Aminah Aching |
Preceded by | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
Succeeded by | Johari Abdul Ghani |
Senior Minister of Works | |
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Senior Minister of Infrastructure Development | |
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Minister of Works | |
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Preceded by | Himself |
Succeeded by | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
Preceded by | Baru Bian |
Succeeded by | Himself |
In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Preceded by | Shaziman Abu Mansor |
Succeeded by | Baru Bian |
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 | |
Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2013) |
Preceded by | Kong Cho Ha |
Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
Senior Vice President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
Assumed office 2017 Serving withMichael Manyin Jawong | |
President | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
Youth Chief of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
In office 2007–2017 | |
President | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2007–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2017) |
Succeeded by | Gerald Rentap Jabu |
Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPetra Jaya | |
Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Sulaiman Daud (BN–PBB) |
Majority | 12,816 (2004) 14,397 (2008) 21,443 (2013) 15,017 (2018) 41,363 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Fadillah bin Yusof 17 April 1962 Sibu,Crown Colony of Sarawak(nowMalaysia) |
Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu(PBB) (since 1989) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional(BN) (1989–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak(GPS) (since 2018) |
Spouse | Ruziah Mohd Tahir |
Children | 5 |
Alma mater | University of Malaya(LLB) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Fadillah is married to Ruziah Mohd Tahir. The couple has five children.
Election results
[edit]Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
[edit]Sarawak:
Commander of theOrder of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak(PGBK) –Datuk(2010)[10][11]
Knight Commander of theOrder of the Star of Sarawak(PNBS) –Dato Sri(2022)[12]
Pahang:
Grand Knight of theOrder of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang(SSAP) –Dato' Sri(2013)[10]
Malacca:
Grand Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca(DGSM) –Datuk Seri(2014)[13]
Notes
[edit]- ^Office vacant between August 2021 and December 2022.
References
[edit]- ^"Fadillah bin Haji Yusof, Y.B. Tuan Haji"(in Malay).Parliament of Malaysia.Retrieved6 April2010.
- ^"Deputy Minister: YB Tuan Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof".Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Archived fromthe originalon 21 November 2010.Retrieved8 October2010.
- ^"Four new select committees formed, one headed by opposition".Malaysiakini.6 December 2019.Retrieved8 December2019.
- ^Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019)."Maria Chin Abdullah".facebook.Retrieved8 December2019.
- ^"Works Minister Fadillah Yusof tests positive for Covid-19, undergoing home quarantine".
- ^"Plight of 13-year-old draws Fadillah into politics".Utusan.18 March 2004.Retrieved6 April2010.
- ^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.
- ^"PBB Had Hoped For More Ministers in Federal Cabinet, Says Abang Johari".Bernama.31 March 2008.Retrieved6 April2010.
- ^"Yusof's promotion to Works Minister is icing on the cake".ABN News.16 May 2013.Retrieved17 May2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ab"SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT".Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).Retrieved9 December2019.
- ^"Award comes with greater responsibility – Fadillah".The Borneo Post.17 October 2010.Retrieved18 October2010.
- ^Mohd Roji Kawi (8 October 2022)."PM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sarawak".Harian Metro(in Malay).Retrieved8 October2022.
- ^"Hishammuddin dahului 781 penerima darjah kebesaran Negeri Melaka"(in Malay).Berita Harian.8 October 2014.Retrieved31 August2020.
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