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| Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Yassin |
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| Assumed office 10 April 2009 |
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| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Najib Tun Razak |
| Preceded by | Najib Tun Razak |
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Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation
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| Assumed office 26 March 2009 |
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| President | Najib Tun Razak |
| Preceded by | Najib Tun Razak |
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| Assumed office 10 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Tun Hussein |
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Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry
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| In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Rafidah Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Mustapa Mohamed |
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Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry
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| In office 31 March 2004 – 17 March 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Mustapa Mohamed |
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Menteri Besar of Johor
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| In office 13 August 1986 – 6 May 1995 [1] |
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| Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Othman |
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| Born | 15 May 1947 (age 62) Muar, Johor, Malayan Union |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Noorainee Abdul Rahman |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Muar, Johor |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Tan Sri Dato' Haji Muhyiddin bin Mohd. Yassin (born 15 May 1947) is a Malaysian politician, the current Deputy Prime Minister and the Education Minister of Malaysia. He is assisted by two Deputy Education Ministers, Datuk Dr. Wee Ka Siong and Datuk Dr. Mohd. Puad Zarkashi. He is the Deputy President of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which is the main component party of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional, hence giving him the post of Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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Personal life
Muhyiddin was born in Muar, Johor. His father, Muhammad Yassin bin Mohammad, is one of the famous theologian in Bandar Maharani, Muar, Johor. In 1972, he married Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman with whom they had four children: Fakhri Yassin, Nabilah, Najwa and Farhan Yassin.
He received his primary education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Maharani, Muar, Johor and Sekolah Kebangsaan Ismail, Muar, Johor. After then, he received his secondary education at High School Muar (Sekolah Tinggi Muar), Johor. Subsequently, he attended Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and received his bachelor's degree in Economics and Malay Studies(1971).
Political career
Muhyiddin rose up the ranks of Johor UMNO quickly. From a state executive council member, he rose to become Johor UMNO's head and later became Menteri Besar of Johor. He was Menteri Besar from 13 August 1986 to 6 May 1995. Throughout his tenure, Johor saw much more progress. He also served in different cabinet posts before becoming deputy prime minister. Among them are Minister of Youth and Sports (1995-1999), Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (1995-1999), Minister of Agriculture (2004-2008) and Minister of International Trade and Industry (2008-2009). He was made the Deputy Prime Minister by the new Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, in 2009. He is also holding the post of Education Minister.
Muhyiddin is known to be a liberal UMNO stalwart, and is known during UMNO's General Assemblies to speak critically by quoting the Qu'ran,which have inspired many. Muhyiddin has also been known for falling out with his party's own leaders. He attacked Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's original transition plan as "too long", and some people say that to one point Muhyiddin was about to ask Abdullah to quit, though he never did so. Muhyiddin during the 2008 elections, managed to keep his seat, and remained as an UMNO leader. Shocked by the election results, he has called for reforms. Muhyiddin served as one of the Vice-presidents of UMNO too.
2009 UMNO General Assembly
During the 2009 UMNO General Assembly, where UMNO elects their new leaders, Muhyiddin had expressed interest in the Deputy President seat which was vacated by incoming Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He was challenged by Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Malacca Chief Minister and Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib, Rural and Regional Development Minister. At first, Muhyiddin was seen to be the front-runner for the race, garnering many nominations by the UMNO divisions. But the competition went tough, as Taib and Rustam gained more ground. The race was tipped by political analysts to be very tight. However, UMNO decided to bar Ali Rustam from the Deputy President elections after his assistants were involved with corruption (leading to widespread unhappiness in UMNO Malacca). The competition during the General Assembly was now between Muhyiddin and Taib. Muhyiddin won the election with 1,575 votes to Muhammad Taib's 916. Muhyiddin was appointed as the new Deputy Prime Minister for Malaysia on 9 April 2009 when Najib unveiled his first Cabinet after assuming the premiership on 3 April 2009.
Deputy Prime Minister
During Muhyiddin's tenure as the Deputy Prime Minister for Malaysia, he announced several controversial actions. He announced the decision to revert the teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science in English in all Malaysian government primary and secondary school made during Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's administration.[2]
As Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin has used a RMAF Nuri helicopter to attend and open UMNO's divisional assembly in the interior of Sabah, which has nothing to do with his official duties. His actions have been strongly criticized by the federal opposition led by Lim Kit Siang as it was a misuse of his powers as Deputy Prime Minister. Lim even questioned whether the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) would investigate Muhyiddin as MACC has been making various investigation into assemblymen in Lim's Pakatan controlled states.[3]
References
- ^ Menteri Besar of Johor 1986 – 1995
- ^ Muhyiddin defends PPSMI decision 21 July 2009.
- ^ Will MACC investigate whether Muhyiddin abuse his powers in using RMAF Nuri heli for Umno purposes? By Lim Kit Siang Lim Kit Siang for Malaysia, 17 August 2009.
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