Mohd Radzi Md Jidin

Datuk Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin (born 4 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Senior Minister for Education and Society and Minister of Education in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020 and Senator since July 2018.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Md Jidin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Radzi.
Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk Dr.

Mohd. Radzi Md. Jidin

PMW
Mohd Radzi as Minister of Education of the Malaysia, 2020
Senior Minister
(Education and Society)
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byWan Azizah Wan Ismail
ConstituencySenator
Minister of Education
Assumed office
10 March 2020
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyMuslimin Yahaya
Mah Hang Soon
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad (Acting)
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
17 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterMohamed Azmin Ali
Preceded byDevamany S. Krishnasamy
(Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit))
Succeeded byArthur Joseph Kurup
(Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Affairs))
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Assumed office
17 July 2018
MonarchMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(since 2019)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(since 2020)
Preceded byAzizah Harun
(BN–UMNO)
Vice-President of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Assumed office
23 August 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byAbdul Rashid Asari
Information Chief of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
27 September 2018 – 8 September 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin (Acting) (2020)
Preceded byKamaruddin Mohd Nor
Succeeded byWan Saiful Wan Jan
Personal details
Born
Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin

(1977-09-04) September 4, 1977
Ketereh, Kelantan, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2018)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(before 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(before 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
(since 2020)
Spouse(s)Balkis Zakaria
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materLa Trobe University
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Australian National University
ProfessionForensic accountant, lecturer
WebsiteDr Radzi Jidin on Facebook

Early life

Radzi was born on 4 September 1977 to a former headmaster in Ketereh, Kelantan. Before joining politics, he was a lecturer in forensic accounting at University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.[1]

Politics

He contested in the 2018 general election for Ketereh federal seat in Kelantan against incumbent Annuar Musa from UMNO of BN and Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) but was defeated.[2][3]

He served as the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling PN coalition and formerly PH coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He left UMNO to join BERSATU and has served as its Vice-President since August 2020 and its Information Chief from September 2018 to September 2020.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[3][4]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Ketereh Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (PPBM) 6,799 12.6% Annuar Musa (UMNO) 25,467 47.3% 53,888 4,625 82.60%
Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh (PAS) 20,841 38.7%

Honour

References
  1. Salhan K. Ahmad (2019-02-05). "Accounting lecturer dumps Umno for Bersatu over 1MDB |". www.themalaysianinsight.com. The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  2. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P26 KETEREH Kelantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  5. Nair, Vijenthi (1 February 2021). "Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Penang head FT Day honours list". The Star Online. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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