Datuk Seri
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Mah Siew Keong (;
Hokchew BUC: ''Má Siù-Khhíong''; born 17 June 1961) is a
Malaysian politician
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who served as
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
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in the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) administration under former Prime Minister
Najib Razak
Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malay ...
from June 2014 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018,
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Teluk Intan
Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and largest town in Hilir Perak district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half o ...
from November 1999 to March 2008 and again from May 2014 to May 2018 and Member of the
Perak State Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for
Pasir Bedamar from April 1995 to November 1999. He is a member of the
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
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(GERAKAN), a component party of presently the
Perikatan Nasional
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(PN) and formerly BN coalition. He also served as the 5th President of GERAKAN from October 2013 to September 2018.
Early life and education
Mah Siew Keong was born in
Teluk Intan
Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and largest town in Hilir Perak district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half o ...
, Perak on the 17 June 1961.
Mah studied at Horley Methodist primary and secondary school in Teluk Intan and later continued his studies in the United Kingdom. He graduated with Bachelors in Science (Management) from the
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1981. He then obtained his master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the
City University of London
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. In 1991, Mah graduated with an
LLB from the
University of East London
, mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows
, established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...
.
Mah is also a member of
MENSA.
Political career
Party
Mah joined Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia in 1993. He was attracted by the party's struggle for a just, fair and egalitarian Malaysia. Mah steadily rose up the party ranks and held many positions at all the division, state and national levels.
In 2003, Mah was elected as the National Youth Chairman of Gerakan and the Chairman of Teluk Intan Gerakan Division. He was also appointed by the then Party President, the late Tun Dr
Lim Keng Yaik
Tun Dr.Lim Keng Yaik (; 8 April 1939 – 22 December 2012) was a Malaysian politician and former Minister of Energy, Water and Communications in the Malaysian cabinet. He was the third president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) ...
as a member of the Party's highest decision making body, the Central Working Committee. Mah also served as the Secretary of the Gerakan
Perak
Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...
State Liaison Committee from 2005 to 2008.
In the 2008 Party election, Mah was elected as one of the party's three elected vice-presidents' with the highest votes. In the aftermath of the 2013 General Election, Mah was also appointed as the Secretary-General of Gerakan after the resignation of Teng Chang Yeow.
In the 2013 Party Election, Mah was elected as the Party President of Gerakan by defeating Teng Chang Yeow, the Chairman of Gerakan
Penang
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State Liaison Committee.
Mah stepped down on 16 September 2018 and was succeeded by Dominic Lau Hoe Chai as Party President of Gerakan
Government
Mah has served in various capacities in the Federal Government of Malaysia. After the 2004 General Election, Mah was appointed as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. In February 2006, after a Cabinet reshuffle, Mah was appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries.
Between September 2010 and September 2013, Mah was the Chairman of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (
MATRADE
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).
After Mah's victory in the
Teluk Intan By Election 2014, he was appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.
In July 2016, Mah was appointed as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities in cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister.
Electoral history
Mah was elected as the state assemblyman (ADUN) of
Pasir Bedamar in the
Perak State Legislative Assembly
The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held n ...
in
1995
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. Pasir Bedamar is one of the two state seats that form the
Teluk Intan Parliamentary Constituency, the other being Changkat Jong.
In
1999
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, Mah contested Teluk Intan Parliamentary Constituency and defeated Raj Nallaiya of the
Democratic Action Party
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(DAP). In
2004
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, Mah was reelected as the Member of Parliament of Teluk Intan by defeating Wu Him Ven of the DAP and
N. Gobalakrishnan
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of the
People's Justice Party
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(PKR).
In the
2008 General Election, Mah was defeated by
M. Manogaran
Manogaran s/o Marimuthu (born 14 July 1959), commonly referred to as M. Manogaran is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Teluk Intan, Perak, for one term from 2008 to 2013, as a member of the Democ ...
of the DAP and it was Mah's first electoral loss since his debut in 1995. The loss corresponded with BN's loss of its customary two-thirds majority in parliament. However, Mah continued to operate a service centre and assisted the voters of his hometown to the best of his ability.
In the
2013 General Election, Mah was once again defeated; by Seah Leong Peng of the DAP with 7,313 votes majority.
However, in early 2014 Seah died of cancer, necessitating the
2014 Teluk Intan by-election. Mah accepted the nomination of the party and BN to contest as its candidate for the by-election while DAP nominated
Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud
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as its candidate. After an intense 14 day campaign, Mah prevailed narrowly by 238 votes majority. Mah was dubbed the comeback kid of BN.
Mah lost and failed to retained his seat in the
2018 General Election.
Election Results
Honours
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Grand Commander of the
Order of the Territorial Crown
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(SMW) - Datuk Seri (2016)
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![MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - lower classes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_-_lower_classes.svg)
Knight Commander of the
Order of the Perak State Crown
The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak.
Background
It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957.
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(DPMP) - Dato' (2004)
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![MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - Kn Grd Commander - SPMP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_-_Kn_Grd_Commander_-_SPMP.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Perak State Crown
The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak.
Background
It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957.
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(SPMP) - Dato' Seri (2016)
See also
*
Telok Intan (federal constituency)
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mah, Siew Keong
1949 births
Living people
People from Perak
Malaysian politicians of Chinese descent
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia politicians
Government ministers of Malaysia
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
21st-century Malaysian politicians