Marzuki bin Haji Yahya (born 4 September 1970) is a

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. He is a member of the

Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (Malay for "Malaysia Mighty Bumiputera Party", Jawi: ڤرتي بوميڤوترا ڤركاس مليسيا, Abbr.: PUTRA) is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was founded and led by Ibrahim Al ...

(PUTRA), a former member of the

Homeland Fighters' Party The Homeland Fighters' Party ( ms, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air, Jawi: ڤرتي ڤجواڠ تانه اير‎‎, PEJUANG) is a Malay-based political party of Malaysia, formed in August 2020 by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Moh ...

(PEJUANG) and its Deputy President from August 2020 to his resignation in January 2023, and a former member of the

Malaysian United Indigenous Party The Malaysian United Indigenous Party ( ms, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia), abbreviated BERSATU or PPBM, is a nationalist political party in Malaysia. The party was preceded by the United Indigenous Association of Malaysia (). It is a major c ...

(BERSATU) and its Secretary-General from September 2018 to his termination from position in March 2020. He served as the

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in the

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(PH) administration under former Prime Minister

Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and

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from July 2018 to July 2021.

Education

Marzuki had been accused of making a false claim that he holds a

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from the

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via distance learning. However, it was later revealed that the University of Cambridge does not offer any distance learning degree. He later clarified that he in fact obtained his degree from Cambridge International University, which is not affiliated or related to the University of Cambridge. Cambridge International University was reportedly a non-accredited institution and a

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Political career

Marzuki's involvement in the political arena began in 1998 when he was appointed as the Treasurer for

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(UMNO) Youth

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Division. After holding several other posts in UMNO, he eventually left the party and became one of the founding members of then-opposition PPBM, led by former UMNO President, 4th and 7th

Prime Minister of Malaysia The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...

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, in 2016. He contested the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election but lost with the narrowest of margins overall, at just 81 votes. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed as a Senator in the upper house of the

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and sworn-in as a deputy minister by the

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on 17 July 2018. On 18 November 2018,

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ordered the petition filed by Marzuki challenging the results of the election to go to trial. The petition was struck out by the Election Court on 15 February 2019.

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Officer - DSPN

Officer of the

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(DSPN) – Dato' (2018) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Knight Commander of the

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(DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2019)

References

{{authority control 1970 births Living people People from Kedah Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Former Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians Former United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Dewan Negara Alumni of the University of Cambridge 21st-century Malaysian politicians

Education

Political career

Election results

Honours

See also

References