Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir (
Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a
Malaysian
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* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...
politician
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who twice served as the 11th and 13th
Menteri Besar of Kedah
The Menteri Besar of Kedah or the First Minister of Kedah is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Kedah. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Kedah State Legis ...
from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2018 to May 2020. He also served as the
Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in the
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...
(BN) administration under former Prime Ministers
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...
and
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 Malaysi ...
as well as former Minister
Mustapa Mohamed
Dato' Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed ( Jawi: مصطفى بن محمد; born 25 September 1950), commonly known as ''Tok Pa'' among local Kelantanese, is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Econ ...
from March 2008 to May 2013. He has served as
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Jerlun from May 2018 to October 2022, from March 2008 to May 2013 and Member of the
Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for
Jitra
Jitra ( zh, 日得拉) is a town and a mukim in Kubang Pasu District, in northern Kedah, Malaysia. It is the fourth-largest town in Kedah after Alor Setar, Sungai Petani and Kulim.
History
During World War II, when the Japanese attacked Malaya, ...
since May 2018 as well as
Ayer Hitam
Ayer Hitam, nicknamed ''Bandar Seramik'' ('Ceramic Town'), is a town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. Located just at the junction of Federal Route and Federal Route , it is known for its many outlets selling pottery and other crafts ...
from May 2013 to May 2018. He is the third son of
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 ...
, the 4th, 7th and former
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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. He has been a founding member and 1st President 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) since party foundation in August 2020. He was a founding member, 1st Deputy President and State Chairman of
Kedah of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) from party foundation in September 2016 to his membership termination in May 2020 and too, State Chairman of
Kedah of its former coalition,
Pakatan Harapan
The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...
(PH) opposition coalition. He was also a member of the
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
(UMNO), a component party of the
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...
(BN) coalition, till he left the party with
Mahathir
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 ...
in 2016 to found
BERSATU
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 ...
. He is one of the two Menteris Besar of
Malaysia
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who represented two different political parties and coalitions.
Business career and personal life
Mukhriz attended
Sophia University, in
Tokyo
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, where he received a
bachelor's degree
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in
business management
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(assumed in 1987). He later received another
bachelor's degree
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in
marketing
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after graduating from
Boston University
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(assumed in 1989).
Mukhriz has held various posts in several business firms, which include Opcom Holdings, Kosmo Tech as well as the Malaysian Franchise Association. He was also the executive director of
Perdana Peace Global Organisation. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Malaysian cancer vaccine company, Bioven.
Mukhriz married Yang Amat Berbahagia To' Puan Seri Utama Norzieta Zakaria on 14 November 1993, and together, they have four children.
On 27 August 2020, Mukhriz admitted that it was his daughter and son-in-law who were recently arrested by the police for breaching the recovery movement control order (MCO) rules. On 28 August, Mukhriz's daughter, Meera Alyanna Mukhriz, has apologised for breaching recovery movement-control order (RMCO) procedures by staying out past the 12pm closing time at an eatery.
Political career
Pre-parliamentary career
In 2004, he won election to the executive council of UMNO's youth wing, by garnering the highest number of votes of any candidate. He was also seen as a potential candidate for being the deputy chief of UMNO Youth, but he later withdrew his candidacy.
[Sabah: the battleground for the Umno Deputy Presidency (part 2)](_blank)
Mukhriz was noted for his continuous efforts in speaking for his father in the events of the rift between Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...
and his father. In 2006, his father lost a bid to be elected as one of seven delegates from
Kubang Pasu to UMNO's general assembly; Mukhriz was elected as one of the seven.
Federal parliamentarian (2008–2013)
In the
2008 Malaysian general election
A general election was held on Saturday, 8 March 2008 for members of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant ...
, Mukhriz contested and won the
Jerlun Parliament Seat. Before this, he offered himself to contest in
Langkawi Parliament Seat but was rejected by 85 out of 91 UMNO branches in Langkawi. However, many
Langkawi leaders backed him later. The Jerlun UMNO division welcomed Mukhriz to contest in their Parliament seat and promised to give him full support in the election.
In 2009, Mukhriz contested as a candidate for the new
UMNO
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
Youth Chief after the wing's predecessor, Datuk Seri
Hishamuddin Hussein released his position. He was rivalled by
Khairy Jamaluddin
Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar ( Jawi: ; born 10 January 1976) is a Malaysian politician. He most recently served as Minister of Health in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 t ...
and
Khir Toyo
Dr. Mohamad Khir Bin Toyo (born 6 August 1965) was the former Chief Minister of the state of Selangor in Malaysia from 2000 to 2008. His Barisan Nasional (BN) government was defeated in the 2008 general election, following which he served as t ...
. Nominations for the posts coincided with division meetings which took place between October and November 2008. Mukhriz was initially seen as leading in nominations compared to Khairy but eventually lost in the final vote count.
However, a controversy was sparked when Khairy was allowed to contest for the post even though he was found guilty for being involved with
money politics by the UMNO Disciplinary Board,
[Pilih Khairy, Pemuda Umno hilang hala tuju](_blank)
– from harakahdaily.net. Accessed on 29 March 2009. while others who were found guilty for the same offence, such as
Mohd Ali Rustam
Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ...
who was supposed to contest for the
UMNO
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
Vice-President post, were not allowed to contest for their respective posts. However, Khairy denied the allegation, as stated in his blog.
[Penjelasan Mengenai Keputusan Lembaga Disiplin UMNO](_blank)
– from Khairy's official blog, Rembau.net. Accessed on 29 March 2009.
First term as Menteri Besar Kedah (2013–2016)
In the
2013 election, Mukhriz gave up his seat in federal parliament to contest the Kedah State Assembly seat of
Ayer Hitam
Ayer Hitam, nicknamed ''Bandar Seramik'' ('Ceramic Town'), is a town in Batu Pahat District, Johor, Malaysia. Located just at the junction of Federal Route and Federal Route , it is known for its many outlets selling pottery and other crafts ...
. The move was taken with a view to becoming the Chief Minister of Kedah if the Barisan Nasional coalition could defeat the
Pakatan Rakyat
The People's Alliance ( ms, Pakatan Rakyat; abbrev: PR) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP ...
(PR) state government led by
Azizan Abdul Razak. Mukhriz won Ayer Hitam (defeating the
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party
The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamen ...
(PAS) incumbent), Barisan Nasional reclaimed the state government, and Mukhriz was sworn in as Chief Minister on 6 May, the day after the election, in the presence of his father.
In January 2016, UMNO Kedah leaders, led by
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 4 February 2016 to 10 May 2018. ...
, declare the loss of confidence towards Mukhriz due to "his inability to maintain a united party leadership".
The move is widely believed to be a reprisal orchestrated by the 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 Malaysi ...
's camp in UMNO, which was increasingly infuriated by Mahathir's and Mukhriz's criticisms against Najib. He resigned on 3 February 2016 after losing the majority of support among the assemblymen.
Ahmad Bashah, who is also the Bakar Bata assemblyman, succeeded him as the 12th Chief Minister of Kedah. Daughter of Mukhriz, Meera Alyanna Mukhriz expressed her gratitude to the rakyat of Kedah for giving her father a chance to serve the state and its people.
Mukhriz was expelled from UMNO together with Muhyiddin Yassin in June 2016.
Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU) (2016-2020)
In August 2016, Mukhriz together with
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 ...
,
Muhyiddin Yassin,
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman (born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as the Dewan Rakyat, Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar (federal constituency), Muar since May 2018. He served as the Minister ...
, Kamarulazman Habibur Rahman, Anina Saadudin and Akhramsyah Sanusi formed Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM or BERSATU).
Mukhriz was the Deputy President of BERSATU and the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan in Kedah.
Second term as Menteri Besar Kedah (2018-2020)
In the 2018 general election, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition led by 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 ...
, Mukhriz's father, won 18 of the 36 state assembly seats.
He took his oath of office before Kedah Sultan
Tunku Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah in a ceremony held in Istana Anak Bukit.
On 22 January 2020, Mukhriz said starting the new year bringing in investments from
China
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is a good sign for the state. He shake hands with Jin Yeuhua at a signing ceremony at Wisma Darul Aman.
On 29 January 2020, Mukhriz said Kedah recorded a revenue of RM726.89 million in 2019, surpassing the target of RM710 million set by the state government last year.
On 17 May 2020, he resigned as Chief Minister of Kedah mentioning he couldn't hold on to majority amongst his state assemblymen and thus relinquished his position as Chief Minister of Kedah.
Election results
Honours
* :
** Knight Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (DHMS) - Dato' Paduka (2013)
** Knight Grand Commander of the
Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah
The Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Yang Maha Mulia Sri Mahkota Kedah'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah
History
It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 February 1964.
Classes
It is a ...
(SPMK) - Dato' Seri (2014)
**
![MY-KED Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (DMK)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/MY-KED_Supreme_Order_of_Sri_Mahawangsa_%28DMK%29.svg)
Member of the
Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa
The Most Esteemed Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Utama Sri Mahawangsa Yang Amat di-Hormati'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah.
History
It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah in 2005.
Classes
...
(DMK) – Dato' Seri Utama (2019)
* :
**
![My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 2006](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_2006.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan
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* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
(SJMK) - Dato' (2019)
* :
**
![MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/MY-MAL_Exalted_Order_of_Malacca.svg)
Grand Commander of the
Order of Malacca (DGSM) - Datuk Seri (2019)
* :
**
![MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/MY-NEG_Order_of_Loyalty_to_Negeri_Sembilan.svg)
Knight Companion of the
Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) - Dato' (2003)
* :
**
![MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Knight_Companion_-_DIMP.svg)
Knight Companion of the
Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) - Dato' (2010)
References
External links
Home pages
Mukhriz Mahathir's Blog (Launched September 2008)Mukhriz Mahathir's Fan Club
Others
Crowded race for a hot seatMukhriz stands by Youth decisionPeace Malaysia To Be Institutionalised In December – Mukhriz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukhriz Mahathir
1964 births
Living people
People from Kedah
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent
Malaysian people of Malayali descent
Malaysian politicians of Indian descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian businesspeople
Children of prime ministers of Malaysia
Mahathir Mohamad family
Former Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
Independent politicians in Malaysia
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
Chief Ministers of Kedah
Kedah state executive councillors
MARA Junior Science College alumni
Sophia University alumni
Boston University School of Management alumni
21st-century Malaysian politicians
Members of the Supreme Order of Sri Mahawangsa