Mokhzani bin Tun Dr. Mahathir (born 2 January 1961) is a Malaysian businessman who has been listed as the 14th richest person in Malaysia. He worked as a petroleum engineer before founding oil-equipment fabricator Kencana Petroleum. Kencana Petroleum later merged with SapuraCrest to form SapuraKencana Petroleum. The company is now known as

Sapura Energy Sapura Energy Berhad (formerly known as SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad) is a Malaysian integrated oil and gas services company based in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Sapura Energy trades in over 20 countries, such as China, Australia, United States ...

. Mokhzani was formerly a senior official in Kedah UMNO, but has since retired from politics. He is the second eldest son of the former

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 ...

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

Career

Like his younger brother Mukhriz, Mokhzani is a businessman and had played an active role in

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), and at one time serving as the Youth's Wing treasurer. As of 2006, Mokhzani was an UMNO delegate of one of the constituencies in

Kedah Kedah (), also known by its honorific Darul Aman (Islam), Aman and historically as Queda, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area ...

, but has since lain dormant in his political activities. In May 2008, he followed his father's footsteps to quit UMNO, after 22 years as a member of the Sungai Layar Hujung branch of UMNO. In June 2019, Mokhzani resigned from all positions in Opcom Group due to "personal reasons".

Personal life

Mokhzani is currently married to Mastisa Mohamed, a businesswoman. Together they have five children, and currently reside in

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Personal fortune

Mokhzani has been listed as the 14th richest person in Malaysia by ''

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'' with an estimated net worth of US$685 million in 2012. Mokhzani was also the chairman of the

Sepang International Circuit The Sepang International Circuit ( ms, Litar Antarabangsa Sepang) is a motorsport race track in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located approximately south of Kuala Lumpur, and close to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It hosted the For ...

Honours

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Commander of the

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia The Most Esteemed Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota Malaysia) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country and awarded by the sovereign. The order was instituted on ...

(PSM) – Tan Sri (2014) * : ** Knight Companion of the

Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah The Illustrious Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Yang Mulia Setia di-Raja'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah History It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 September 1973. Cl ...

(DSDK) – Dato' (2001)

References

External links

The Person

Mahathir fails to become a delegate

Politik Negeri Kedah

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mokhzani Mahathir People from Kedah Malaysian Muslims Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian people of Minangkabau descent Malaysian people of Indian descent Malaysian people of Malayali descent Mahathir Mohamad family Living people Malaysian businesspeople Former United Malays National Organisation politicians Children of prime ministers of Malaysia Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia 1962 births