Muslimin bin Yahaya (Jawi مسلمين بن يحيى; born 13 July 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Besar since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Noh Omar from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and Deputy Minister of Education I in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin from March 2020 to the collapse of PN administration in August 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and former component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. After the defeat of BN to PH in 2018 general election, he resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019.
Muslimin Yahaya | |
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| مسلمين يحيى | |
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| Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Noh Omar |
| Preceded by | Mas Ermieyati Samsudin |
| Succeeded by | Saraswathy Kandasami |
| Constituency | Sungai Besar |
| Deputy Minister of Education I | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Mah Hang Soon (Deputy Minister of Education I) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Radzi Jidin |
| Preceded by | Teo Nie Ching |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Alamin |
| Constituency | Sungai Besar |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sungai Besar | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Budiman Mohd Zohdi (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 714 (2018) 2,721 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muslimin bin Yahaya 13 July 1967 Parit 8 Gambut Sungai Panjang, Sungai Besar, Selangor |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | UMNO (until 2018) BERSATU (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Hanisah Paiman |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | https://cikgumusliminyahaya.blogspot.com/ |
Personal life edit
He was born in Parit 8 Gambut, Sungai Panjang, Sungai Besar, Selangor on 13 July 1967 and married his partner, Hanisah Paiman.
Career edit
He was previously appointed Senior Secretariat to Tan Sri Noriah Kasnon in Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities in 2014.
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P093 Sungai Besar, Selangor | Muslimin Yahaya (BERSATU) | 17,350 | 42.11% | Budiman Mohd Zohdi (UMNO) | 16,636 | 40.37% | 41,878 | 714 | 85.92% | ||
| Mohamed Salleh M Husin (PAS) | 7,220 | 17.52% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Muslimin Yahaya (BERSATU) | 19,791 | 38.75% | Saipolyazan Mat Yusop (PKR) | 17,070 | 33.42% | 51,070 | 2,721 | 79.32% | |||
| Jamal Yunos (UMNO) | 13,984 | 27.38% | ||||||||||
| Asmawar Samat @Samad (PEJUANG) | 225 | 0.44% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2015)[4]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)[5]
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References edit
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE15 Selangor". The Star. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Ahli Mangku Negara Tahun 2015" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Hasni dahului 263 penerima darjah kebesaran Hari Wilayah Persekutuan 2022". Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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