Hamzah Zainudin

Hamzah Zainudin
حمزة زين الدين
Hamzah in 2022
17th Leader of the Opposition
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byAnwar Ibrahim
ConstituencyLarut
Minister of Home Affairs
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyIsmail Mohamed Said
Jonathan Yasin
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded bySaifuddin Nasution Ismail
ConstituencyLarut
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyIsmail Mohamed Said
Jonathan Yasin
Preceded byMuhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyLarut
Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
In office
29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah
(2015–2016)
Henry Sum Agong
(2016–2018)
Preceded byHasan Malek
Succeeded bySaifuddin Nasution Ismail
(Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism)
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof
(Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives)
ConstituencyLarut
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAnifah Aman
Preceded byA Kohillan Pillay
Richard Riot Jaem
Succeeded byReezal Merican Naina Merican
ConstituencyLarut
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with G. Palanivel (2010–2011)
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2009–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterBernard Giluk Dompok
Preceded byA Kohillan Pillay
Succeeded byNoriah Kasnon
ConstituencyLarut
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Serving with Robert Lau Hoi Chew
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterOng Ka Chuan
Preceded byAzizah Mohd Dun
Succeeded byLajim Ukin
ConstituencyLarut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Larut
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded byRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
(BNUMNO)
Majority1,911 (2008)
5,296 (2013)
4,486 (2018)
11,598 (2022)
Senator
Elected by the Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office
8 September 2000 – 16 September 2006
(Gap 8–16 September 2003)
Serving with
Tan Ek Huat (2000)
Yew Thuan Chiew (2000–2003)
Chiam Yong Tee (2003–2006)
MonarchsSalahuddin
(2000–2001)
Syed Sirajuddin
(2001–2006)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2000–2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2003–2006)
Preceded byMustaffa Kamal Mohd. Nawi
Succeeded byAzlan Osman
3rd Deputy President of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Assumed office
4 November 2024
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byAhmad Faizal Azumu
3rd Secretary-General of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Assumed office
18 March 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
ChairmanMuhyiddin Yassin
(Acting, 2020)
Preceded byMarzuki Yahya
Succeeded byAzmin Ali (designate)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2000–2006Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Hamzah bin Zainudin

(1957-03-12) 12 March 1957 (age 67)[1]
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(until 2018)
Independent
(2018–2019)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Spouse(s)
Noraini Abdul Rashid
(m. 1981; div. 1996)

Norashikin Abdul Ghani
Children5
EducationTuanku Abdul Rahman School
Alma materUniversity of Technology Malaysia (Dip)
OccupationPolitician
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Dato' Seri Hamzah bin Zainudin (Jawi: حمزة بن زين الدين; born 12 March 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 17th Leader of the Opposition since December 2022[2][3] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Larut since March 2008. He served as the Minister of Home Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the BN administration under former prime ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as a senator from September 2000 to September 2006. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the 3rd Deputy President of BERSATU since November 2024.[4] He has also served as Secretary-General of both BERSATU and PN since March 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Calon PRU Hamzah Zainudin". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  2. ^ "Hansard" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. 19 December 2022. pp. 19, 20. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Hamzah selected to be Opposition leader in Parliament, says Takiyuddin". The Star. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Bersatu polls: Muhyiddin, Hamzah win top two posts uncontested, Ahmad Faizal is VP". The Star. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ^ Maya Suraya (16 June 2021). "From Property To Politics: Who Is Hamzah Zainudin? Malaysia's Home Minister was a business man before turning to politics". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 28 August 2021.