Rais Yatim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Yatim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Rais.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr.
Rais Yatim
PSM SJMK SPMP SSAP SPNS SPDK DSNS
رئيس يتيم‎
Rais in 2013
18th President of the Dewan Negara
In office
2 September 2020 – 15 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
DeputyAbdul Halim Abdul Samad
(2020)
Mohamad Ali Mohamad
(2020–2023)
Preceded byVigneswaran Sanasee
Succeeded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
8th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
In office
12 July 1978 – 29 April 1982
MonarchJa'afar
Preceded byMansor Othman
Succeeded byMohd Isa Abdul Samad
ConstituencyPertang
Senator
(Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
In office
16 June 2020 – 15 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
6th President of the
International Islamic University Malaysia
In office
3 June 2013 – 1 June 2018
ChancellorAhmad Shah
Preceded byMohd Sidek Hassan
Succeeded byMaszlee Malik
Ministerial roles
1974–1976Parliamentary Secretary of Culture, Youth and Sports
1976–1978Deputy Minister of Law
1978Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
1982–1984Minister of Lands and Regional Development
1984–1986Minister for Information
1986–1987Minister of Foreign Affairs
1999–2004Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
2004–2008Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage
2008–2009Minister of Foreign Affairs
2009–2013Minister for Information, Communication and Culture
Personal details
Born
Rais bin Yatim

(1942-04-16) 16 April 1942 (age 82)
Kampung Gagu, Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, Japanese-occupied Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018–present)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1967-1988; 1996–2018)
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1967-1988; 1996-2018)
Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1989-1996)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996)
SpouseMasnah Rais
Children4 (including Danni)
Residence(s)Taman Dataran Ukay, Hulu Kelang, Ampang Jaya, Selangor
Alma materUniversity of Singapore (LLB, LLM)
King's College London (PhD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Rais Yatim
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1974–1978Barisan Nasional
1982–1989Barisan Nasional
1989–1990Parti Melayu Semangat 46
1999–2013Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2023Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
1978–1982Barisan Nasional

Rais bin Yatim (Jawi: رئيس بن يتيم; born 16 April 1942) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the 18th President of the Dewan Negara from September 2020 to June 2023, 8th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan from 1978 to 1982 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jelebu from November 1999 to May 2013.

He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in previous ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, except for a period in the 1990s when he became a member of the opposition Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46). Presently he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and its Chairman of the state of Negeri Sembilan, a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) since he left UMNO to join BERSATU on 4 June 2018.[1][2]

During his short break from active politics before joining BERSATU, he became the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2013 to 2018.[3]

  1. ^ "Rais Yatim joins Pribumi". The Star. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ Minderjeet Kaur (4 June 2018). "Umno veteran Rais Yatim joins PPBM". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Rais Yatim dilantik Presiden UIAM". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.