Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
سيف الدين ناسوتيون إسماعيل
Saifuddin in 2023
Minister of Home Affairs
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyShamsul Anuar Nasarah
Preceded byHamzah Zainudin
ConstituencySenator
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputyChong Chieng Jen
Preceded byHamzah Zainudin
(Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism)
Succeeded byAlexander Nanta Linggi
ConstituencyKulim-Bandar Baharu
Advisor of the Management Committee of the People's Justice Party
Assumed office
15 September 2024
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byPosition established
Secretary-General of the
People's Justice Party
In office
25 November 2016 – 15 September 2024
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2016–2018)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2018–2024)
Preceded byRafizi Ramli
Succeeded byFuziah Salleh
In office
31 January 2010 – 13 October 2014
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded bySalehuddin Hashim
Succeeded byRafizi Ramli
Chief Secretary of Pakatan Harapan
Assumed office
1 March 2020
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded bySaifuddin Abdullah
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kulim-Bandar Baharu
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byRoslan Hashim
(PNBERSATU)
Majority4,860 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Machang
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded bySazmi Miah
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAhmad Jazlan Yaakub
(BN–UMNO)
Majority1,460 (2008)
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Pantai Jerejak
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byMohd Rashid Hasnon
(PHPKR)
Succeeded byFahmi Zainol
(PH–PKR)
Majority10,716 (2018)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Lunas
In office
29 November 2000 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byJoe Fernandez
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded byGanesan Subramaniam
(BN–MIC)
Majority530 (2000)
Personal details
Born
Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail

(1963-12-07) 7 December 1963 (age 60)
State of Singapore, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1995–1999)
People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1995–1999)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseNorhayati Musa
Alma materUniversiti Putra Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
OccupationPolitician
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on Facebook
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail on Parliament of Malaysia

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail (Jawi: سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل; born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and as a Senator since December 2022. He served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim-Bandar Baharu from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Machang from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pantai Jerejak from May 2018 to August 2023 and Kedah MLA for Lunas from November 2000 to March 2004. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the Chief Secretary of PH since March 2020 and Advisor of the Management Committee of PKR since September 2024. He previously served as the Secretary-General of PKR from January 2010 to his resignation in October 2014 and again from November 2016 to September 2024.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Fuziah to replace Saifuddin as PKR secretary-general". The Star. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.