Mohd Puad Zarkashi

Mohd Puad Zarkashi
PJN DSAP PIS II MLA
محمد ڤؤاد زرکشي
Speaker of the
Johor State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
21 April 2022
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Menteri BesarOnn Hafiz Ghazi
DeputySamsolbari Jamali
Preceded bySuhaizan Kayat
ConstituencyRengit
Deputy Minister of Education II
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Serving with Wee Ka Siong
(Deputy Minister of Education I)
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2009–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byRazali Ismail
Succeeded byMary Yap Kain Ching
ConstituencyBatu Pahat
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Rengit
Assumed office
12 March 2022
Preceded byAyub Jamil
(BNUMNO)
Majority1,920 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batu Pahat
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byJunaidy Abdul Wahab
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byMohd Idris Jusi
(PRPKR)
Majority12,968 (2008)
Senator
(Elected by the Johor State Legislative Assembly)
In office
13 October 2004 – 12 October 2007
Serving with Tay Puay Chuan
MonarchsSirajuddin
(2004–2006)
Mizan Zainal Abidin
(2006–2007)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byHaris Salleh
Succeeded byAhamad Yusop
Personal details
Born
Mohd Puad bin Zarkashi

(1957-07-07) 7 July 1957 (age 67)
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseRubiah Leman
Alma materUniversity of Hull (PhD)
OccupationPolitician
Websitepuadzarkashii.blogspot.com

Mohd Puad Zarkashi (Jawi: فؤاد زرکشي) (born 7 July 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Speaker of the Johor State Legislative Assembly since April 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rengit since March 2022. He previously served as Deputy Minister of Education in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from April 2009 to May 2013, Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Pahat from March 2008 to May 2013, Senator from October 2004 to October 2007 and Director-General of Special Affairs Department (JASA) from March 2015 to his resignation in April 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He is also Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO. He is generally regarded as a vocal supporter of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and former Prime Minister Najib Razak as well as a critic of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin.