Syed Saddiq | |
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| سيد صادق بن سيد عبدالرحمن | |
.jpg) Saddiq in 2019 | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Preceded by | Khairy Jamaluddin |
| Succeeded by | Reezal Merican Naina Merican |
| 1st President of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance | |
| In office 17 September 2020 – 9 November 2023 | |
| Deputy | Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz (Acting) |
| 1st Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party | |
| In office 7 September 2016 – 28 May 2020 | |
| President | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Deputy | Mohd Aizat Roslan |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Muar | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Razali Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 6,953 (2018) 1,345 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Independent |
| 2020– | Malaysian United Democratic Alliance |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman 6 December 1992 Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2016–2020) Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020) |
| Relatives | Alsagoff family |
| Education | Royal Military College |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Syed Saddiq on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman Al-Sagoff (Jawi: سيد صادق بن سيد عبدالرحمن; born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian politician who has been serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar since May 2018. In 2023, he was found guilty of criminal breach of trust and money laundering.[1]
He served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, thus making him the youngest federal minister in Malaysian history. He is a founding member of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) and served as its 1st President from September 2020 until November 2023.[2] He was also a founding member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a former component party of the PH coalition and served as 1st Youth Chief of BERSATU from the founding in September 2016 to his removal from the party in May 2020. Although he is presently the sole MUDA MP, his conviction and sentencing to imprisonment exceeds 1 year, which means he is liable for automatic disqualification as a MP for Muar.
In 2021, he was charged with several counts of corruption, including criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of funds, and money laundering. On 28 October 2022, he was ordered by the High Court to enter his defence after the prosecution showed that there was enough evidence against him to prove that he probably committed the crime. On 9 November 2023, Syed Saddiq was convicted by the High Court of all the corruption charges, sentenced to 7 years' imprisonment, a RM 10 million fine and two strokes of the cane.[1] He immediately resigned as the MUDA president following his conviction and was replaced by his deputy, Amira Aisya Abdul Aziz as the acting president. Prior to the conviction, Syed Saddiq withdrew his support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his government after Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had been granted discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) for his court charges. He became an opposition MP, he has consistently and actively criticised, protested and campaigned against the unequal government financial allocations to the MPs across the political divide, with the opposition MPs being denied the allocations despite him having personally met with the government representative Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof for negotiations of giving allocations to opposition MPs for a few times, while supporting and advocating for reforming the pension scheme for Cabinet ministers, MPs and Members of the Legislative Assemblies (MLAs).
- ^ a b Junaid Ibrahim; Arfa Yunus (9 November 2023). "Syed Saddiq sentenced to seven years jail, RM10mil fine, two strokes of cane". The Star Online. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ Junaid Ibrahim and Arfa Yunus (9 November 2023). "Syed Saddiq steps down as Muda president, deputy to take over". The Star. Retrieved 9 November 2023.