Mohd Radzi bin Md Jidin (Jawi: محمد راضي بن محمد جيدين; born 4 September 1977) is a Malaysian politician and forensic accountant who served as Senior Minister of the Education and Social Cluster and as Minister of Education from 2020 to 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Putrajaya since November 2022.
He was a Senator from 2018 to his resignation in 2022. He is a member of and has served as Vice-President of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN), since 2020.
Early life
Radzi was born on 4 September 1977 to a former headmaster in Ketereh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Before joining politics, he was a lecturer in forensic accounting at University of Tasmania in Hobart, Australia.[1]
Political career
He contested in the 2018 general election for Ketereh federal seat in Kelantan against incumbent Annuar Musa from UMNO of BN and Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) but was defeated.[2][3]
He served as the Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Mohamed Azmin Ali from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), which is a component party of the opposition PN coalition. BERSATU was formerly a component party of the PH coalition prior to the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis. Before joining BERSATU, Radzi was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Radzi's efficacy as Education Minister has often been questioned since the Perikatan Nasional government takeover in 2020. His tenure has largely been acknowledged as a disservice to Malaysian students owing to a lack of policy making prowess and foresight particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P026 Ketereh, Kelantan | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (PPBM) | 7,000 | 15.90% | Annuar Musa (UMNO) | 25,467 | 47.95% | 53,888 | 4,625 | 82.60% | ||
| Wan Ismail Wan Jusoh (PAS) | 20,841 | 39.24% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | P125 Putrajaya | Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (BERSATU) | 16,002 | 43.67% | Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (UMNO) | 13,692 | 37.37% | 36,643 | 2,310 | 87.22% | ||
| Noraishah Mydin Abdul Aziz (PKR) | 5,988 | 16.34% | ||||||||||
| Rosli Ramli (PEJUANG) | 878 | 2.40% | ||||||||||
| Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi (IND) | 63 | 0.17% | ||||||||||
| Lim Fic Bee (IND) | 20 | 0.05% | ||||||||||
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)[7][8]
References
- ^ Salhan K. Ahmad (5 February 2018). "Accounting lecturer dumps Umno for Bersatu over 1MDB |". www.themalaysianinsight.com. The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ Quit, opposition tells education minister and his deputies
- ^ Rahim, Nor Fazlina Abdul (28 March 2021). "Yang kritik pun tidak pernah uruskan COVID-19 - Dr Radzi". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P26 KETEREH Kelantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Nair, Vijenthi (1 February 2021). "Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Penang head FT Day honours list". The Star Online. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
