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.

Mohd Radzi Md Jidin
محمد راضي محمد جيدين
Mohd. Radzi in 2020
Senior Minister of Education Cluster
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded byHimself
(Senior Minister of Education and Social Cluster)
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencySenator
Senior Minister of Education and Social Cluster
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself
(Senior Minister of Education Cluster)
ConstituencySenator
Minister of Education
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyMah Hang Soon
Mohamad Alamin
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byFadhlina Sidek
ConstituencySenator
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyMah Hang Soon
Muslimin Yahaya
Preceded byMaszlee Malik
Mahathir Mohamad (acting)
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySenator
Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
17 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterAzmin Ali
Preceded byDevamany S. Krishnasamy
(Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Planning Unit))
Succeeded byArthur Joseph Kurup
(Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's Department (Economic Affairs))
ConstituencySenator
Senator
In office
17 July 2018 – 5 November 2022
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2022)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Preceded byAzizah Harun
(BNUMNO)
Vice President of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Assumed office
23 August 2020
Serving with Ronald Kiandee &
Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen (2020–2022) &
Ahmad Faizal Azumu (since 2024)
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byAbdul Rashid Asari
2nd Information Chief of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
27 September 2018 – 8 September 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2018–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(Acting, February–August 2020)
Preceded byKamarudin Md Nor
Succeeded byWan Saiful Wan Jan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Putrajaya
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byTengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
(BNUMNO)
Majority2,310 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2022–Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohd. Radzi bin Md. Jidin

(1977-09-04) 4 September 1977 (age 47)
Ketereh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2018)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(before 2018)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(before 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materLa Trobe University
Universiti Utara Malaysia
Australian National University
ProfessionForensic accountant, lecturer
WebsiteDr Radzi Jidin on Facebook

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

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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

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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

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Parliament of Malaysia[3][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P026 Ketereh Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (BERSATU) 6,799 12.80% 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

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References

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  1. ^ Salhan K. Ahmad (5 February 2018). "Accounting lecturer dumps Umno for Bersatu over 1MDB |". www.themalaysianinsight.com. The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ a b "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ Quit, opposition tells education minister and his deputies
  5. ^ Rahim, Nor Fazlina Abdul (28 March 2021). "Yang kritik pun tidak pernah uruskan COVID-19 - Dr Radzi". Berita Harian. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P26 KETEREH Kelantan". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  7. ^ Nair, Vijenthi (1 February 2021). "Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Penang head FT Day honours list". The Star Online. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ 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.