Mustapa Mohamed

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This is a Malay name; the name Mohammed is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mustapa.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri
Mustapa Mohamed
MP, MLA
Mustapa Mohamed in CNBC-supply chains - World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 crop.jpg
Mustapa at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in 2012
Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry
Assumed office
10 April 2009
Preceded by Muhyiddin Yassin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jeli, Kelantan
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by Mohd Apandi Mohamad
In office
1995–1999
Preceded by New constituency
Succeeded by Mohd Apandi Mohamad
Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister
In office
18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Preceded by Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by Noh Omar
Malaysian Minister of Higher Education
In office
31 March 2004 – 17 March 2008
Preceded by Shafie Salleh
Succeeded by Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Personal details
Born (1950-09-25) 25 September 1950 (age 74)
Bachok, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party UMNO–Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Khamarzan Ahmad Meah
Alma mater University of Melbourne
Boston University
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed (born 25 September 1950) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Minister for International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional coalition government and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Jeli in Kelantan, representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[1]

Mustapa has held a number of government positions, including Deputy Finance Minister,[2] Minister for Entrepreneur Development,[3] Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,[4] Minister for Higher Education,[5] and Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry.[6] He was appointed to the Trade portfolio when Najib Razak became Prime Minister in April 2009.[7]

Mustapa was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election, but was defeated for re-election in 1999.[8] He won back the seat in the 2004 election. In 2004 he was also elected to the Kelantan State Assembly.[9] He had been slated to become Chief Minister of Kelantan but UMNO failed to win a majority in the Assembly.[10]

Mustapa is an economist.[7] He graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and from Boston University with a Masters in Economic Development.[11]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P030 Jeli, Kelantan[12]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 13,301 51.10% Zianon Abdin Ali (S46) 12,729 48.90% 26,962 572 81.20%
1999 Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 14,830 48.43% Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS) 15,523 50.69% 31,152 693 81.93%
2004 Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 16,960 63.84% Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS) 9,607 36.16% 26,961 7,353 82.38%
2008 Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 17,168 57.07% Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS) 12,732 42.33% 30,555 4,436 84.18%
2013 Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO) 21,223 56.95% Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS) 15,954 42.81% 37,688 5,269 87.19%

References

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