Mohamad Sabu | |
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| محمد سابو | |
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| Minister of Agriculture and Food Security | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Chan Foong Hin (2022–2023) Arthur Joseph Kurup (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Ronald Kiandee (Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries) |
| Constituency | Kota Raja |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Liew Chin Tong |
| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Constituency | Kota Raja |
| 1st President of the National Trust Party | |
| Assumed office 16 September 2015 | |
| Deputy | Salahuddin Ayub (2015–2023) Mujahid Yusof Rawa (since 2023) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Raja | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Siti Mariah Mahmud (PR–PAS) |
| Majority | 71,142 (2018) 73,998 (2022) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kedah | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Zakaria Mohd Said (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Hashim Jahaya (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 991 (1999) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Kerian | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Husam Musa (PAS) |
| Majority | 10,125 (1995) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Nilam Puri | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mat Ali (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 8,139 (1990) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamad bin Sabu 14 October 1954 Tasek Gelugor, Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1981–2015) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Normah Alwi |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Section 19, Shah Alam, Selangor |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | mohamadsabu |
| Mohamad Sabu on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Datuk Seri Haji Mohamad bin Sabu (Jawi: محمد بن سابو), commonly known as Mat Sabu, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since November 2022 and Minister of Defence in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Raja since May 2018, Kuala Kedah from November 1999 to March 2004, Kubang Kerian from April 1995 to November 1999 and Nilam Puri from October 1990 to April 1995. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the 1st and founding President of AMANAH since September 2015.
Mat Sabu is known for his public speaking abilities.[1] He was detained twice under Malaysia's now repealed Internal Security Act (ISA).[2]
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Tanwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tan, Sharon (2 June 2009). "Mat Sabu likes the "progressive" way". Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
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