Hamzah Zainudin

Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri
Hamzah Zainudin
SPMP SSAP SPDK DPTJ KMN DPMP PMP PPT JP MP
Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Hamzah Zainudin SPMP SSAP SPDK DPTJ KMN DPMP PMP PPT JP MP
حمزة زين الدين‎
	Hamzah in 2022
17th Leader of the Opposition
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 December 2022
Monarchs	Abdullah ; (2022–2024) ; Ibrahim Iskandar ; (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Anwar Ibrahim
Constituency	Larut
Minister of Home Affairs
	In office; 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy	Ismail Mohamed Said ; Jonathan Yasin
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Constituency	Larut
	In office; 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy	Ismail Mohamed Said ; Jonathan Yasin
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Larut
Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
	In office; 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim ; (2015–2016) ; Muhammad V ; (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah ; (2015–2016) ; Henry Sum Agong ; (2016–2018)
Preceded by	Hasan Malek
Succeeded by	Saifuddin Nasution Ismail ; (Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism) ; Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof ; (Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives)
Constituency	Larut
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Anifah Aman
Preceded by	A Kohillan Pillay ; Richard Riot Jaem
Succeeded by	Reezal Merican Naina Merican
Constituency	Larut
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
	In office; 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with G. Palanivel (2010–2011)
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin ; (2009–2011) ; Abdul Halim ; (2011–2013)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Bernard Giluk Dompok
Preceded by	A Kohillan Pillay
Succeeded by	Noriah Kasnon
Constituency	Larut
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
	In office; 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 Serving with Robert Lau Hoi Chew
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Ong Ka Chuan
Preceded by	Azizah Mohd Dun
Succeeded by	Lajim Ukin
Constituency	Larut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Larut
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,911 (2008) ; 5,296 (2013) ; 4,486 (2018) ; 11,598 (2022)
Senator
	In office; 8 September 2000 – 16 September 2006
Monarchs	Salahuddin ; (2000–2001) ; Sirajuddin ; (2001–2006)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad ; (2001–2003) ; Abdullah Ahmad Badawi ; (2003–2006)
3rd Secretary-General of the ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 March 2020
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
Chairman	Muhyiddin Yassin ; (Acting, 2020)
Preceded by	Marzuki Yahya
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2000–2006	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Hamzah bin Zainudin; 12 March 1957 (age 67); Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) ; (until 2018) ; Independent ; (2018–2019) ; Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) ; (since 2019)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) ; (until 2018) ; Pakatan Harapan (PH) ; (2018–2020) ; Perikatan Nasional (PN) ; (since 2020)
Spouse(s)	Noraini Abdul Rashid (m. 1981; div. 1996) ; Norashikin Abdul Ghani
Children	5
Education	Tuanku Abdul Rahman School
Alma mater	University of Technology Malaysia (Dip)
Occupation	Politician
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Dato' Seri Hamzah bin Zainudin (Jawi: حمزة بن زين الدين; born 12 March 1957) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 17th Leader of the Opposition since December 2022^[2]^[3] and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Larut since March 2008. He served as the Minister of Home Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as Senator from September 2000 to September 2006. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as Secretary-General of both BERSATU and PN since March 2020. ^[4]

^ "Calon PRU Hamzah Zainudin". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
^ "Hansard" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. 19 December 2022. pp. 19, 20. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Hamzah selected to be Opposition leader in Parliament, says Takiyuddin". The Star. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ Maya Suraya (16 June 2021). "From Property To Politics: Who Is Hamzah Zainudin? Malaysia's Home Minister was a business man before turning to politics". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[1] "Calon PRU Hamzah Zainudin". pru.sinarharian.com.my.

[2] "Hansard" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. 19 December 2022. pp. 19, 20. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

[3] "Hamzah selected to be Opposition leader in Parliament, says Takiyuddin". The Star. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

[Who-4] Maya Suraya (16 June 2021). "From Property To Politics: Who Is Hamzah Zainudin? Malaysia's Home Minister was a business man before turning to politics". The Rakyat Post. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

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