Khairuddin Razali

Mohd Khairuddin bin Aman Razali (Jawi محمد خيرالدين بن امان رازالي; born 9 December 1973) is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition who has served as the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities in the PN administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Nerus since May 2013.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Aman Razali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Khairuddin.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr.

Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali

DIMP MP
محمد خيرالدين بن امان رازالي
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyWee Jeck Seng
Willie Mongin
Preceded byTeresa Kok Suh Sim as Minister of Primary Industries
ConstituencyKuala Nerus
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Nerus
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byMohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri (UMNO—BN)
Majority610 (2013)
8,447 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Khairuddin bin Aman Razali

(1973-12-09) 9 December 1973
Seberang Takir, Terengganu, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyPAS
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Alma materUniversity of Jordan

Al al-Bayt University

National University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Background

Mohd Khairuddin was born in Kampung Baru, Seberang Takir, Kuala Terengganu on December 9, 1973. He is the eldest of 16 siblings.[1]

Education

Early secondary education at the Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious Secondary School, Ladang, Kuala Terengganu in 1986. After achieving outstanding results in SRP in 1988, he was offered an offer at Klang Islamic College. But the heart is bound to enter the flow of Thanawi which is fully Arabic in Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious Secondary School in Kuala Terengganu.

However, his education in the Thanawi stream could not be completed because after obtaining a successful SPM which he took privately in 1990, he was more than willing to go abroad to seek knowledge. As a result, an offer to further his studies in 1992 to the University of Jordan was accepted.

Succeeded with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Arabic Language & Literature at the University of Jordan in 1996. His undergraduate degree continued and earned a Bachelor of Arabic Language and Literature at Aal al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan in 2000. Master's thesis title he was "Significant and Genetic Participatory Particles on the Syntax" (Signifikan Partikel Setara dan Genetif di sisi Sarjana Sintaksis) and "Scholar of Fiqh Proposals and their Influence on Syariah Text Understanding" (Sarjana Usul Fiqh serta pengaruhnya terhadap Kefahaman Teks Syarak)

He then went on to study medicine and obtained a Ph.D in Islamic Studies (2011) at the Department of Arabic & Islamic Civilization, FPI, UKM with the thesis entitled: "Waw Particle Rhetoric in the Qur'an and Its Influence on Translating the Meaning of the Qur'an into Malay (Retorik Partikel Waw Dalam al-Qur'an Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Penterjemahan Makna al-Qur'an ke Dalam Bahasa Melayu) . "

Engagement in Society

Started lecturing on radio and TV since returning to Malaysia in 1999. Has been working on Arabic language programming 2000 on RTM Radio Nasional at 6.15pm for 3 years. Spoken at various slots on RTM Radio Nasional and IKIM Radio. Also on TV1, TV2, TV3 and more. Likewise active in lectures, discussions, seminars throughout the country in mosques, suraus and government departments and ministries. In 2004 founded Darul Fuqaha education and welfare center in Sg. Merab Bangi, Selangor and Tahfiz Intellectual Islam in 2007. He is active as a Speaker (in mosques, tv and radio), Author (books, articles and papers), Publisher (Islamic books, Social Workers and Islamic Medical Practitioners).

Involvement in educational organizations

1. Founder and Chairman of Maahad Tahfiz Orphan Darul Fuqaha (2004–present)

2. Founder and Chairman of the Smart Islamic Primary School Tahfiz Fuqaha (2008–present)

3. Chairman of Smart Islamic Primary School, Kuala Terengganu (2008–present)

Engagement in a missionary organization

1. Member of Political Cluster, Islamic Consultative Council (2016-2018)

2. Founder and President of Nadwah Muslim Scientist (2007 - 2013)

3. Founder and Chairman of the Malaysian Ummah Concerned Association (2013 - 2018)

4. Founder of Malaysian Islamic Book Publishers and Distributors (2008-2013)

5. Member of Working Committee of Malaysian Scholars Association (2007 - 2011)

Engagement in Politics

Participation in Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

He first became active in PAS after leaving his educational career. He is active in the PAS Legislative Council and has served in several capacities. He served as Treasurer of the Central PAS Clerks in the 2009-2011 term, Secretary of the Central PAS Clerk of the House (2011-2013) and Head of Information of the Central PAS Clerks (2013-2017). In addition, he has been a Member of the Central PAS Working Committee since 2013 to date. As the PAS Central AJK, he has held portfolios as Chairman of the PAS Central Economic Development, Property and Entrepreneur Development (2013–present), PAS Central Vice-Chair of International Poverty Law (2015-2017) and Director of the Central PAS Strategic Institute (2013–present). He has also been elected to the PAS Syura Syura Council since 2013.[2][3]

Elections

He is a Member of Parliament of Kuala Nerus, Terengganu who has been contesting on PAS tickets since 2013. In 2013, he defeated the incumbent Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri with slim majority by 610 votes.

He retained the seat in 2018 after defeating a well-known Motivator Tengku Asmadi Tengku Mohamad from Barisan Nasional and Abdullah Mohamed from Pakatan Harapan with a wider majority by 8,447 votes.

Participation in Government

State Government

Immediately following the end of the Malaysian General Elections 2018, the State of Terengganu is ruled by the PAS. He has been appointed by Terengganu State Government to be the Chairman of the Board of 4 state-owned companies beginning 2018, namely the Terengganu Strategic & Integrity Institute (TSIS), Darul Iman Training Center (DITC), Paya Bunga Hotel, and Duyong Marina & Resort. Earlier, he was appointed by Kelantan State Government as the Kelantan Government Economic Advisory Panel since 2014.

Federal Government

He has been appointed Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Malaysia in the new cabinet by Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin.[4]

International involvement

He has been active in several international organizations including being a Board Member and Assistant Secretary of the International Conference of Islamic Members of Parliament (IIFP) from 2018 to the present. He is also the Treasurer of the Youth Wing, International Conference on Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) from 2019 to the present.

Controversy

He is renown for his fellow Member of Parliament's claim that he brought in RM82 billion worth of investments for Malaysia while on a semi-personal trip to Turkey, and subsequently violated legally-mandated COVID quarantine procedures when he returned to Malaysia.[5] In 2019, Malaysia's FDI was recorded at RM32 billion (USD 8 billion).[6] For that achievement, he was compared to the hudhud bird mentioned in the Quran.[7] The Prophet Mohamad prohibited the killing of hudhud bird due to its sagacity.[8] Upon investigation, he was fined RM1,000 (USD 250) for violating quarantine,[9] despite commoners being fined up to RM8,000 (USD 2,000) and a day's jail.[10] Popular speculations on his hudhud-like political survivability point to the fact that the sitting Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has a narrow, 2-seat majority in Parliament[11] and any fines above RM2,000 (USD 500) would have disqualified Dato' Dr. Mohd Khairuddin of his position in the Parliament,[12] thus further weakening the Prime Minister's majority and achieving the intention of Muhyiddin Yassin of not wanting to be the Prime Minister in the first place.[13]

Election Results
Parliament of Malaysia[14][15][16][17]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P035 Kuala Nerus Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali (PAS) 33,861 50.45% Mohd Nasir Ibrahim Fikri (UMNO) 33,251 49.55% 68,036 610 89.24%
2018 Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali (PAS) 37,974 52.66% Tengku Asmadi Tengku Mohamad (UMNO) 29,527 40.95% 73,211 8,447 87.51%
Abdullah Mohamed (AMANAH) 4,604 6.39%

Honours

References
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