Biography
Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947 in Muar, Johor), universally known as Muhyiddin Yassin, was the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia, serving from March 2020 until his resignation in August 2021. He is president of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and has represented Pagoh in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995. He read economics and Malay studies at the University of Malaya, graduating in 1971, and began his career in the Johor state public service before moving into state-owned enterprise management. He first entered parliament in 1978 and held junior office as parliamentary secretary and deputy minister before becoming Menteri Besar of Johor in 1986, a post he held for nine years. Returning to federal politics in 1995, he served as Minister of Youth and Sports, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Agriculture, and International Trade and Industry. He won the UMNO deputy presidency in 2008 and was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education by Najib Razak in 2009, ending the use of English for teaching science and mathematics in national schools. He was dropped from cabinet in July 2015 after criticising the government's handling of the 1MDB scandal — the first sitting UMNO deputy president to be excluded from the president's cabinet — and was expelled from the party in 2016. He co-founded BERSATU with Mahathir Mohamad that year and became Home Minister when Pakatan Harapan won in 2018. In February 2020 BERSATU withdrew from the coalition; after Mahathir's resignation Muhyiddin assembled the Perikatan Nasional government and was appointed prime minister on 1 March. His premiership was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic — successive movement control orders, the national vaccination programme and a 2021 state of emergency that suspended parliament. He resigned on 16 August 2021 after losing his parliamentary majority.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PN | 24,986 | 45.94% | — | Lost |
| 2020 | PN ( BERSATU ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2020 | PN ( BERSATU ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2018 | PKR | 23,558 | 55.21% | — | Won |
| 2018 | PPBM | 10,280 | — | — | Won |
| 2016 | BERSATU | — | — | — | Won |
| 2013 | BN | 26,274 | 66.17% | — | Won |
| 2008 | BN | 21,028 | 71.34% | — | Won |
| 2004 | BN | 23,679 | 82.76% | — | Won |
| 1999 | UMNO | 20,140 | — | — | Lost |
| 1995 | BN | 21,856 | 83.70% | — | Lost |
| 1990 | UMNO | 9,260 | — | — | Won |
| 1982 | BN | 19,035 | 87.77% | — | Won |
| 1978 | UMNO | 17,679 | — | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20On leave
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 19On leave
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18On leave
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17On leave
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 16On leave
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15On leave
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Absent
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Absent
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Absent
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Absent
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Present
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Absent
- Division4 Nov 2025No
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024No
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024No
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG TENAGA BOLEH BAHARU (PINDAAN) 202325 May 2023No
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (359)
Explore network- Ahmad Fadhli ShaariPAS100% aligned
- Abdul Latiff bin Abdul RahmanPAS100% aligned
- Ismail bin Abdul MuttalibPAS100% aligned
- Wan Hassan bin Mohd RamliPAS100% aligned
- Mohd Suhaimi bin AbdullahBERSATU100% aligned
- Halimah AliPAS100% aligned
- Shaharizukirnain Abdul KadirPAS100% aligned
- Kamal bin AshaariPAS100% aligned
- Mohd Nazri Abu HassanBERSATU100% aligned
- Muhammad Fawwaz bin Mohamad JanPAS100% aligned
- Ahmad Samsuri MokhtarPAS17 articles
- Hamzah ZainudinWAWASAN16 articles
- Abdul Hadi AwangPAS10 articles
- Ahmad Fadhli ShaariPAS7 articles
- Ronald KiandeeBERSATU4 articles
- Khairil Nizam KhirudinPAS3 articles
- Wan Saiful Wan JanWAWASAN2 articles
- Muhammad Islahuddin bin AbasBERSATU2 articles
- AHMAD FAIZAL AZUMU @ PEJA2 articles
- Mohamed Azmin bin AliBERSATU2 articles
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Zahid backs CSA with opposition MPs
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