Rafizi Ramli
Biography
Mohd Rafizi bin Ramli (born 14 September 1977 in Besut, Terengganu) served as Malaysia's Minister of Economy from December 2022 until his resignation in 2025, and was the Member of Parliament for Pandan from 2013 to 2018 and again from 2022 until he vacated the seat in May 2026. Rafizi was raised in Kemaman on the east coast; his father was a rubber tapper. He represented Malay College Kuala Kangsar in debating before winning a scholarship to read electrical engineering at the University of Leeds, and later qualified as a chartered accountant. He was drawn into politics by the Reformasi movement that followed Anwar Ibrahim's dismissal as deputy prime minister in 1998. He built his reputation on disclosure. He founded the National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre and, later, the data-driven electoral volunteer organisation Invoke Malaysia, and became PKR's strategic director in 2010 and secretary-general in 2014. He won Pandan in 2013 with a majority of 26,729 votes. In 2014 he engineered the "Kajang Move", an unsuccessful attempt to install Anwar as Menteri Besar of Selangor. He did not contest the 2018 election because of a pending appeal against a 30-month sentence for disclosing banking details in the National Feedlot Corporation case. After a period out of politics he returned in 2022, defeating Saifuddin Nasution Ismail for the PKR deputy presidency and retaking Pandan by some 48,000 votes. As Economy Minister he oversaw work including the 13th Malaysia Plan. He resigned from cabinet after losing the 2025 PKR deputy presidency to Nurul Izzah Anwar by 9,803 votes to 3,866. In May 2026 he and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad left PKR, took over Parti Bersama Malaysia, and resigned their seats rather than be accused of party-hopping.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PH | 74,002 | 63.98% | — | Won |
| 2015 | PH ( PKR ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2013 | PKR | 48,183 | 66.87% | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 19Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Present
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Present
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 16Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Present
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 14Present
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Present
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 11Present
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Absent
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- Division4 Nov 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PEKERJA GIG 202528 Aug 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- Division18 Jul 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024No
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (350)
Explore network- Anwar IbrahimPKR100% aligned
- Ahmad Zahid HamidiUMNO100% aligned
- Fadillah YusofPBB100% aligned
- Mohamad SabuAMANAH100% aligned
- Mohamed Khaled NordinUMNO100% aligned
- Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad100% aligned
- Fadhlina SidekPKR100% aligned
- Armizan Mohd Ali100% aligned
- Tiong King SingPDP100% aligned
- Akmal NasirPKR100% aligned
News sentiment over time
686 mentions across 30 months
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Ramanan desak Rafizi jawab skandal Nik Nazmi, Yayasan Hijau
Naib Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri R Ramanan, mendesak Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli supaya menjawab skandal membabitkan bekas Menteri Sumber Asli dan…
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'Saya bebankan rakyat kalau saya saman dia...' - Ramanan sifatkan Rafizi sebagai pembohong bersiri
Naib Presiden PKR, Datuk Seri R Ramanan menyifatkan Pemimpin Parti Bersama Malaysia (BERSAMA) Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli sebagai pembohong…
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Ramanan hits back at Rafizi's challenge to sue, calls it 'political distraction 101'
PKR vice-president R Ramanan has hit back at Rafizi Ramli, who recently doubled down on his challenge for the human resources minister to…
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Ramanan says still waiting for Rafizi to show evidence on corporate mafia claim - Scoop.my
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Ramanan questions Rafizi's claims over alleged RM9.5mil payment to corporate mafia
PKR vice-president Datuk Seri R. Ramanan has questioned Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli’s claims that he received RM9.5 million from businessman…
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