Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Malaysian Parliament for Johor Bahru | |
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Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Shahrir Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 19,782 (2018) 16,041 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Akmal Nasrullah bin Mohd Nasir 16 September 1986 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | akmalnasir |
Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (born 16 September 1986), commonly known as Akmal Nasir, is a
Education background
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2023) |
Akmal Nasir received an education from Iskandar National Primary School and Taman Pelangi National School, Johor Bahru. He then continued his education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) from 1999 to 2003. During his time at MCKK, he had held several associations and received several academic awards. Among them are:
- SPM Distinguished Student Award 2003.
- PMR Best Student Award 2001 (Islamic Religion).
- National Champion of Entrepreneurship Essay Competition
- Supervisor.
- President, Fire and Rescue Cadet
- President, Mathematics Club
- Expedition climbs Mount Kinabalu, Sabah (up to the summit).
- Excellent Scholarship Scholarship award after SPM
Upon graduation, he has received a scholarship to continue his education to the United States. In 2004, he took a year to prepare for the
Upon completion of the preparatory course, he continued his bachelor's degree at the
Political career
Before Akmal Nasir became an MP, he was the founder and director[1] of an NGO called National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW)[2][3] together with Rafizi Ramli. NOW Malaysia is the NGO that was responsible in exposing national financial scandals[4] during the reign of former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Some of them include alleged corruption[5] in National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) that involved Shahrizat Abdul Jalil[6] and alleged misuse of funds of Malaysian Islamic Economy Development Foundation (YaPEIM).[7]
In the 2018 Malaysian general election, he contested the Johor Bahru parliamentary seat under the ticket of Pakatan Harapan and won[8] a two-way contest against Shahrir Abdul Samad representing Barisan Nasional.[9]
Akmal Nasir had contested the
Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilies (since 2023)
In a
Controversy
In May 2019, Akmal Nasir had caused an uproar when he attended an interfaith breaking fast event at a
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2018 | P160 Johor Bahru | Akmal Nasir Mohd Nasir ( PKR )
|
50,052 | 62.45% | Shahrir Abdul Samad (UMNO) | 30,270 | 37.55% | 81,645 | 19,782 | 80.50% | ||
2022 | Akmal Nasir Mohd Nasir (PKR) | 43,252 | 45.82% | Johan Ropi (UMNO) | 27,211 | 28.83% | 93,162 | 16,041 | 69.22% | |||
Mohd Motah Yacob ( BERSATU )
|
22,075 | 23.38% |
References
- ^ Boey, K.C. "Akmal Nasir and the handshake that changed his life". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ Chi, Melissa. "Anti-graft director readies for courtroom brawl with Islamic affairs minister". Malay Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "NOW Malaysia | Top 5 scandals leaked by informants". Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- ^ Grudgings, Stuart. "Cows and condos scandal highlights Malaysia's faded reforms". Reuters. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "PKR's Rafizi Ramli arrested for exposing NFC banking details". The Malaysian Times. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Shahrudin, Shamira. "NGO lodges report against alleged misuse of YaPEIM funds". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Suhaini, Amanina. "PKR sapu bersih Johor Bahru". BH Online. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Profile Ahli Dewan". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Ibrahim, Nadirah. "Jeers as Rafizi's protege Akmal Nasir announced as new PKR Youth chief". Malay Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Fazaniza, Elly. "Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir is the new PKR Youth Chief". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "New ministry a part of govt's focus on renewable energy, says deputy minister". The Star. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Johor Bahru MP defends decision to buka puasa at gurdwara". Malaysiakini. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Sultan rebukes Johor Bahru MP over 'insensitive' interfaith buka puasa". Malaysiakini. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Mujahid: Breaking fast at non-Muslim houses of worship not wrong". Malaysiakini. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.