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Maszlee Malik | |
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مزلي بن مالک | |
![]() Maszlee Malik in 2018 | |
Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies | |
Assumed office 31 March 2023 | |
Minister of Education | |
In office 21 May 2018 – 3 January 2020 | |
Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Deputy | Teo Nie Ching |
Preceded by | Mahdzir Khalid (Minister of Education) Idris Jusoh (Minister of Higher Education) |
Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad (Acting Minister of Education) Mohd Radzi Md Jidin (Minister of Education) Noraini Ahmad (Minister of Higher Education) |
Constituency | Simpang Renggam |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam | |
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Liang Teck Meng (BN–GERAKAN) |
Succeeded by | Hasni Mohammad (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 3,475 (2018) |
7th President of the International Islamic University Malaysia | |
In office 5 September 2018 – 9 November 2018 | |
Chancellor | Ahmad Shah |
Preceded by | Rais Yatim |
Succeeded by | Mohd Daud Bakar |
Personal details | |
Born | Maszlee bin Malik 19 December 1974 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | BERSATU (2018–2020) Independent (May 2020–Nov 2021) PKR (2017–2018, 2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (2017–present) |
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Occupation | Politician, lecturer, Actor |
Maszlee bin Malik (Jawi: مزلي بن مالک) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Chairman of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) since March 2023.[1] He served as the Minister of Education in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation in January 2020, 7th President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from September 2018 to his resignation in November 2018, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam from May 2018 to November 2022.[2] He is a member and Division Chief of Simpang Renggam of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition, and professor at the psychology and social sciences faculty at the University of Cyberjaya. He was an independent politician, and member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), then a component party of the PH coalition, as well as a lecturer at the IIUM.[3]