Malaysian politician
Rais Yatim |
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In office 12 July 1978 – 29 April 1982 |
Monarch | Ja'afar |
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Preceded by | Mansor Othman |
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Succeeded by | Mohd Isa Abdul Samad |
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Constituency | Pertang |
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In office 2 September 2020 – 15 June 2023 |
Monarch | Abdullah |
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Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
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Deputy | Abdul Halim Abdul Samad (2020) Mohamad Ali Mohamad (2020–2023) |
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Preceded by | Vigneswaran Sanasee |
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Succeeded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
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In office 3 June 2013 – 1 June 2018 |
Chancellor | Ahmad Shah |
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Preceded by | Mohd Sidek Hassan |
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Succeeded by | Maszlee Malik |
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1974–1976 | Parliamentary Secretary of Culture, Youth and Sports |
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1976–1978 | Deputy Minister of Law |
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1978 | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
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1982–1984 | Minister of Lands and Regional Development |
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1984–1986 | Minister for Information |
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1986–1987 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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1999–2004 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
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2004–2008 | Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage |
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2008–2009 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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2009–2013 | Minister for Information, Communication and Culture |
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Born | Rais bin Yatim (1942-04-16) 16 April 1942 (age 82) Kampung Gagu, Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, Japanese-occupied Malaya (now Malaysia) |
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Citizenship | Malaysian |
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Political party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018–present) United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1967-1988; 1996–2018) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996) |
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Other political affiliations | Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Barisan Nasional (BN) (1967-1988; 1996-2018) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1989-1996) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996) |
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Spouse | Masnah Rais |
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Children | 4 (including Danni) |
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Residence(s) | Taman Dataran Ukay, Hulu Kelang, Ampang Jaya, Selangor |
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Alma mater | University of Singapore (LLB, LLM) King's College London (PhD) |
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Occupation | Politician |
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Profession | Lawyer |
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Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais bin Yatim (Jawi: رئيس بن يتيم; born 16 April 1942) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the 18th President of the Dewan Negara from September 2020 to June 2023, 8th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan from 1978 to 1982 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jelebu from November 1999 to May 2013.
He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in previous ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, except for a period in the 1990s when he became a member of the opposition Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46). Presently he is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and its Chairman of the state of Negeri Sembilan, a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) since he left UMNO to join BERSATU on 4 June 2018.[1][2]
During his short break from active politics before joining BERSATU, he became the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2013 to 2018.[3]