Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (born 16 September 1986), commonly known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation under Minister Fadillah Yusof since December 2023 and previously served as the Deputy Minister of Local Government Development under Minister Nga Kor Ming from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and had served as the 4th Youth Chief of PKR from November 2018 to July 2022.
Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir | |
|---|---|
| أَكْمَل نَصْرُٱلله مُحَمَّد نَاصِر | |
| Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fadillah Yusof |
| Preceded by | Himself (Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation) |
| Constituency | Johor Bahru |
| Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (January–February 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fadillah Yusof |
| Preceded by | Huang Tiong Sii (Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities) |
| Constituency | Johor Bahru |
| Deputy Minister of Local Government Development | |
| In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Nga Kor Ming |
| Preceded by | Ismail Muttalib (Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government) |
| Succeeded by | Aiman Athirah Sabu |
| Constituency | Johor Bahru |
| 4th Youth Chief of People's Justice Party | |
| In office 16 November 2018 – 17 July 2022 | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Muhammad Hilman Idham (2018–2020) |
| Preceded by | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Adam Adli |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johor Bahru | |
| 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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Education | Bachelor of Actuarial Science and Economy (Double Major) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | akmalnasir |
Education background
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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 International Education College (INTEC) in Shah Alam.
Upon completion of the preparatory course, he continued his bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States for four years (2005-2009). He has completed his studies in Actuarial Science and Economics, and has also received Dean's List awards in his third year of study.
Political career
editBefore 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 People's Justice Party (PKR) Youth Wing Chief in 2018 party election which he won by securing a narrow victory.[10][11]
Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilies (since 2023)
editIn a cabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change was split into the new Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Public Utilies. Akmal Nasrullah was appointed the Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities, deputising for Minister Fadillah. He also described the creation of his ministry as en effort of the government to prioritise renewable energy and expressed his excitement to work with Fadillah.[12]
Controversy
editIn May 2019, Akmal Nasir had caused an uproar when he attended an interfaith breaking fast event at a Sikh gurdwara in Johor Bahru during the Ramadan fasting month for Muslim.[13] He was rebuked by the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor for his insensitive action.[14] However, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs, Mujahid Yusof Rawa had clarify that it is not an issue with Muslims breaking their Ramadan fast at a non-Muslim house of worship and Akmal Nasir's attendance as an MP will only help to foster better ties between the races and eliminate Islamophobia.[15]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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 (15 November 2015). "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.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14 Johor results". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "The Star Online GE15 Johor results". election.thestar.com.my.
