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Fadillah bin Yusof (Jawi: فضيلة بن يوسف; born 17 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022, Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation since 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petra Jaya since March 2004. He is the first DPM from Sarawak, one of the Borneo states in Malaysia and the second DPM not from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) after Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from the People's Justice Party (PKR).
Fadillah Yusof | |
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| فضيلة يوسف | |
 Fadillah in 2021 | |
| 14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob[a] |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | |
| Assumed office 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
| Preceded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities) |
| Constituency | Petra Jaya |
| Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 7 February 2024 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
| Preceded by | Nik Nazmi (Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation) |
| Constituency | Petra Jaya |
| Minister of Plantation and Commodities | |
| In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Siti Aminah Aching |
| Preceded by | Zuraida Kamaruddin |
| Succeeded by | Johari Abdul Ghani |
| Senior Minister of Works | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Senior Minister of Infrastructure Development | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Minister of Works | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Baru Bian |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Shaziman Abu Mansor |
| Succeeded by | Baru Bian |
| Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 15 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2013) |
| Preceded by | Kong Cho Ha |
| Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
| Senior Vice President of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| President | Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg |
| Youth Chief of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu | |
| In office 2007–2017 | |
| President | Abdul Taib Mahmud (2007–2014) Adenan Satem (2014–2017) Abang Abdul Rahman Johari Abang Openg (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Gerald Rentap Jabu |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Petra Jaya | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Sulaiman Daud (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 12,816 (2004) 14,397 (2008) 21,443 (2013) 15,017 (2018) 41,363 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Fadillah bin Yusof 17 April 1962 Sibu, Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) (since 1989) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1989–2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (since 2018) |
| Spouse | Ruziah Mohd Tahir |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Fadillah Yusof on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Previously, he served as the Minister of Plantation and Commodities from December 2022 to December 2023, Senior Minister in charge of Works and Minister of Works for the third term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Petra Jaya since March 2004. He served as the Senior Minister in charge of Infrastructure Development and Minister of Works for the second term in the PN administration under former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and for the first term in Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018,[1][2] Chair of the Science, Innovation and Environment Select Committee, one of only two select committees led by an opposition MP from December 2019 to his reappointment as a Minister in March 2020.[3][4]
Fadillah is a member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) coalition.[5] He is also the Parliamentary Whip of GPS and has served as Senior Vice President of PBB since 2017. He was the Youth Chief of PBB from 2007 to 2017.
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Fadillah was born on 17 April 1962 at Kampung Hilir in Sibu to Yusof Merais (1927–2018) and Dayang Rosnah Abang Madeli (1932–2023). He is the ninth child of 14 siblings. Fadillah's father, Yusof Merais, was a community activist during the era of the anti-cession of Sarawak to the British colonials in 1946. He was imprisoned twice, including when he was implicated in the assassination of British Governor Duncan Stewart in Sibu in 1949. He was a friend of Rosli Dhobi, who assassinated Stewart. Yusof had participated in the Malay Youth Movement, which opposed the handover of Sarawak to the British, and he was also involved in the Black Crow group that opposed the colonial presence and demanded Sarawakian independence. After the movement was banned following the assassination of Stewart, he continued the struggle with the Sarawakian Youth Front, led by Ahmad Zaidi Adruce. The second time he was imprisoned was during the confrontation over the formation of Malaysia in 1962. Yusof died at the age of 91 in 2018.
Fadillah attended St. Mary's Primary School in Sibu and Panglima Bukit Gantang Secondary School in Parit Buntar for his secondary education. In 1986, he pursued a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in Civil and Sharia at University of Malaya.
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Fadillah became a lawyer after obtaining a LLB. In 1989, he joined politics as a member of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), which at that time was a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Fadillah first ran for parliament in the 11th Malaysian general election, having previously been an official in Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and a lawyer.[6] He won the election for the seat of Petra Jaya.[7]
After being re-elected in the 12th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was appointed Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.[8]
After the 13th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was promoted to full minister as Minister of Works under the new Cabinet line-up of Prime Minister Najib Razak.[9]
Following the defeat of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 14th Malaysian general election, Fadillah was made chief whip of the opposition Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS) in the House of Representatives of Malaysia.
Deputy Prime Minister
In the 2022 general election, Fadillah managed to retain his seat, this time with a significantly larger majority. Following the elections, no single party secured a majority to form the federal government. Consequently, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah proposed the formation of a unity government, with Anwar Ibrahim eventually appointed as its leader on 24 November 2022.
In a cabinet announcement on 2 December 2022, Fadillah was appointed Deputy Prime Minister alongside Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Simultaneously, he was assigned the role of Minister of Plantation and Commodities. Fadillah's appointment is of historic significance as he is the first individual from Sarawak to hold the country's second-highest political office since the formation of Malaysia. Sarawak is one of the East Malaysian states.
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Fadillah is married to Ruziah Mohd Tahir. The couple has five children.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P194 Petra Jaya | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 18,236 | 77.09% | Wan Zainal Abidin Wan Senusi (PKR) | 5,420 | 22.91% | 24,195 | 12,816 | 61.46% | ||
| 2008 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 19,515 | 79.22% | Mohamad Jolhi (PKR) | 5,118 | 20.78% | 25,027 | 14,397 | 61.74% | |||
| 2013 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 29,559 | 78.46% | Ahmad Nazib Johari (PKR) | 8,116 | 21.54% | 38,170 | 21,443 | 76.70% | |||
| 2018 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 28,306 | 65.91% | Nor Irwan Ahmat Nor (PKR) | 13,289 | 30.94% | 43,513 | 15,017 | 75.12% | |||
| Hamdan Sani (PAS) | 1,350 | 3.14% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Fadillah Yusof (PBB) | 54,745 | 79.15% | Sopian Julaihi (PKR) | 13,382 | 19.35% | 69,163 | 41,363 | 62.98% | |||
| Othman Abdillah (SEDAR) | 1,036 | 1.50% | ||||||||||
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Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia :
Recipient of the 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
Malacca :
Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2014)[10]
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2013)[11]
Sarawak :
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2022)[12]
Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK) – Datuk (2010)[11][13]- Member of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (ABS)
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