Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
Tengku Zulpuri Shah | |
|---|---|
| تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي | |
| Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam |
| Preceded by | James Dawos Mamit (Water) Hamim Samuri (Natural Resources) |
| Succeeded by | Ali Biju (Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources) Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad (Deputy Minister of Environment and Water) |
| Constituency | Raub |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz (PR–DAP) |
| Succeeded by | Chow Yu Hui (PH−DAP) |
| Majority | 3,159 (2018) |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Tras | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chow Yu Hui (PH−DAP) |
| Majority | 11,397 (2022) |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Mentakab | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Chuah Boon Seong (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Woo Chee Wan (PH−DAP) |
| Majority | 1,554 (2013) |
| Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| National Chairman | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Teresa Kok Suh Sim |
| National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party | |
| In office 12 November 2017 – 20 March 2022 | |
| Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
| Chairman | Tan Kok Wai |
| Preceded by | Ariffin Omar |
| Other roles | |
| 2013–2018 | Opposition Leader of Pahang State Legislative Assembly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji 15 July 1964 Raub, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (2000–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Residence | Pahang |
Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji (Jawi: تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي) (born 15 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tras since November 2022. He served as Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Raub from May 2018 to November 2022, State Leader of the Opposition of Pahang and the MLA for Mentakab from May 2013 to May 2018 and member of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS). He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2022 and is the State Deputy Chairman of Pahang of DAP. He also served as the National Vice Chairman of DAP from November 2017 to March 2022. In addition, he was the sole Malay MP of DAP from 2018 to 2022. [1]
Political career
[edit]Appointment as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP
[edit]On 20 March 2022, on the 17th DAP National Congress, Zulpuri Shah was appointed as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP serving together with V. Sivakumar and Liew Chin Tong under Secretary-general, Anthony Loke.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is also a member of the Pahang royal family[3] and son of Tengku Puji Tengku Abdul Hamid, former Deputy Commissioner of Pahang and former committee member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[4][5][6]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N30 Mentakab | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 7,882 | 55.47% | Chuah Boon Seong (MCA) | 6,328 | 44.53% | 14,430 | 1,554 | 84.93% | ||
| 2022 | N07 Tras | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 17,255 | 62.32% | Lim Teck Hoe (MCA) | 5,858 | 21.16% | 28,001 | 11,397 | 72.23% | ||
| Amirul Kuek (GERAKAN) | 4,233 | 15.29% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Tahir Kassim (PEJUANG) | 340 | 1.23% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P080 Raub | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 20,659 | 44.89% | Chew Mei Fun (MCA) | 17,500 | 29.66% | 46,971 | 3,159 | 81.37% | ||
| Mohd Nilam Abd Manap (PAS) | 7,866 | 17.09% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | P079 Lipis | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 6,366 | 17.75% | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 17,672 | 49.29% | 36,343 | 6,118 | 76.09% | ||
| Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BERSATU) | 11,554 | 32.22% | ||||||||||
| Aishaton Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) | 263 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "DAP finalises CEC lineup – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ MEI, WONG PEK. "PRU13: DAP Umum Calon Negeri Pahang – Berita Semasa | mStar". www.mstar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet Malaysia's New Cabinet". 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Pahang assembly: Mentakab rep Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji chosen Opposition leader – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Follow example of Pahang MB, Kit Siang tells politicians". Free Malaysia Today. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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