Mustapa Mohamed

Early life and education

Mustapa went to Sultan Ismail College, Kota Bharu and graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and from Boston University with a Masters in Economic Development.

Early career

He is an economist.

Political career

Mustapa was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election for Jeli constituency, but was defeated for re-election in 1999. He won back the seat in the 2004 election. In 2004 he was also elected to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for the Air Lanas seat. He had been slated to become Chief Minister of Kelantan but BN failed to win a majority in the state Assembly. He was re-elected in 2008 election. In 2004 election, he retained his parliamentary seat and again won the state seat of Air Lanas concurrently but with a slim 47 votes.

Mustapa was the former Minister for International Trade and Industry in the BN federal government. Previously, he has also held a number of other government portfolios, including Deputy Finance Minister, Minister for Entrepreneur Development, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Minister for Higher Education, and Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. He was appointed to the Trade portfolio when Najib Razak became Prime Minister in April 2009.

In the aftermath of BN's loss in the 2018 election and UMNO's own party election, Mustapa announced on 18 September 2018 that he has quit UMNO, citing disagreements with the party's current direction. On 27 October 2018, Mustapa joined BERSATU.

On 4 December 2018, Mustapa was elected chair of the Budget Select Committee.

Personal life

Mustapa is married to Khamarzan Ahmad Meah and the couple has four children.

In January 2021, Mustapa was tested positive for COVID-19. He recovered and was discharged from hospital, after being admitted for treatment for nearly two weeks including three days in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Kelantan
  • [[File:My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 1925-2006.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – '''Dato'''' (2000)
• Malacca
  • [[File:MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg|50px]] Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2015)
• Pahang
  • [[File:MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)
  • [[File:MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly **Dato'''', now **Dato' Indera''' (1998)
• Perlis
  • [[File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2014)
• Selangor
  • [[File:MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – '''Dato'''' (1994)

Foreign honours

• Japan
  • [[File:JPN Kyokujitsu-sho 1Class BAR.svg|50px]] Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2024)

References

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15. (4 December 2018). "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". [[Malaysiakini]].
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