DR MASZLEE MALIK - EDUCATION MINISTER

Name: Dr. Maszlee Malik

Age: 44

Title: Minister of Education and MP for Simpang Renggam (P151) constituency.

Result for GE14: Dr Maszlee (18,157 votes) won with 3475 majority against Barisan Nasional’s Liang Teck Meng (14,682 votes), and PAS’ Mohd Jubri Selamat (2,983 votes).

Spouse: Hamidah Mat

Kids: Nusaybah, Sumayyah, Rufaydah, Mujaddid.

Qualification:

- Sekolah Temenggong Abdul Rahman (STAR) 2

- Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (English College)

- Bachelor of Shariah (Fiqh and Usul) at Al al-Abayt University (Jordan)

- Master’s Degree in Shariah (Fiqh and Usul) at Universiti Malaya

- Madrasah Al-Quran Waddin

- Maahad Johor

- Doctorate’s Degree in Good Governance at the School of Governments and International Affairs (SGIA), Durham University (U.K.)

Interesting Facts

1. He Was Once an Assistant Professor

Whilst Dr Maszlee’s was an assistant professor in the Faculty of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences at the International Islamic University Malaysia, his research area was in “Islamic Jurisprudence, Contemporary Islamic Political Thoughts and Movements and Good Governance”.

2. Dr. Maszlee Malik Is the Only Cabinet Member with A Routledge Published Book on Islamic Governance.

From his researches on the various Islamic topics he had published an academic book under Routledge, titled “Foundations of Islamic Governance: A Southeast Asian Perspective”. Besides that, he has published multiple textbooks, both in Malay and in English that were published by International Islamic University Malaysia.

3. Dr Maszlee Is Active in Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Activities.

Dr Maszlee is a member of Multaqa Asatizah and Du’at (Murshid) and is a member of the National Representative Council of IKRAM Malaysia. For NGO, he is a board member advisor to a lot of organisations such as Teaching for the Needs (TFTN), IDEAS Autism Centre and he is also a patron for Manchester City Football Club’s Supporters Club in Malaysia.

4. Dr Maszlee Is Well-Known Figure in Islamic Politics Media

Dr Maszlee is well-known as a moderator of debates and political discourses, He is also known as an avid analyst of the Middle East’s politics, Islamic political thoughts as well as contemporary Islamic movements.

5. Dr Maszlee Has Written an Islamic Book Alongside His Wife Hamidah Mat.

Both Dr Maszlee and his wife Hamidah Mat are authors who have co-written an Islamic book titled “Fikah Luar Negara”. Separately they each have their own repertoire when it comes to being an author.

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