Manndzri bin Nasib (, ; born 1980) is a Malaysian politician, who is a member of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation (Abbreviation, abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a Conservatism, conservative, Nationalism, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its ince ...

(UMNO), a component party of the

Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ...

(BN) coalition. He has served as the Member of Parliament of Tenggara since November 2022. On 1 February 2024, Manndzri was elected as the new Chairman of Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA), succeeding

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Early life and education

Born and raised in Johor under a

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settlement, Manndzri studied in several schools in rural Johor such as SK Felda Pengeli Timur and SMK Bandar Tenggara in

Kulai Kulai is a town and the capital of Kulai District, Johor, Malaysia. It is administered by the Kulai Municipal Council (MPKu), which was earlier known as the Kulai District Council. Kulai is surveyed as one of the happiest cities in Malaysi ...

. He then continued his studies at the University of Science Malaysia in Pulau Pinang, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in management, with a concentration in marketing.

Early career

Before venturing into politics, Manndzri worked as a marketing executive at Tanjong Puteri Golf Resort and Air Pegasus LLC at

Pasir Gudang Pasir Gudang is a city located in eastern Johor Bahru District, Johor, which is the second largest district in Malaysia by population. The main industries are transportation and logistics, shipbuilding, petrochemicals and other heavy industries ...

. He then continued working under FELDA where he was eventually appointed under the Prime Minister's Office to hold several posts. Within the Prime Minister's Office, he was the chief assistant director in the Economic Planning Unit. Moreover, he was also the deputy strategic director within FELDA under the Prime Minister's Office.

Political career

Manndzri is currently the deputy division chief of UMNO Tenggara. In the

2022 Malaysian general election General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 19 November 2022. The prospect of snap elections had been considered high due to the political crisis that had been ongoing since 2020; political instability caused by coalition or party swi ...

, Manndzri was elected as a candidate for the Tenggara parliamentary seat, succeeding the former health minister

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, who was the incumbent division chief of UMNO Tenggara at that time.

Election results

Honours

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MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII ribbon

Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manndzri Nasib Living people Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Universiti Sains Malaysia alumni 1980 births Malaysian MPs 2022–