Datuk Seri Razali bin Ibrahim (born 14 October 1970) is a

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politician who served as the

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(MP) for the Muar for three consecutive terms from March 2004 to his defeat to

Syed Saddiq Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman (born 6 December 1992) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Muar since May 2018. He served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administrati ...

in the general election in May 2018. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the

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(UMNO), a component party in the ruling

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(BN) coalition. Previously, he was the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the BN administration under former Prime Minister

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

from May 2013 to May 2018 for 5 years.

Politics

Razali was elected to the

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in the 2004 general election. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. * denotes incumbent. Results only available from the 2004 election. Percentage figures based on total turnout. He was reelected again in the 2008 general election. In April 2009, he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports in the government of

. In the

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he was returned to Parliament. His margin of victory was reduced significantly by a drop in ethnic Chinese support for BN from the Muar electorate which was approximately 35% Chinese. He remained a deputy minister after the election, although was shifted to the Prime Minister's Department. Later in 2013 he vacated his post as the deputy chief of UMNO's youth wing due to his age, and won election to the 25-member Supreme Council of the full party. In the 2018 general election he lost and failed to retain his parliamentary seat. Razali's defeat was despite the former Deputy Prime Minister

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi ( ms, أحمد زاهد بن حميدي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 to ...

purposely campaign trail to Muar a day before polling day during which Zahid had quipped in full confident that he "might as well go jump into the well if he loses" in dismissing reports of BN possibly losing the seat.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Commander - SMW

Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) - Datuk Seri (2018) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) - Datuk Wira (2017) * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(DIMP) - Dato' (2008)

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