Datuk Dato' Mohammed Suffian Bin Awang (born 1971) is the political secretary for the current

Prime Minister of Malaysia The prime minister of Malaysia ( ms, Perdana Menteri Malaysia; ms, ڤردان منتري مليسيا, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is the head of government of Malaysia. The prime minister directs the executive branch of the fede ...

. Suffian is the advisor for the

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Tekpi Malaysia a martial art organization practicing the ancient art of Malay self-defence. He is also an

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Youth Exco.

Personal life

Mohamed Suffian bin Awang was born and raised in

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Pahang Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...

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. He is married to Datin Mazita Binti Osman. The couple have four children Muhammad Muqreez (21 years old), Muhammad Musyreef (19 years old), Muhammad Meerza (15 years old) and Marissa Surfina (7 years old).

Education

Suffian Awang received his Diploma in Public Administration and also his

Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of ...

(LLB) Hons. from

Universiti Teknologi MARA The MARA Technological University ( Malay: ''Universiti Teknologi MARA''; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; abbr. UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Selangor. It was established to help rural Mala ...

Shah Alam.

Politics

Suffian Awang is the youth Chief of UMNO Youth Kuantan Division and also the Chairman of the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

Youth Lab.

International Seminar

Datuk Suffian Awang attended the Asean100, Leadership Forum 2007 on 22–23 August 2007 at The Melia Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam. He represents

Malaysia in presenting a case study on the political effects on youth.

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of the

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“Citizen Participation in a Democracy” on June 26 – July 17, 2008, Washington, D.C. (Representing UMNO Malaysia).

2012 Republican National Convention The 2012 Republican National Convention was a gathering held by the U.S. Republican Party during which delegates officially nominated former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin for president and vice pr ...

, Tampa Bay Florida on 27–29 August 2012. (Representing UMNO Malaysia).

Facts

Suffian Awang's father, Awang Ahmad 81, is a member of EBAAM (Ex-British Army Association of Malaysia).

References

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