Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri
Mah Siew Keong
SMW SPMP DPMP AMP
馬袖強
Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities
In office
27 June 2016 – 10 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyDatu Nasrun Datu Mansur
Preceded byNancy Shukri
(Acting)
Succeeded byTeresa Kok Suh Sim
(Minister of Primary Industries)
ConstituencyTeluk Intan
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office
27 June 2014 – 27 June 2016
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byKoh Tsu Koon
Succeeded byNancy Shukri
ConstituencyTeluk Intan
5th President of the
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
In office
26 October 2013 – 16 September 2018
DeputyCheah Soon Hai
Preceded byChang Ko Youn
(Acting)
Succeeded byDominic Lau Hoe Chai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Teluk Intan
In office
31 May 2014 – 9 May 2018
Preceded bySeah Leong Peng
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byNga Kor Ming
(PH–DAP)
Majority238 (2014)
In office
29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byM. Kulasegaran
(DAP)
Succeeded byM. Manogaran
(PR–DAP)
Majority2,783 (1999)
10,041 (2004)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Pasir Bedamar
In office
25 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byLoh Jee Mee @ Jimmy
(DAP)
Succeeded bySeah Leong Peng
(DAP)
Majority3,172 (1995)
Personal details
Born
Mah Siew Keong

(1961-06-17) 17 June 1961 (age 62)
Teluk Intan, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political party Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2018, aligned:since 2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2021 & aligned:2020–2021)
SpouseYeoh Pooi Hoon
Alma mater
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese馬袖強
Simplified Chinese马袖强
Hanyu PinyinMǎ Xiùqiáng
JyutpingMaa5 Zau6 Koeng4
Hokkien POJMá Siū-kiông
Tâi-lôMá Siū-kiông
Fuzhou BUCMā Sêu-giòng

Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong (simplified Chinese: 马袖强; traditional Chinese: 馬袖強; pinyin: Mǎ Xiùqiáng; Jyutping: Maa5 Zau6 Koeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Siū-kiông; Foochow Romanized: Mā Sêu-giòng; born 17 June 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from June 2014 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan from November 1999 to March 2008 and again from May 2014 to May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Bedamar from April 1995 to November 1999. He is a member and Advisor of the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN), a component party of presently the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly BN coalition. He also served as the 5th President of GERAKAN from October 2013 to September 2018.

Early life and education

Mah Siew Keong was born in Teluk Intan, Perak on the 17 June 1961.

Mah studied at Horley Methodist primary and secondary school in Teluk Intan and later continued his studies in the United Kingdom. He graduated with Bachelors in Science (Management) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1981. He then obtained his master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the City University of London. In 1991, Mah graduated with an LLB from the University of East London.

Mah is also a member of MENSA.

Political career

Party

Mah joined Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia in 1993. He was attracted by the party's struggle for a just, fair and egalitarian Malaysia. Mah steadily rose up the party ranks and held many positions at all the division, state and national levels.

In 2003, Mah was elected as the National Youth Chairman of Gerakan and the Chairman of Teluk Intan Gerakan Division. He was also appointed by the then Party President, the late Tun Dr Lim Keng Yaik as a member of the Party's highest decision making body, the Central Working Committee. Mah also served as the Secretary of the Gerakan Perak State Liaison Committee from 2005 to 2008.

In the 2008 Party election, Mah was elected as one of the party's three elected vice-presidents' with the highest votes. In the aftermath of the 2013 General Election, Mah was also appointed as the Secretary-General of Gerakan after the resignation of Teng Chang Yeow.

In the 2013 Party Election, Mah was elected as the Party President of Gerakan by defeating Teng Chang Yeow, the Chairman of Gerakan Penang State Liaison Committee.

Mah stepped down on 16 September 2018 and was succeeded by Dominic Lau Hoe Chai as Party President of Gerakan

Government

Mah has served in various capacities in the Federal Government of Malaysia. After the 2004 General Election, Mah was appointed as Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry. In February 2006, after a Cabinet reshuffle, Mah was appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industries.

Between September 2010 and September 2013, Mah was the Chairman of the Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE).

After Mah's victory in the Teluk Intan By Election 2014, he was appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.

In July 2016, Mah was appointed as Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities in cabinet reshuffle by the Prime Minister.

Electoral history

Mah was elected as the state assemblyman (ADUN) of Pasir Bedamar in the Perak State Legislative Assembly in 1995. Pasir Bedamar is one of the two state seats that form the Teluk Intan Parliamentary Constituency, the other being Changkat Jong.

In 1999, Mah contested Teluk Intan Parliamentary Constituency and defeated Raj Nallaiya of the Democratic Action Party (DAP). In 2004, Mah was reelected as the Member of Parliament of Teluk Intan by defeating Wu Him Ven of the DAP and N. Gobalakrishnan of the People's Justice Party (PKR).

In the 2008 General Election, Mah was defeated by M. Manogaran of the DAP and it was Mah's first electoral loss since his debut in 1995. The loss corresponded with BN's loss of its customary two-thirds majority in parliament. However, Mah continued to operate a service centre and assisted the voters of his hometown to the best of his ability.

In the 2013 General Election, Mah was once again defeated; by Seah Leong Peng of the DAP with 7,313 votes majority.

However, in early 2014 Seah died of cancer, necessitating the 2014 Teluk Intan by-election. Mah accepted the nomination of the party and BN to contest as its candidate for the by-election while DAP nominated Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud as its candidate. After an intense 14 day campaign, Mah prevailed narrowly by 238 votes majority. Mah was dubbed the comeback kid of BN.

Mah lost and failed to retained his seat in the 2018 General Election.[1]

Election Results

Perak State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N49 Pasir Bedamar Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 10,586 56.07% Chong Tat Cheong (DAP) 7,414 39.27% 18,881 3,172 64.97%
Chelvarajah @ Selvarajah a/l Ponniah (IND) 345 1.83%
Parliament of Malaysia[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P073 Telok Intan, Perak Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 18,576 54.05% Raj Nallaiya (DAP) 15,793 45.95% 35,500 2,783 62.71%
2004 P076 Telok Intan, Perak Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 18,870 55.78% Wu Him Ven (DAP) 8,829 26.10% 35,082 10,041 66.11%
N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR) 6,128 18.12%
2008 Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 17,016 47.93% M. Manogaran (DAP) 18,846 52.07% 36,739 1,470 70.17%
2013 Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 20,086 42.06% Seah Leong Peng (DAP) 27,399 57.36% 48,839 7,313 80.75%
Moralingam Kannan (IND) 279 0.58%
2014 Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 20,157 50.30% Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud (DAP) 19,919 49.70% 40,668 238 67.39%
2018 Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) 17,991 33.53% Nga Kor Ming (DAP) 29,170 54.36% 53,655 11,179 82.10%
Ahmad Ramadzan Ahmad Daud (PAS) 6,494 12.11%

Honours

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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  9. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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Political offices Preceded byChang Ko Youn (Acting President 16 May 2013 – 26 October 2013) Koh Tsu Koon President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) 26 October 2013 – 16 September 2018 Succeeded byDominic Lau Hoe Chai
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