Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji
Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji (Jawi: تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي) (born 15 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician who was Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources is the Member of Parliament for Raub since May 2018.
Tengku Zulpuri Shah | |
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تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي | |
Deputy Secretary-General of the Democratic Action Party | |
Assumed office 20 March 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
National Chairman | Lim Guan Eng |
Preceded by | Teresa Kok Suh Sim |
National Vice Chairman of the Democratic Action Party | |
In office 12 November 2017 – 20 March 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Lim Guan Eng |
Chairman | Tan Kok Wai |
Preceded by | Ariffin Omar |
Ministerial roles | |
2018–2020 | Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly | |
2013–2018 | Democratic Action Party |
Other roles | |
2013–2018 | Opposition Leader of Pahang State Legislative Assembly |
Personal details | |
Born | Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji 15 July 1964 Raub, Pahang, Malaysia |
Political party | Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) (DAP) (2000–present) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (2000–2004) |
Residence(s) | Pahang |
Political career
Zulpuri Shah was Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He was Leader of the Opposition of Pahang and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mentakab from May 2013 to May 2018. He was also a member of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS). He is a member, National vice-chairman, deputy chair of Pahang and sole Malay MP of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH opposition coalition.[1]
Appointment as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP
On 20 March 2022, on the 17th DAP National Congress, Zulpuri Shah was appointed as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP serving together with V. Sivakumar and Liew Chin Tong under Secretary-general, Anthony Loke.[2]
Personal life
He is also a member of the Pahang royal family[3] and son of Tengku Puji Tengku Abdul Hamid, former Deputy Commissioner of Pahang and former committee member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[4][5][6]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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2013 | N30 Mentakab, P088 Temerloh | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 7,882 | 55.47% | Chuah Boon Seong (MCA) | 6,328 | 44.53% | 14,430 | 1,554 | 84.93% |
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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2018 | P80 Raub, Pahang | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 20,659 | 44.89% | Chew Mei Fun (MCA) | 17,500 | 29.66% | 46,971 | 3,159 | 81.37% | ||
Mohd Nilam Abd Manap (PAS) | 7,866 | 17.09% |
References
- "DAP finalises CEC lineup – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- MEI, WONG PEK. "PRU13: DAP Umum Calon Negeri Pahang – Berita Semasa | mStar". www.mstar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Meet Malaysia's New Cabinet". 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
- "Pahang assembly: Mentakab rep Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji chosen Opposition leader – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Follow example of Pahang MB, Kit Siang tells politicians". Free Malaysia Today. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.