Mah Siew Keong

Mah Siew Keong
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
(PRDAP)
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 63)
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.


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