1. Fadillah bin Yusof is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022, Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation since 2023 and the Member of Parliament for Petra Jaya since March 2004.
Fadillah Yusof is the first DPM from Sarawak, one of the Borneo states in Malaysia and the second DPM not from the United Malays National Organisation after Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from the People's Justice Party.
Fadillah Yusof is the Parliamentary Whip of GPS and has served as Senior Vice President of PBB since 2017.
Fadillah Yusof was the Youth Chief of PBB from 2007 to 2017.
Fadillah's father, Yusof Merais, was a community activist during the era of the anti-cession of Sarawak to the British colonials in 1946.
Fadillah Yusof was imprisoned twice, including when he was implicated in the assassination of British Governor Duncan Stewart in Sibu in 1949.
Fadillah Yusof was a friend of Rosli Dhobi, who assassinated Stewart.
Fadillah Yusof had participated in the Malay Youth Movement, which opposed the handover of Sarawak to the British, and he was involved in the Black Crow group that opposed the colonial presence and demanded Sarawakian independence.
Fadillah Yusof attended St Mary's Primary School in Sibu and Panglima Bukit Gantang Secondary School in Parit Buntar for his secondary education.
Fadillah Yusof first ran for parliament in the 11th Malaysian general election, having previously been an official in Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu and a lawyer.
Fadillah Yusof won the election for the seat of Petra Jaya.
Fadillah Yusof's appointment is of historic significance as he is the first individual from Sarawak to hold the country's second-highest political office since the formation of Malaysia.