21 Facts About Hamzah Zainuddin

Dato' Seri Hamzah bin Zainudin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Minister of Home Affairs for the second term in the Barisan Nasional administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob since August 2021.

Hamzah Zainuddin served his first term in the Perikatan Nasional administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021.

Hamzah Zainuddin served as Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to May 2018.

Hamzah Zainuddin is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation, a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

Hamzah Zainuddin has served as Secretary-General of both BERSATU and PN since March 2020.

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Hamzah Zainuddin was born on 12 March 1957 in Perak, Federation of Malaya.

Hamzah Zainuddin was a student at Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman who was known for bullying his schoolmates.

Hamzah Zainuddin received his Diploma in Quantity Surveying from University of Technology Malaysia in 1975.

Hamzah Zainuddin began his career as a general manager with Maju Bangun Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary company of the Perak State Development Corporation from 1980 till 1987.

Hamzah Zainuddin has served as a member of the board of Ipoh City Council and Stadium Merdeka Corporation from 1987 to 1993 and 1991 to 1997 respectively.

Hamzah Zainuddin held various chairman and deputy chairman duties, including chairman of FELCRA Berhad, the Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority that oversees land management and development of agro land owned by the individuals and states.

Hamzah Zainuddin was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2008 election and was appointed a Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government.

Hamzah Zainuddin served as the Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government in the Barisan Nasional administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from March 2008 to the defeat of BN in the 2018 general election in May 2018.

Hamzah Zainuddin has served as the Member of Parliament for Larut since March 2008.

Hamzah Zainuddin was a member of the then-ruling United Malays National Organisation, a component party of the BN coalition.

Hamzah Zainuddin subsequently resigned from UMNO to join BERSATU in December 2018.

Hamzah Zainuddin was elected as the Home Minister by the newly appointed Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in Muhyiddin cabinet.

Hamzah Zainuddin then retained as the Home Minister in Ismail Sabri cabinet.

Hamzah Zainuddin allegedly made the remark when campaigning during the Permatang Pauh by-election in August 2008, which subsequently saw Anwar's return to parliament after a 10-year absence.

Hamzah Zainuddin acknowledged that the voice of the recording was his and stand being corrected as it is not unlawful despite IGP's comment on how politician's interference will make operations hard for the PDRM.

Hamzah Zainuddin was married to Noraini Abdul Rashid in 1981 before divorcing her in 1996 to marry his second wife, Norashikin Abdul Ghani.