1. Mukhriz Mahathir is the third son of Mahathir Mohamad, the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
28 Facts About Mukhriz Mahathir
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Mukhriz Mahathir has been the first and founding president of the Homeland Fighters Party since its foundation in August 2020.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was the first and founding deputy president and State Chairman of Kedah of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party from party foundation in September 2016 to his membership termination in May 2020 and was the State Chairman of Kedah of the Pakatan Harapan coalition.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was a member of the United Malays National Organisation, a component party of the BN coalition.
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Mukhriz Mahathir left UMNO with Mahathir and they founded BERSATU in 2016.
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Mukhriz Mahathir is one of the two Menteris Besar of Malaysia who represented two different political parties and coalitions.
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Mukhriz Mahathir attended Sophia University, in Tokyo, where he received a bachelor's degree in business management.
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Mukhriz Mahathir later received another bachelor's degree in marketing after graduating from Boston University.
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Mukhriz Mahathir has held various posts in several business firms, which include Opcom Holdings, Kosmo Tech as well as the Malaysian Franchise Association.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was the executive director of Perdana Peace Global Organisation.
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Mukhriz Mahathir served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Malaysian cancer vaccine company, Bioven.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was seen as a potential candidate for being the deputy chief of UMNO Youth, but he later withdrew his candidacy.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was noted for his continuous efforts in speaking for his father in the events of the rift between Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his father.
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In 2006, his father lost a bid to be elected as one of seven delegates from Kubang Pasu to UMNO's general assembly; Mukhriz Mahathir was elected as one of the seven.
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In 2009, Mukhriz Mahathir contested as a candidate for the new UMNO Youth Chief after the wing's predecessor, Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein released his position.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was rivalled by Khairy Jamaluddin and Khir Toyo.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was initially seen as leading in nominations compared to Khairy but eventually lost in the final vote count.
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Mukhriz Mahathir resigned on 3 February 2016 after losing the majority of support among the assemblymen.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was expelled from UMNO together with Muhyiddin Yassin in June 2016.
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Mukhriz Mahathir was the Deputy President of BERSATU and the Chairman of Pakatan Harapan in Kedah.
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Mukhriz Mahathir took his oath of office before Kedah Sultan Tunku Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah in a ceremony held in Istana Anak Bukit.
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On 31 March 2019, Mukhriz Mahathir has been appointed chairperson of the Muda Agricultural Development Authority.
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Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub said Mukhriz Mahathir's appointment was consented by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong recently.
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On 22 January 2020, Mukhriz Mahathir said starting the new year bringing in investments from China is a good sign for the state.
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Mukhriz Mahathir shake hands with Jin Yeuhua at a signing ceremony at Wisma Darul Aman.
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On 29 January 2020, Mukhriz Mahathir said Kedah recorded a revenue of RM726.89 million in 2019, surpassing the target of RM710 million set by the state government last year.
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Mukhriz Mahathir married Norzieta Zakaria on 14 November 1993, and together, they have four children.
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On 27 August 2020, Mukhriz Mahathir admitted that it was his daughter and son-in-law who were recently arrested by the police for breaching the recovery movement control order rules.