Mustapa Mohamed

Not to be confused with Mustaffa Mohammad.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mustapa. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mustapa bin Mohamed (Jawi: مصطفى بن محمد; born 25 September 1950), commonly known as Tok Pa among local Kelantanese,^[1] is a Malaysian former politician who served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Economic Affairs for third term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, second term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021 and first term in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from March 2004 to February 2006 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jeli from March 2004 to November 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He left UMNO for BERSATU in 2018, left BERSATU and retired from politics in 2023.^[2][3]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed SJMK SPMP SSAP SIMP DGSM DPMS
مصطفى محمد‎
Mustapa in 2022
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy)
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy	Eddin Syazlee Shith
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Rafizi Ramli (Minister of Economy)
Constituency	Jeli
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy	Arthur Joseph Kurup
Preceded by	Azmin Ali (Minister of Economic Affairs)
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Jeli
In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Monarch	Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded by	Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor
Succeeded by	Mohd Effendi Norwawi
Constituency	Jeli
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office 10 April 2009 – 9 May 2018 Serving with Ong Ka Chuan (2015–2018)
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Mukhriz Mahathir (2009–2013) Jacob Dungau Sagan (2009–2013) Hamim Samuri (2013–2015) Lee Chee Leong (2014–2016) Ahmad Maslan (2015–2018) Chua Tee Yong (2016–2018)
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Ignatius Dorell Leiking
Constituency	Jeli
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Rohani Abdul Karim
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Noh Omar
Constituency	Jeli
Minister of Higher Education
In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Ong Tee Keat
Preceded by	Shafie Salleh
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Constituency	Jeli
Minister of Finance II
In office 2 September 1998 – 14 December 1999 Serving with Mahathir Mohamad (1998–1999) and Daim Zainuddin (1999)
Monarchs	Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Wong See Wah Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jamaluddin Jarjis
Constituency	Jeli
Minister of Entrepreneur Development
In office 8 May 1995 – 14 December 1999
Monarchs	Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Idris Jusoh
Preceded by	Mohamed Yusof Mohamed Noor (as Minister of Public Enterprises)
Succeeded by	Nazri Abdul Aziz
Constituency	Jeli
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office 1 December 1993 – 7 May 1995 Serving with Loke Yuen Yow
Monarchs	Azlan Shah Ja'afar
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Abdul Ghani Othman
Succeeded by	Affifudin Omar
Constituency	Senator
Chair of the Budget Select Committee
In office 4 December 2018 – 10 March 2020
Speaker	Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof
Preceded by	Position established
Constituency	Jeli
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jeli
In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)
Succeeded by	Zahari Kechik (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	7,353 (2004) 4,436 (2008) 5,336 (2013) 6,647 (2018)
In office 21 April 1995 – 29 November 1999
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)
Majority	572 (1995)
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Lanas
In office 5 May 2013 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)
Succeeded by	Kamarudin Md Nor (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	47 (2013) 359 (2018)
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)
Majority	799 (2004)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–1999	Barisan Nasional
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mustapa bin Mohamed (1950-09-25) 25 September 1950 (age 74) Bachok, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	UMNO (1978–2018) BERSATU (2018–2023)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1978–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2023)
Spouse	Khamarzan Ahmad Meah
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Melbourne Boston University
Occupation	Politician
Mustapa Mohamed on Facebook Mustapa Mohamed on Parliament of Malaysia

Mustapa Mohamed
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–1999	Barisan Nasional
2004–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018	Independent
2018–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
1991–1995	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
2004–2008	Barisan Nasional
2013–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018	Independent
2018–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2023	Perikatan Nasional

Early life and education

Mustapa went to Sultan Ismail College, Kota Bharu and graduated from the University of Melbourne, Australia, with a First Class Honours degree in Economics and from Boston University with a Masters in Economic Development.^[4]

Early career

He is an economist.^[5]

Political career

Mustapa during the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, May 31, 2012

Mustapa was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election for Jeli constituency, but was defeated for re-election in 1999.^[6] He won back the seat in the 2004 election. In 2004 he was also elected to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for the Air Lanas seat.^[7] He had been slated to become Chief Minister of Kelantan but BN failed to win a majority in the state Assembly.^[8] He was re-elected in 2008 election. In 2004 election, he retained his parliamentary seat and again won the state seat of Air Lanas concurrently but with a slim 47 votes.

Mustapa was the former Minister for International Trade and Industry in the BN federal government. Previously, he has also held a number of other government portfolios, including Deputy Finance Minister,^[9] Minister for Entrepreneur Development,^[10] Minister in the Prime Minister's Department,^[11] Minister for Higher Education,^[12] and Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry.^[13] He was appointed to the Trade portfolio when Najib Razak became Prime Minister in April 2009.^[5]

In the aftermath of BN's loss in the 2018 election and UMNO's own party election, Mustapa announced on 18 September 2018 that he has quit UMNO, citing disagreements with the party's current direction.^[3] On 27 October 2018, Mustapa joined BERSATU.^[14]

On 4 December 2018, Mustapa was elected chair of the Budget Select Committee.^[15]

Personal life

Mustapa is married to Khamarzan Ahmad Meah and the couple has four children.

In January 2021, Mustapa was tested positive for COVID-19.^[16] He recovered and was discharged from hospital, after being admitted for treatment for nearly two weeks including three days in the intensive care unit (ICU).^[17][18]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	P030 Jeli		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	13,301	51.10%		Zianon Abdin Ali (S46)	12,729	48.90%	26,962	572	81.20%
1999			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	14,830	48.43%		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	15,523	50.69%	31,152	693	81.93%
2004			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	16,960	63.84%		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	9,607	36.16%	26,961	7,353	82.38%
2008			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	17,168	57.07%		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	12,732	42.33%	30,555	4,436	84.18%
2013			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	21,223	56.95%		Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)	15,954	42.81%	37,688	5,269	87.19%
2018			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	21,665	45.64%		Mohamad Hamid (PAS)	15,018	31.64%	39,161	6,647	82.50%
							Azran Deraman (BERSATU)	2,078	4.38%

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N32 Air Lanas		Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	5,118	53.75%		Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)	4,319	45.36%	9,522	799	83.92%
2013			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	6,605	49.42%		Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)	6,558	49.07%	13,365	47	89.10%
2018			Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)	7,243	40.89%		Abdullah Ya'kub (PAS)	6,884	38.87%	14,908	359	84.19%
							Aminuddin Yaacob (BERSATU)	608	3.43%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Kelantan :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2000)^[24]
• Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2015)^[24][25]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)^[24]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (1998)^[24]
• Perlis :
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2014)^[26]
• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (1994)^[27]

Foreign honours

• Japan :
  • Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2024)^[28]

See also

• Budget Select Committee (Malaysia)
• Jeli (federal constituency)
• Air Lanas (state constituency)