Dato Sri

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 Mustapa bin Mohamed is a Malaysian politician. He is the Minister for International Trade and Industry in the Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

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 coalition government and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia

Parliament of Malaysia

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 for the seat of Jeli

Jeli

Jeli is a town and territory in Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2000, the district's population is estimated to be 42,882. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered by the state of Perak to the west, Thailand to the north, Tanah Merah district to the north east and Kuala Krai...

 in Kelantan

Kelantan

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, representing the United Malay National Organisation.

Mustapa has held a number of government positions, including Deputy Finance Minister, Minister for Entrepreneur Development, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Minister for Higher Education, and Minister for Agriculture and Agro-based Industry. He was appointed to the Trade portfolio when Najib Tun Razak

Najib Tun Razak

Dato' Sri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is the sixth, and since 2009, Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously held the post of Deputy Prime Minister from 7 January 2004 until he succeeded Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Prime Minister on 3 April 2009. Najib is President of the United...

 became Prime Minister

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 in April 2009.

Mustapa was elected to Parliament in the 1995 election

Malaysian general election, 1995

General elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1995. The result was a victory for the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional, which won 162 of the 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.-Results:...

, but was defeated for re-election in 1999

Malaysian general election, 1999

The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections. As expected, the Barisan Nasional coalition maintained its majority in parliament, and thus, its grip on the post of Prime Minister....

. He won back the seat in the 2004 election

Malaysian general election, 2004

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. In 2004 he was also elected to the Kelantan State Assembly. He had been slated to become Chief Minister

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 of Kelantan but UMNO failed to win a majority in the Assembly.

Mustapa is an economist. He graduated from the University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

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, Australia

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 with a First Class Honours degree in Economics

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 and from the Boston University

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 with a Masters in Economic Development.

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

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: Jeli

Jeli

Jeli is a town and territory in Kelantan, Malaysia. As of 2000, the district's population is estimated to be 42,882. Jeli is administered by the Jeli District Council. Jeli is bordered by the state of Perak to the west, Thailand to the north, Tanah Merah district to the north east and Kuala Krai...

, Kelantan

Kelantan

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!|Year
!
!|Barisan Nasional
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Opposition
!|Votes
!|Pct
|-
|1995

Malaysian general election, 1995

General elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1995. The result was a victory for the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional, which won 162 of the 192 seats. Voter turnout was 68.3%.-Results:...

|
| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |13,301
| |49%
|
| |Zianon Abdin Ali (S46

Semangat 46

Parti Melayu Semangat 46 or Spirit of 46 Malay Party is a now defunct Malaysian political party. The party was formed in 1988 under the leadership of Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who felt capable of mounting a realistic challenge to the dominance of then UMNO under Mahathir's leadership and its...

)
| align="right" |12,729
| |47%
|-
|1999

Malaysian general election, 1999

The 1999 Malaysian General Election was held on 29 November 1999 as stipulated by the laws of Malaysia for general elections. As expected, the Barisan Nasional coalition maintained its majority in parliament, and thus, its grip on the post of Prime Minister....

|
| |Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)
| align="right" |14,830
| |48%
|
| | (PAS)
| align="right" |15,523
| |50%
|-
|2004

Malaysian general election, 2004

General elections were held in Malaysia on March 21, 2004. The incumbent National Front government of Prime Minister Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was re-elected with an increased majority.-Election results:...

|
| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |16,960
| |63%
|
| |Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)
| align="right" |9,607
| |36%
|-
|2008

Malaysian general election, 2008

The 12th Malaysian general election was held on March 8, 2008, in accordance with Malaysian laws for national elections, which states that a general election must be held no later than five years subsequent to the previous elections; the previous general election was held in 2004...

|
| | (UMNO)
| align="right" |17,168
| |56%
|
| |Mohd Apandi Mohamad (PAS)
| align="right" |12,732
| |42%