Idris Jusoh

Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Idris Bin Jusoh
Higher Learning Minister II
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2013
Preceded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Education Minister II
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2013
Terengganu Chief Minister
In office 25 March 2004 – 25 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdul Hadi Awang
Succeeded by	Ahmad Said
Chairman MARA
In office 17 July 2008 – 9 March 2013
Member of Parliament for P33 Besut, Terengganu
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Majority	8342
Personal details
Born	(1955-11-15) November 15, 1955 Kampung Tok Has, Jertih, Terengganu
Political party	Barisan Nasional UMNO
Spouse(s)	To' Puan Seri Che Kamariah Binti Zakaria
Religion	Islam
Website

Dato' Seri Idris bin Jusoh (born 15 November 1955) is a Malaysian politician and the current Education and Higher Learning Minister II from May 16, 2013. He was the former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) for the state of Terengganu and also the Chairman of MARA. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) which is part of the nation ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.

Education background

• Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (STAR), Ipoh.
• Blackburn High School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (First Class Degree with honors)1980
• Aston University, Birmingham, England (1984).
• Master Degree MBA University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut, USA) (1988).
• Arabic Studies (University of Jordan) (1993-1994).
• Harvard University, USA (2001).
• INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France (2008)...

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Awards

• Best student at elite school,STAR(Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman)1973
• Golden Award Best Student at USM (1980)
• President of USM Student Association
• President of International Student Association at University of New Haven (1988)
• Pingat Jasa Kebaktian (P.J.K) (1994)
• Darjah Paduka Mahkota Terengganu, Dato' Paduka (D.P.M.T) - Entitled Dato’ (1998)
• Darjah Seri Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Dato' Sri Setia (S.S.M.Z) - Entitled Dato’ Seri (2004)

Services

• General Manager Jusoh Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. (1988 - 1995)
• Ahli Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) - (1991-1993)
• Besut Parliament Member ( 1995 -1999)(2013-now)
• Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur (1995 -1999)
• Menteri Besar Terengganu (2004 - 2008)
• Chairman, Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) - ( 2008 - 2013)
• State Legislative Assembly, Jertih (2004 - 2013)
• Ahli Majlis Tertinggi UMNO (2000- now)
• Education Minister II of Malaysia (2013 - now)

Idris Jusoh Life

Idris Jusoh or popularly known as "Yeh" (Yeh is just a shortform for Idris, most Kelantanese call people with the name Idris as Yeh and Jertih, at least according to some folklores, used to belong to Kelantan) attended elite school (STAR) from 1968 to 1973.

Yeh was in Green House. He was a school prefect too.Yeh is very qualified to be an Education Minister II - let it be known, he was one of the best students in STAR during his time. Those days, best students were sent to Australia for matriculation even before the MCE(SPM) results were known. And he was one of them.^[1]

He came back to Malaysia before completing his studies in Australia because his father passed away. Anyway, later on he attended USM and was at one time USM "overall best student". Not many of STAR students managed to secure an award like that.

Yeh became famous when he (almost single-handedly) won Terengganu for Barisan Nasional from PAS in 2004 and he became the state MB. PAS,the incumbent party, won only 4 seats while Idris-led BN conquered 28. That was the "Gelombang Biru" time.

He was MARA chairman until his recent appointment as Minister of Education II. Yeh is married to a Kelantanese lady whom he met in USM.

In Terengganu

Following the 2008 Malaysian general election, Barisan Nasional managed to win a majority in the Terengganu state election garnering 24 out of 32 state seats on offer, with PAS winning the remaining 8 seats.

In the formation of the new Terengganu state government, the federal government under the then Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi recommended Idris Jusoh as Menteri Besar, who received full support of twenty-three of the 24 Barisan Nasional state assemblymen elected.^[2]

A crisis soon ensued after the Sultan of Terengganu, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, who is also the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia, refused to re-appoint and swear in Idris as Menteri Besar. On 22 March 2008, the office of the Sultan of Terengganu announced the appointment of Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said instead of Idris Jusoh.^[3]

The Prime Minister responded by saying that the appointment of Ahmad Said was unconstitutional as it went against the wishes of the assemblymen and the Prime Minister's office who have supported Idris Jusoh candidacy for Menteri Besar.^[4][5] The 22 other BN assemblymen had also pledged their support toward the appointment of Idris Jusoh according to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.^[6] Ahmad Said was given warning that he would be stripped of his UMNO membership "for disobeying the party's leadership". However he was not stripped of his UMNO membership^[7]

On 26 March 2008, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin met at Istana Negara to resolve the impasse. The Prime Minister accepted the King's appointment of Ahmad Said as Menteri Besar of Terengganu. He also apologised to the King for the public spat over the appointment of the mentri besar, explaining that there was no intention to disparage or humiliate the royal household. This apparent backdown was due to threat that the royal household would be prepared to dissolve the state assembly if there had been a motion of no-confidence against Ahmad Said by the 22 Umno state assemblymen.^[8]

The crisis was one of the only royal interventions in Malaysia in recent times.

On SEPTEMBER 10, 2013, referring to the National Education Blueprint, he made a highlight in the news by saying this in a forum in Sabah, “If some people feel the system is not good and want to send their children overseas to study, the government cannot stop them. But the Ministry will work towards improving the country’s education system,"

Contact/Follow Him

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• Blogspot: auraidris

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