Yang Berhormat Mulia
Tengku Zulpuri Shah
MLA
تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي
Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources
In office
2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
MonarchsMuhammad V
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(2019–2020)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterXavier Jayakumar Arulanandam
Preceded byJames Dawos Mamit (Water)
Hamim Samuri (Natural Resources)
Succeeded byAli Biju (Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources)
Ahmad Masrizal Muhammad (Deputy Minister of Environment and Water)
ConstituencyRaub
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Raub
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byMohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz
(DAP)
Succeeded byChow Yu Hui
(PH−DAP)
Majority3,159 (2018)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Tras
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byChow Yu Hui
(PH−DAP)
Majority11,397 (2022)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Mentakab
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byChuah Boon Seong
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byWoo Chee Wan
(PH−DAP)
Majority1,554 (2013)
Deputy Secretary-General of the
Democratic Action Party
Assumed office
20 March 2022
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
National ChairmanLim Guan Eng
Preceded byTeresa Kok Suh Sim
National Vice Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party
In office
12 November 2017 – 20 March 2022
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
ChairmanTan Kok Wai
Preceded byAriffin Omar
Other roles
2013–2018Opposition Leader of Pahang State Legislative Assembly
Personal details
Born
Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji

(1964-07-15) 15 July 1964
Raub, Pahang, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 2000)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(2000–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
ResidencePahang

Tengku Zulpuri Shah bin Raja Puji (Jawi: تڠكو ذوالڤوري شاه بن راج ڤوجي) (born 15 July 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tras since November 2022. He served as Deputy Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Raub from May 2018 to November 2022, State Leader of the Opposition of Pahang and the MLA for Mentakab from May 2013 to May 2018 and member of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS). He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He has served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since March 2022 and is the State Deputy Chairman of Pahang of DAP. He also served as the National Vice Chairman of DAP from November 2017 to March 2022. In addition, he was the sole Malay MP of DAP from 2018 to 2022. [1]

Political career

Appointment as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP

On 20 March 2022, on the 17th DAP National Congress, Zulpuri Shah was appointed as Deputy Secretary-general of DAP serving together with V. Sivakumar and Liew Chin Tong under Secretary-general, Anthony Loke.[2]

Personal life

He is also a member of the Pahang royal family[3] and son of Tengku Puji Tengku Abdul Hamid, former Deputy Commissioner of Pahang and former committee member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[4][5][6]

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly[7][8][9]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N30 Mentakab Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) 7,882 55.47% Chuah Boon Seong (MCA) 6,328 44.53% 14,430 1,554 84.93%
2022 N07 Tras Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) 17,255 62.32% Lim Teck Hoe (MCA) 5,858 21.16% 28,001 11,397 72.23%
Amirul Kuek (Gerakan) 4,233 15.29%
Mohd Tahir Kassim (PEJUANG) 340 1.23%
Parliament of Malaysia[8][10][11]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P080 Raub Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) 20,659 44.89% Chew Mei Fun (MCA) 17,500 29.66% 46,971 3,159 81.37%
Mohd Nilam Abd Manap (PAS) 7,866 17.09%
2022 P079 Lipis Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) 6,366 17.75% Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 17,672 49.29% 36,343 6,118 76.09%
Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BERSATU) 11,554 32.22%
Aishaton Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) 263 0.76%

References

  1. ↑ "DAP finalises CEC lineup – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Loke elected new DAP secretary-general". FMT. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ↑ MEI, WONG PEK. "PRU13: DAP Umum Calon Negeri Pahang – Berita Semasa | mStar". www.mstar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Meet Malaysia's New Cabinet". 2 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pahang assembly: Mentakab rep Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji chosen Opposition leader – Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Follow example of Pahang MB, Kit Siang tells politicians". Free Malaysia Today. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. 1 2 "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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