Razali Ibrahim

Career

Razali was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election. In April 2009, he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports in the government of Najib Tun Razak. In the 2013 election he was returned to Parliament.

His margin of victory was reduced significantly by a drop in ethnic Chinese support for Barisan Nasional: the Muar electorate was approximately 35% Chinese.

He remained a deputy minister after the election, although was shifted to the Prime Minister"s Department.

Achievements

• Later in 2013 he vacated his post as the deputy chief of UMNO"s youth wing due to his age, and won election to the 25-member Supreme Council of the full party.

Membership

A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in Malaysia"s governing Barisan Nasional coalition, he is a Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister"s Department.