Marzuki Yahya


Marzuki bin Haji Yahya is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian United Indigenous Party who served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2018 to February 2020 and Senator of Malaysia.

Education

Marzuki had been accused of making a false claim that he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Cambridge via distance learning. However, it was later revealed that the University of Cambridge does not offer any distance learning degree. He later clarified that he in fact obtained his degree from Cambridge International University, which is not affiliated or related to the University of Cambridge. Cambridge International University was reportedly a non-accredited institution and a diploma mill.

Political career

Marzuki's involvement in the political arena began in 1998 when he was appointed as the Treasurer for United Malays National Organisation Youth Bagan Division. After holding several other posts in UMNO, he eventually left the party and became one of the founding members of then-opposition PPBM, led by former UMNO President and current Prime Minister of Malaysia Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, in 2016.
He contested the Tasek Gelugor parliamentary seat in the 14th Malaysian general election but lost with the narrowest of margins overall, at just 81 votes. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed as a Senator in the upper house of the Parliament of Malaysia and sworn-in as a deputy minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on 17 July 2018. On 18 November 2018, Chief Justice of Malaysia Richard Malanjum ordered the petition filed by Marzuki challenging the results of the election to go to trial. The petition somehow was struck out by the Election Court on 15 February 2019.

Election results

Honours