Mah Hang Soon

馬漢順Deputy Minister of Education IIn office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterIsmail Sabri YaakobMinisterRadzi JidinPreceded byHimselfSucceeded byLim Hui Ying
(Deputy Minister of Education)ConstituencySenatorIn office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterMuhyiddin YassinMinisterRadzi JidinPreceded byTeo Nie Ching
(Deputy Minister of Education)Succeeded byHimselfConstituencySenatorSenatorIn office
10 March 2020 – 5 November 2022MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020—2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021—2022)Preceded byOng Chong Swen
(BN–MCA)Member of the
Perak State Executive Council
(Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Public Transport dan Non-Muslim Affairs : 10 February 2009—17 May 2013)
(Health, Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs, National Integration and New Villages : 12 May 2014—12 May 2018)In office
12 May 2014 – 12 May 2018MonarchsAzlan Shah
Nazrin ShahMenteri BesarZambry Abdul KadirPreceded byNolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi
(Health)
Zambry Abdul Kadir
(Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs)
Rusnah Kassim
(National Integration)Succeeded bySivanesan Achalingam
(Health and National Integration)
Paul Yong Choo Kiong
(Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs and New Villages)ConstituencyChenderiangIn office
10 February 2009 – 17 May 2013MonarchAzlan ShahMenteri BesarZambry Abdul KadirPreceded bySivanesan Achalingam
(Health and Environment)
Nga Kor Ming
(Local Government and Public Transport)
Chen Fook Chye
(Consumer Affairs)
Ngeh Koo Ham
(Non-Muslim Affairs)Succeeded byNolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi
(Health)
Saarani Mohamad
(Local Government)
Samsudin Abu Hassan
(Consumer Affairs)
Muhammad Amin Zakaria
(Environment)
Zambry Abdul Kadir
(Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs)ConstituencyChenderiangMember of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for ChenderiangIn office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018Preceded byChan Kon You
(BN–MCA)Succeeded byAhmad Faizal Azumu
(PH–BERSATU)Majority3,392 (2008)
4,467 (2013)Deputy President of the
Malaysian Chinese AssociationAssumed office
4 November 2018PresidentWee Ka SiongPreceded byWee Ka SiongFaction represented in Dewan Negara2020–2022Barisan NasionalFaction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly2008–2018Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn (1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 (age 58)
Changkat Keruing, Perak, MalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian Chinese Association (MCA)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)Alma materUniversiti MalayaProfessionCardiologistMah Hang Soon on Facebook

Dato' Dr. Mah Hang Soon (simplified Chinese: 马汉顺; traditional Chinese: 馬漢順, Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā Háng-sông; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Hàn-sūn; born 19 July 1965) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Education I for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Radzi Jidin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Radzi from March 2020 to the collapse of PN administration in August 2021, Senator from March 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 as well as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chenderiang from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Deputy President of MCA since November 2018.^[1]

Background

Mah is a cardiologist and graduate of the University of Malaya. He has been involved in full-time politics since 2008.

Originally from Kampung Baru Changkat Kruing, Ayer Tawar, Perak Darul Ridzuan. He is the eldest of six siblings. His father's name was Mah Chow Nam (1944–2014), whilst his mother was Lee Kee Hiong (1942–), were smallholders of rubber and oil palm. He married Lim Soo Lee and had a son named Mah Song Wei (1996–).

Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

He is the current deputy president of MCA. He was previously the National MCA Youth Vice President and the Perak MCA Youth Chief in 2008–2010. From 2013 until now, he is the Chairman of the MCA Perak and the Central Council (CC).

Political career

In the 11th Malaysian general election, Dr. Mah made his debut and contested the Jelapang state seat in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. He failed to win the seat by 7,981 votes compared to Hee Yit Foong, a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate who gained 8,233 votes.

In the 12th Malaysian general election, he won the state assembly state seat for Chenderiang with a majority of 3,392 votes and retained it in the 13th Malaysian general election with a majority of 4,767 votes.

During his two terms as Perak State Assemblyman, Dr. Mah has served in the Perak State Executive Council as the Chairman of the Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Transportation and Non-Muslim Affairs (2009–2013); and Chairman of the Committee on Health, Public Transportation, Non-Islamic Affairs, National Integration and New Villages (2014–2018).

Dr. Mah was picked as the BN candidate to contest the Tanjong Malim parliamentary seat instead in the 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) even though his candidacy received protest from incumbent Ong Ka Chuan's party supporters who had protested in front of the Bangunan Perdana, Putrajaya prior to the nomination day. He however lost to the People's Justice Party (PKR) candidate Chang Lih Kang. The total number of votes he received was 19,314 while the PKR candidate received 24,672 votes with a majority of 5,358 votes. Overall, BN lost the parliamentary majority and failed to form the Federal Government in the GE14.

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N31 Jelapang		Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	7,978	48.16%		Hee Yit Foong (DAP)	8,231	49.68%	16,921	253	70.39%
							Foo Tiew Kok (KeADILan)	358	2.16%
2008	N46 Chenderiang		Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	7,451	64.74%		Arjunan A/L Muthu (PKR)	4,059	35.26%	12,115	3,392	66.96%
2013			Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	10,866	64.05%		Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah (PKR)	6,099	35.95%	17,542	4,767	80.70%

Parliament of Malaysia^[2][3][7][8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P077 Tanjong Malim, Perak		Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	19,314	35.57%		Chang Lih Kang (PKR)	24,672	45.44%	55,613	5,358	81.22%
							Mohd Tarmizi (PAS)	10,311	18.99%
2022			Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	20,963	30.09%		Chang Lih Kang (PKR)	25,140	36.08%	69,671	3,541	74.22%
							Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU)	21,599	31.00%
							Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (Independent)	1,032	1.48%
							Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (IMAN)	609	0.87%
							Ishak Zuhari (Independent)	328	0.47%

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato’ (2009)^[9]

External links

• Mah Hang Soon on Facebook

References