Rais Yatim
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim |
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| Minister for Information, Communication and Culture | |
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In office 10 April 2009 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Monarch |
Abdul Halim Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy |
Joseph Salang Gandum Heng Seai Kie |
| Preceded by |
Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Minister for Information) Shafie Apdal (Minister for Culture, Arts and Heritage) |
| Succeeded by |
Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Communication and Multimedia) Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Tourism and Culture) |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
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| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Abdul Rahim Bakri |
| Preceded by | Syed Hamid Albar |
| Succeeded by | Anifah Aman |
| Minister for Culture, Arts and Heritage | |
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In office March 2004 – March 2008 |
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| Monarch |
Mizan Zainal Abidin Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by |
Shafie Apdal (Minister for National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage) |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 1986–1987 |
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| Monarch | Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamed |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Rithauddeen Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Abu Hassan Omar |
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Member of Parliament for Jelebu |
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In office 1999–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Yunus Rahmat |
| Succeeded by | Zainuddin Ismail |
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In office 1982–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Samad Idris |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Sareh |
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In office 1974–1978 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Samad Idris |
| President of International Islamic University Malaysia | |
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Assumed office 2 June 2013 |
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| Chancellor | Sultan Ahmad Shah |
| Preceded by | Mohd. Sidek Hassan |
| Personal details | |
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Rais bin Yatim 15 April 1942 Kampung Gagu, Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party |
United Malays National Organisation Barisan Nasional (until 1988; 1996–present) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (1989-1996) |
| Spouse(s) | Masnah Rais |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Ampang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur |
| Alma mater |
University of Singapore (1973) King's College London (1994) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais bin Yatim (born 15 April 1942) is a Malaysian politician. He was a minister in multiple federal governments from 1974 to 2013 and the Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan from 1978–1982. He held the Jelebu seat in the Parliament of Malaysia until 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, except for a period in the 1990s when he was a member of the opposition Semangat 46.
After leaving politics he became the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).
Rais was born to a Minangkabau family. A lawyer by profession, he graduated from Language Institute (also known as Language Teaching College), Kuala Lumpur in 1964. In 1968, he taught Bahasa Malaysia to the American Peace Corps in the United States. He obtained his honours degree from National University of Singapore. In 1994, he obtained a PhD from King's College London. His doctoral dissertation was eventually published in 1995 as Freedom Under Executive Power in Malaysia: A Study of Executive Supremacy.
Rais has held various positions in the national cabinet and other state government positions. He had been appointed a Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan (1978–1982), Minister of Land and Regional Development (1982–1984), Minister of Information (1984–1986) and Foreign Minister (1986–1987).
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