Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Salahuddin Ayub MP MLA |
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Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry | |
Assumed office 21 May 2018 |
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Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Preceded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pulai, Johor |
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Assumed office 10 May 2018 |
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Preceded by | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
Majority | 28,924 (2018) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Kerian, Kelantan |
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In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 |
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Preceded by | Husam Musa |
Succeeded by | Ahmad Baihaki Atiqullah |
Majority | 10,642 (2008) 5,627 (2004) |
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Simpang Jeram (formerly Sungai Abong) |
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Assumed office 10 May 2018 |
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Preceded by | Sheikh Ibrahim Salleh |
Majority | 7,687 (2018) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Salahuddin bin Ayub 1 December 1961 Pontian, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party |
PAS (1999-2015) AMANAH - Pakatan Harapan (2015- present) |
Spouse(s) | Fatimah Taha |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater |
Universiti Putra Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman University College |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | salahuddinayub |
Haji Salahuddin Ayub (born 1 December 1961) is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry since 21 May 2018. Salahuddin is also the Member of Parliament for the Pulai constituency in Johor and the Johor State Legislative Assemblyman for the seat of Simpang Jeram concurrently. He is the Deputy President of Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Salahuddin was a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kubang Kerian constituency in Kelantan representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition for two terms from 2004 to 2013. He was a former vice-president of PAS and also former head of PAS's youth wing. But he together with a few other progressive leaders referred as G18 was ousted at the party's 2015 Muktamar which has launched Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) that founded the new AMANAH party later.
Salahuddin was born on 1 December 1961 in Kampung Serkat, Tanjung Piai, Pontian, Johor, and went to schools in Pontian. He studied a Diploma in Business Administration at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (KTAR) (1982–1983) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Human Resource Management) from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).