Speaker's Profile
Syed Saddiq
Member of Parliament for Muar
Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who was born on 6 December 1992 in Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. Saddiq participated in various debate competitions, winning the United Asian Debating Championship and the Asia’s Best Speaker award at the Asian British Parliamentary (ABP) Debating Championship three times.
Saddiq came to prominence in 2016 when he joined a group of 24 other youths who called themselves Change Led by the Young Generation (Challenger) and published a statement rejecting Najib Razak’s leadership over the scandal of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He became the leader of ARMADA, the youth wing of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), and was elected as the Member of Parliament for Muar in the 2018 general election. He was appointed as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, making him the youngest ever federal minister in 2018 since Malaysia’s independence. He then founded a new political party called the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (MUDA) in September 2020.
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