Muhyiddin Yassin

**Muhyiddin bin Haji Muhammad Yassin** (; born 15 May 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was appointed on 29 February 2020 and sworn in on 1 March 2020 after Mahathir Mohamad's resignation on 24 February 2020. He resigned after losing a coalition support on 16 August 2021.

Muhyiddin is Member of Parliament for Pagoh, Member of Johor State Legislative Assembly for Gambir, former Deputy President of Pakatan Harapan and acting Chairman of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia.

He was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 till 2015, Deputy Chairman of Barisan Nasional and Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the main component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from 2009 till 2016. Muhyiddin was fired by Najib for criticizing the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.

Muhyiddin was charged with corruption and abuse of power in March 2023. He denied the charges and said they were political attacks.

## Other websites

- Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Official Website
- Johor Menteri Besar Office|Menteri Besar Biography|Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
- My KMU Johor|Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin
- Johorean Student Society|Persatuan Mahasiswa Anak Johor (PERMAJ)|National University of Malaysia|Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)|Biografi Mantan Menteri Besar Johor

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **constituency mp10**: Pagoh (federal constituency), Pagoh
- **parliament10**: Malaysian
- **term start10**: 24 April 1995
- **predecessor10**: Ahmad Omar (United Malays National Organisation, UMNO—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **term start11**: 31 July 1978
- **term end11**: 19 July 1986
- **predecessor11**: Syed Nasir Ismail (United Malays National Organisation, UMNO—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **successor11**: Ahmad Omar (United Malays National Organisation, UMNO—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **majority11**: 16,383 (1982 Malaysian general election, 1982)
15,610 (1978 Malaysian general election, 1978)
- **constituency am12**: Gambir (state constituency), Gambir
- **assembly12**: Johor State Legislative
- **term start12**: 9 May 2018
- **predecessor12**: Asojan Muniandy (Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **majority12**: 3,088 (2018 Malaysian general election, 2018)
- **constituency am13**: Bukit Serampang (state constituency), Bukit Serampang
- **assembly13**: Johor State Legislative
- **term start13**: 22 April 1986
- **term end13**: 3 August 1995
- **predecessor13**: Zakaria Salleh (United Malays National Organisation, UMNO—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **successor13**: Ahmad Omar (United Malays National Organisation, UMNO—Barisan Nasional, BN)
- **majority13**: 7,020 (1990 Malaysian general election, 1990)
Unopposed (1986 Malaysian general election, 1986)


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office14**: 1st President of the
 Malaysian United Indigenous Party
- **1blankname14**: Vice-Presidents
- **term start14**: 7 September 2016
- **predecessor14**: _Position established_
- **office15**: Chairman of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party

- **president15**: _Himself_
- **term start15**: 24 February 2020
- **term end15**: 23 August 2020
- **predecessor15**: Mahathir Mohamad
- **successor15**: _Position abolished_
- **office16**: Deputy President of the United Malays National Organisation
- **president16**: Najib Razak
- **term start16**: 26 March 2009
- **term end16**: 26 February 2016
- **predecessor16**: Najib Razak
- **successor16**: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: Malay titles#Honorary styles, Yang Berhormat Malay titles#Federal titles, Tan Sri Malay titles#State tiles, Dato' Hajj, Haji
- **name**: Muhyiddin Yassin
- **image**: Muhyiddin Yassin (51087589446) (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Muhyiddin in 2021
- **office**: 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- **monarch**: Abdullah of Pahang, Abdullah
- **deputy**: Ismail Sabri Yaakob
- **predecessor**: Mahathir Mohamad
- **successor**: Ismail Sabri Yaakob
- **term start**: 1 March 2020
- **term end**: 21 August 2021

- **primeminister2**: Najib Razak
- **office2**: 10th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- **term start2**: 10 April 2009
- **term end2**: 29 July 2015
- **predecessor2**: Najib Razak
- **successor2**: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- **office3**: Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Home Affairs
- **primeminister3**: Mahathir Mohamad
- **term start3**: 21 May 2018
- **term end3**: 24 February 2020
- **deputy3**: Azis Jamman
- **predecessor3**: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
- **successor3**: Hamzah Zainudin
- **office4**: Ministry of Education (Malaysia), Minister of Education
- **term start4**: 10 April 2009
- **term end4**: 29 July 2015
- **primeminister4**: Najib Razak
- **alongside4**: Idris Jusoh (2013–15)
- **predecessor4**: Hishammuddin Hussein
- **successor4**: Mahdzir Khalid
- **monarch5**: Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Mizan Zainal Abidin
- **office5**: Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia), Minister of International Trade and Industry
- **term start5**: 19 March 2008
- **term end5**: 9 April 2009
- **primeminister5**: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- **predecessor5**: Rafidah Aziz
- **successor5**: Mustapa Mohamed
- **office6**: Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (Malaysia), Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry
- **term start6**: 27 March 2004
- **term end6**: 18 March 2008
- **primeminister6**: Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- **predecessor6**: Mohd Effendi Norwawi
- **successor6**: Mustapa Mohamed
- **office7**: Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (Malaysia), Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumerism
- **term start7**: 15 December 1999
- **term end7**: 26 March 2004
- **predecessor7**: Megat Junid Megat Ayub
- **successor7**: Shafie Apdal
- **deputy7**: Subramaniam Sinniah
- **office8**: Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia), Minister of Youth and Sports
- **deputy8**: Loke Yuen Yow
- **term start8**: 8 May 1995
- **term end8**: 14 December 1999
- **predecessor8**: Abdul Ghani Othman
- **successor8**: Hishamuddin Hussein
- **monarch9**: Iskandar of Johor, Iskandar
- **office9**: 13th List of Menteris Besar of Johor, Menteri Besar of Johor
- **term start9**: 12 August 1986
- **term end9**: 13 May 1995
- **predecessor9**: Abdul Ajib Ahmad
- **successor9**: Abdul Ghani Othman
- **birth name**: Mahiaddin bin Md. Yasin
- **birth place**: Muar (town), Muar, Johor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
- **residence**: Seri Perdana, Putrajaya
Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur
- **citizenship**: Malaysian
- **party**: Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)

United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

- **children**: 4
- **alma mater**: University of Malaya (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
- **signature**: TSMY sign.png
- **website**: [https://www.facebook.com/ts.muhyiddin/ TSMY Official Facebook Page]