Syed Saddiq


Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician and activist. He currently is the Member of Parliament of Muar since 2018.
Saddiq becomes an Independent since May 2020 after he was sacked a member and the Youth Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, which was component party of Pakatan Harapan coalition. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports of the PH government from 2018 to 2020.

Early life

Saddiq was born on 6 December 1992 in Pulai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. His father was a Singaporean, a construction worker at Singapore. His mother was an English teacher. He had studied at the Royal Military College before continuing his studies at the International Islamic University Malaysia. During his time at IIUM, he competed in an Asian-level debate competition and successfully won the United Asian Debating Championship.
In 2017, he allegedly rejected a scholarship worth about RM400,000 to pursue his studies at Oxford University, England to remain active in politics. A year later, after being elected as MP at the age of 25, Syed Saddiq once again allegedly dismissed another scholarship offer, this time rejecting the Chevening Scholarship proposal to pursue a Master in Public Policy at Oxford University.

Politics

Saddiq is the leader of Armada; the youth wing of the BERSATU. He has been a spokesperson for the party since its inception in September 2016 and is considered one of the founding members and sits on the party council.
Saddiq made his debut contesting the 2018 general election for the Muar parliamentary seat and was elected to the Parliament. He was then appointed as the Minister of Youth and Sport in the PH new government making him the youngest ever federal minister in 2018 since Malaysia's independence.
As the Minister of Youth and Sports, Saddiq has pushed for a lower voting age, or eligibility to vote in Malaysia, from 21 to 18 years old ahead of the 15th General Election. However, he has agreed that first a political exposure programme for the young people of Malaysia is needed. In July 2019, Saddiq has tabled a Bill in Parliament to amend the Federal Constitution to lower the voting age to 18 but was withdrawn and re-tabled later after it was tweaked to accommodate some changes.
The Dewan Rakyat on 16 July unanimously passed the re-tabled amendments Bill to lower the voting age, as well as eligibility to contest in election to 18 and automatic registration of voters by Election Commission.

Election results

Awards and accolades