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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr.
Mah Hang Soon
DPMP
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr. Mah Hang Soon DPMP
馬漢順
Deputy Minister of Education I
	In office; 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Mohamad Alamin (Deputy Minister of Education II)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Radzi Jidin
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Lim Hui Ying ; (Deputy Minister of Education)
Constituency	Senator
	In office; 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Muslimin Yahaya (Deputy Minister of Education II)
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister	Radzi Jidin
Preceded by	Teo Nie Ching ; (Deputy Minister of Education)
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Senator
Senator
	In office; 10 March 2020 – 5 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin ; (2020—2021) ; Ismail Sabri Yaakob ; (2021—2022)
Member of the ; Perak State Executive Council ; (Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Public Transport dan Non-Muslim Affairs : 10 February 2009—17 May 2013) ; (Health, Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs, National Integration and New Villages : 12 May 2014—12 May 2018)
	In office; 12 May 2014 – 12 May 2018
Monarchs	Azlan Shah ; Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir
Preceded by	Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi ; (Health) ; Zambry Abdul Kadir ; (Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs) ; Rusnah Kassim ; (National Integration)
Succeeded by	Sivanesan Achalingam ; (Health and National Integration) ; Paul Yong Choo Kiong ; (Public Transport, Non-Muslim Affairs and New Villages)
Constituency	Chenderiang
	In office; 10 February 2009 – 17 May 2013
Monarch	Azlan Shah
Menteri Besar	Zambry Abdul Kadir
Preceded by	Sivanesan Achalingam ; (Health and Environment) ; Nga Kor Ming ; (Local Government and Public Transport) ; Chen Fook Chye ; (Consumer Affairs) ; Ngeh Koo Ham ; (Non-Muslim Affairs)
Succeeded by	Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi ; (Health) ; Saarani Mohamad ; (Local Government) ; Samsudin Abu Hassan ; (Consumer Affairs) ; Muhammad Amin Zakaria ; (Environment) ; Zambry Abdul Kadir ; (Public Transport and Non-Muslim Affairs)
Constituency	Chenderiang
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly; for Chenderiang
	In office; 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Chan Kon You ; (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Faizal Azumu ; (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	3,392 (2008) ; 4,467 (2013)
Deputy President of the ; Malaysian Chinese Association
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 November 2018
President	Wee Ka Siong
Preceded by	Wee Ka Siong
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020–2022	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mah Hang Soon; 19 July 1965 (age 59); Changkat Keruing, Perak, Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	Universiti Malaya
Profession	Cardiologist
	Mah Hang Soon on Facebook

Mah Hang Soon (simplified Chinese: 马汉顺; traditional Chinese: 馬漢順, Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā Háng-sông; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má Hàn-sūn; born 19 July 1965) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Education I for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Radzi Jidin from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Radzi from March 2020 to the collapse of PN administration in August 2021, Senator from March 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 as well as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chenderiang from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Deputy President of MCA since November 2018.^[1]

Background

Mah is a cardiologist and graduate of the University of Malaya. He has been involved in full-time politics since 2008.

Originally from Kampung Baru Changkat Kruing, Ayer Tawar, Perak Darul Ridzuan. He is the eldest of six siblings. His father's name was Mah Chow Nam (1944–2014), whilst his mother was Lee Kee Hiong (1942–), were smallholders of rubber and oil palm. He married Lim Soo Lee and had a son named Mah Song Wei (1996–).

Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)

He is the current deputy president of MCA. He was previously the National MCA Youth Vice President and the Perak MCA Youth Chief in 2008–2010. From 2013 until now, he is the Chairman of the MCA Perak and the Central Council (CC).

Political career

In the 11th Malaysian general election, Dr. Mah made his debut and contested the Jelapang state seat in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. He failed to win the seat by 7,981 votes compared to Hee Yit Foong, a Democratic Action Party (DAP) candidate who gained 8,233 votes.

In the 12th Malaysian general election, he won the state assembly state seat for Chenderiang with a majority of 3,392 votes and retained it in the 13th Malaysian general election with a majority of 4,767 votes.

During his two terms as Perak State Assemblyman, Dr. Mah has served in the Perak State Executive Council as the Chairman of the Health, Local Government, Consumer Affairs, Environment, Transportation and Non-Muslim Affairs (2009–2013); and Chairman of the Committee on Health, Public Transportation, Non-Islamic Affairs, National Integration and New Villages (2014–2018).

Dr. Mah was picked as the BN candidate to contest the Tanjong Malim parliamentary seat instead in the 14th Malaysian general election (GE14) even though his candidacy received protest from incumbent Ong Ka Chuan's party supporters who had protested in front of the Bangunan Perdana, Putrajaya prior to the nomination day. He however lost to the People's Justice Party (PKR) candidate Chang Lih Kang. The total number of votes he received was 19,314 while the PKR candidate received 24,672 votes with a majority of 5,358 votes. Overall, BN lost the parliamentary majority and failed to form the Federal Government in the GE14.

Election results

**Perak State Legislative Assembly**^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N31 Jelapang	Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	7,978	48.16%	Hee Yit Foong (DAP)	8,231	49.68%	16,921	253	70.39%
2004	N31 Jelapang	Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	7,978	48.16%	Foo Tiew Kok (PKR)	358	2.16%	16,921	253	70.39%
2008	N46 Chenderiang	Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	7,451	64.74%	Arjunan Muthu (PKR)	4,059	35.26%	12,115	3,392	66.96%
2013	N46 Chenderiang	Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	10,866	64.05%	Amani Williams Hunt Abdullah (PKR)	6,099	35.95%	17,542	4,767	80.70%

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[2]^[3]^[7]^[8]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P077 Tanjong Malim	Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	19,314	35.57%	Chang Lih Kang (PKR)	24,672	45.44%	55,613	5,358	81.22%
2018		Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	19,314	35.57%	Mohd Tarmizi (PAS)	10,311	18.99%	55,613	5,358	81.22%
2022		Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	20,963	30.09%	Chang Lih Kang (PKR)	25,140	36.08%	69,671	3,541	74.22%
					Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU)	21,599	31.00%
					Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (IND)	1,032	1.48%
					Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (IMAN)	609	0.87%
					Ishak Zuhari (IND)	328	0.47%

Honours

Perak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2009)^[9]

References

^ "Appreciation shown on MCA". The Star. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ ^a ^b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).

External links

Mah Hang Soon on Facebook

[1] "Appreciation shown on MCA". The Star. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[election_results-2] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[undiinfo-3] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.

[4] "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

[myundi_pru_13-5] "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.

[Utusan_PRU_13_results-6] "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

[GE14_results-7] "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[The_Star_GE14-8] "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[IST-9] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).

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