Rais Yatim Politician

Tan Sri Dr. Rais Yatim (born 15 April 1942 in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) is a Malaysian politician. He was a minister in multiple federal governments from 1974 to 2013 and the Chief Minister of Negeri Sembilan from 1978–1982. He held the Jelebu seat in the Parliament of Malaysia until 2013. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the leading party in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, except for a period in the 1990s when he was a member of the opposition Semangat 46.After leaving politics he became the President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

Personal facts

Birth date	April 15, 1942
Birth place	Negeri Sembilan , Jelebu
Religion	Islam
Residence	Kuala Lumpur , Ampang Selangor
Education	National University of Singapore King's College London

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Office holder

deputy	Abdul Rahim Bakri Joseph Salang Gandum
monarch	Sirajuddin of Perlis Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu Abdul Halim of Kedah Iskandar of Johor
office	Member of Parliament Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Culture Arts and Heritage for Jelebu Minister for Information Communication and Culture President of International Islamic University Malaysia
party	Barisan Nasional United Malays National Organisation
prime minister	Najib Razak Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
successor	Ahmad Shabery Cheek Anifah Aman Shafie Apdal Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Abu Hassan Omar