{{Short description|Malaysian politician}} {{Malay name|Akmal Nasrullah|Mohd Nasir|note=on}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan | name = Akmal Nasir | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MP}} | image = Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.jpg | alt = | caption = | office = Minister of Economy | term_start = 17 December 2025 | term_end = | monarch = Ibrahim Iskandar | prime_minister = Anwar Ibrahim | deputy = Mohd Shahar Abdullah | predecessor = Rafizi Ramli <br> Amir Hamzah Azizan (Acting) | successor = | constituency = Johor Bahru | office1 = Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | term_start1 = 7 February 2024 | term_end1 = 17 December 2025 | monarch1 = Ibrahim Iskandar | prime_minister1 = Anwar Ibrahim | minister1 = Fadillah Yusof | predecessor1 = ''Himself''<br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation)}} | successor1 = Abdul Rahman Mohamad | constituency1 = Johor Bahru | office2 = Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities | term_start2 = 12 December 2023 | term_end2 = 7 February 2024 | monarch2 = Abdullah <br> {{small|(2023–2024)}} <br> Ibrahim Iskandar <br> {{small|(January–February 2024)}} | prime_minister2 = Anwar Ibrahim | minister2 = Fadillah Yusof | predecessor2 = Huang Tiong Sii <br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change)}} | successor2 = ''Himself''<br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities)}} | constituency2 = Johor Bahru | office3 = Deputy Minister of Local Government Development | term_start3 = 10 December 2022 | term_end3 = 12 December 2023 | monarch3 = Abdullah | prime_minister3 = Anwar Ibrahim | minister3 = Nga Kor Ming | predecessor3 = Ismail Muttalib <br> {{small|(Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government)}} | successor3 = Aiman Athirah Sabu | constituency3 = Johor Bahru | office4 = 4th Youth Chief of People's Justice Party | term_start4 = 16 November 2018 | term_end4 = 17 July 2022 | president4 = Anwar Ibrahim | predecessor4 = Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad | successor4 = Adam Adli | deputy4 = Muhammad Hilman Idham <br> {{small|(2018–2020)}} | constituency_MP5 = Johor Bahru | parliament5 = Malaysian | term_start5 = 9 May 2018 | term_end5 = | majority5 = 19,782 (2018) <br> 16,041 (2022) | predecessor5 = Shahrir Abdul Samad <br> (BN–UMNO) | successor5 = | birth_name = Akmal Nasrullah bin Mohd Nasir | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|09|16|df=y}} | birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = People's Justice Party (PKR) | other_party = Pakatan Harapan (PH) <!--For additional political affiliations--> | height = | spouse = | partner = <!--For those with a domestic partner and not married--> | relations = | children = | parents = <!-- overrides mother and father parameters --> | mother = <!-- may be used (optionally with father parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | father = <!-- may be used (optionally with mother parameter) in place of parents parameter (displays "Parent(s)" as label) --> | relatives = | education = Malay College Kuala Kangsar | alma_mater = University of Wisconsin-Madison (BSc) | occupation = Politician | website = {{URL|http://akmalnasir.my/}} | native_name = {{lang|ms-arab|{{Script|Arab|أَكْمَل نَصْرُٱلله مُحَمَّد نَاصِر}}}} }}
'''Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir''' (born 16 September 1986), commonly known as '''Akmal Nasir''', is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy since December 2025, previously serving as Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation under Minister Fadillah Yusof from December 2023 to his promotion in December 2025 and Deputy Minister of Local Government Development under Minister Nga Kor Ming from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and had served as the 4th Youth Chief of PKR from November 2018 to July 2022. He is presently the second youngest Cabinet minister in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet after Minister of Youth and Sports Mohammed Taufiq Johari at the age of {{age in years and days|1996|9|16}}.
== Education == {{BLP unreferenced section|date=February 2023}} Akmal Nasir received an education from Iskandar National Primary School and Taman Pelangi National School, Johor Bahru. He then continued his education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) from 1999 to 2003.
Upon graduation, he has received a scholarship to continue his education to the United States. In 2004, he took a year to prepare for the International Education College (INTEC) in Shah Alam.
Upon completion of the preparatory course, he continued his bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States for four years (2005-2009). He has completed his studies in Actuarial Science and Economics, and has also received Dean's List awards in his third year of study.
== Political career == Before Akmal Nasir became an MP, he was the founder and director<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boey |first1=K.C. |title=Akmal Nasir and the handshake that changed his life |url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/555079/akmal-nasir-and-the-handshake-that-changed-his-life |website=The Malay Mail |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> of an NGO called National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW)<ref>{{cite web |title=National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW) |url=http://nowmalaysia.org/#about-us |access-date=2019-01-16 |archive-date=2016-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121143/http://nowmalaysia.org/#about-us |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chi |first1=Melissa |title=Anti-graft director readies for courtroom brawl with Islamic affairs minister |url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1010297/anti-graft-director-readies-for-courtroom-brawl-with-islamic-affairs-minist |website=Malay Mail |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> together with Rafizi Ramli. NOW Malaysia is the NGO that was responsible in exposing national financial scandals<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nowmalaysia.org/top-5-scandals-leaked-by-informants/|title=NOW Malaysia {{!}} Top 5 scandals leaked by informants|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-11|archive-date=2019-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305172447/http://nowmalaysia.org/top-5-scandals-leaked-by-informants/|url-status=dead}}</ref> during the reign of former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Some of them include alleged corruption<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grudgings |first1=Stuart |title=Cows and condos scandal highlights Malaysia's faded reforms |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-politics/cows-and-condos-scandal-highlights-malaysias-faded-reforms-idUSTRE81E04020120215 |website=Reuters |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> in National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) that involved Shahrizat Abdul Jalil<ref>{{cite web |title=PKR's Rafizi Ramli arrested for exposing NFC banking details |url=http://www.themalaysiantimes.com.my/pkr%E2%80%99s-rafizi-ramli-arrested-for-exposing-nfc-banking-details/ |website=The Malaysian Times |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> and alleged misuse of funds of Malaysian Islamic Economy Development Foundation (YaPEIM).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shahrudin |first1=Shamira |title=NGO lodges report against alleged misuse of YaPEIM funds |url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/11/111613/ngo-lodges-report-against-alleged-misuse-yapeim-funds |website=New Straits Times |date=15 November 2015 |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>
In the 2018 Malaysian general election, he contested the Johor Bahru parliamentary seat under the ticket of Pakatan Harapan and won<ref>{{cite web |last1=Suhaini |first1=Amanina |title=PKR sapu bersih Johor Bahru |url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/politik/2018/05/423668/pkr-sapu-bersih-johor-bahru |website=BH Online |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref> a two-way contest against Shahrir Abdul Samad representing Barisan Nasional.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile Ahli Dewan |url=https://www.parlimen.gov.my/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&id=3685 |website=Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>
Akmal Nasir had contested the People's Justice Party (PKR) Youth Wing Chief in 2018 party election which he won by securing a narrow victory.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ibrahim |first1=Nadirah |title=Jeers as Rafizi's protege Akmal Nasir announced as new PKR Youth chief |url=https://www.malaymail.com/s/1694214/jeers-as-rafizis-protege-akmal-nasir-announced-as-new-pkr-youth-chief |website=Malay Mail |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fazaniza |first1=Elly |title=Johor Baru MP Akmal Nasir is the new PKR Youth Chief |url=https://www.thesundaily.my/local/johor-baru-mp-akmal-nasir-is-the-new-pkr-youth-chief-XE125198 |website=The Sun Daily |access-date=16 January 2019}}</ref>
=== Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilies === In a cabinet reshuffle on 12 December 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change was split into the new Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Public Utilies. Akmal Nasrullah was appointed the Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities, deputising for Minister Fadillah. He also described the creation of his ministry as en effort of the government to prioritise renewable energy and expressed his excitement to work with Fadillah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/12/12/new-ministry-a-part-of-govt039s-focus-on-renewable-energy-says-deputy-minister|title=New ministry a part of govt's focus on renewable energy, says deputy minister|website=The Star|date=12 December 2023|accessdate=29 December 2023}}</ref>
== Controversies == In May 2019, Akmal Nasir had caused an uproar when he attended an interfaith breaking fast event at a Sikh gurdwara in Johor Bahru during the Ramadan fasting month for Muslim.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/477658|title=Johor Bahru MP defends decision to buka puasa at gurdwara|publisher =Malaysiakini|date=28 May 2019|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref> He was rebuked by the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor for his insensitive action.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/478283|title=Sultan rebukes Johor Bahru MP over 'insensitive' interfaith buka puasa|publisher =Malaysiakini|date=1 June 2019|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref> However, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs, Mujahid Yusof Rawa had clarify that it is not an issue with Muslims breaking their Ramadan fast at a non-Muslim house of worship and Akmal Nasir's attendance as an MP will only help to foster better ties between the races and eliminate Islamophobia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/478297|title=Mujahid: Breaking fast at non-Muslim houses of worship not wrong|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=1 June 2019|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Parliament of Malaysia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/ge14/johor.html|title=The Star Online GE14 Johor results|website=election.thestar.com.my}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/johor.html|title=The Star Online GE15 Johor results|website=election.thestar.com.my}}</ref> !|Year !|Constituency ! colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct ! colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- | 2018 | rowspan=3|'''P160 Johor Bahru''' | {{Party shading/Keadilan}} | | {{nowrap|'''Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir'''}} ('''PKR''') | align="right" |'''50,052''' | '''62.45%''' | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | Shahrir Abdul Samad (UMNO) | align="right"| 30,270 | 37.55% | 81,645 | 19,782 | 80.50% |- | rowspan=2|2022 | rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PH}} | | rowspan=2|{{nowrap|'''Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir'''}} ('''PKR''') | rowspan=2 align="right" |'''43,252''' | rowspan=2|'''45.82%''' | {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | Johan Ropi (UMNO) | align="right" |27,211 | 28.83% | rowspan=2|93,162 | rowspan="2" |16,041 | rowspan="2" |69.22% |- | bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | | Mohd Motah Yacob (BERSATU) | align="right" |22,075 | 23.38% |}
==Honours== ===Honours of Malaysia=== * {{flag|Malaysia}} ** 50px Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
== References == {{reflist}} {{Anwar cabinet}} {{Malaysia 15th FedRep}} {{Pakatan Harapan}}
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