Candidate · P160 Johor Bahru (2022)
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Akmal Nasrullah bin Mohd Nasir has represented P160 Johor Bahru in Parliament since 2018 on a PKR/PH ticket, winning both GE14 and GE15. He held two Deputy Minister portfolios (Local Government Development, then Energy Transition and Water Transformation) before being appointed Minister of Economy in December 2025. Records also describe a 2019 rebuke by the Sultan of Johor over an interfaith event, his co-founding of a whistleblower NGO, and recent statements on anti-rent-seeking legislation and AI-related job targets.
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According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir was rebuked by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor in May 2019 for attending an interfaith breaking fast event at a Sikh gurdwara in Johor Bahru during the Ramadan fasting month.
“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. He was rebuked by the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor for his insensitive action.”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir co-founded the National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW Malaysia) with Rafizi Ramli, an NGO that exposed alleged financial scandals including the National Feedlot Corporation case involving Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
Contested 2 elections, won 2.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE15 (2022) | P160 Johor Bahru | PKR · PH | 43,252 45.8% | Won by 16,041 |
| GE14 (2018) | P160 Johor Bahru | PKR · PH | 50,052 62.3% | Won by 19,782 |
“he was the founder and director of an NGO called National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre (NOW) together with Rafizi Ramli. NOW Malaysia is the NGO that was responsible in exposing national financial scandals during the reign of former Prime Minister, Najib Razak.”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) and served as its 4th Youth Chief from November 2018 to July 2022.
“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.”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir has served as the Member of Parliament for Johor Bahru since May 2018.
“He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Johor Bahru since May 2018.”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir served as Deputy Minister of Local Government Development under Minister Nga Kor Ming from December 2022 to December 2023.
“Deputy Minister of Local Government Development under Minister Nga Kor Ming from December 2022 to December 2023”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir served as Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation under Minister Fadillah Yusof from December 2023 to 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”
According to Wikipedia, Akmal Nasir has served as Malaysia's Minister of Economy since December 2025.
“is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Economy since December 2025”
Sinar Harian reported that Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir said a bill on anti-rent-seeking, or the 'Ali Baba' concept, is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament next year, with the Ministry of Economy currently conducting a study to prepare a regulatory framework to address practices undermining market efficiency, unfair competition and productivity growth.
“Rang Undang-Undang (RUU) berkaitan antirent-seeking atau konsep 'Ali Baba dijadualkan dibentang di Parlimen tahun depan.”
Sinar Harian reported that Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir stated in the Dewan Rakyat that the government targets creating 500,000 job opportunities through AI-related planning, while strengthening workforce upskilling and reskilling programmes to raise the share of skilled workers to 35 per cent by 2030 under the 13th Malaysia Plan.
“Kerajaan menyasarkan pewujudan 500,000 peluang pekerjaan menerusi perancangan berkaitan kecerdasan buatan (AI), selaras dengan usaha meningkatkan kemahiran tenaga kerja bagi menghadapi perubahan landskap pasaran buruh.”
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).