Mohamed Azmin bin Ali (Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), which is the component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak from 2008 to 2022 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Antarabangsa since March 2008. Born in Singapore, Azmin was raised in Kuala Lumpur. He studied at the University of Minnesota before earning a degree in economics and mathematics, and later continued his master's degree. During his study, he was actively involved in student politics. Azmin started working for Anwar Ibrahim, who was a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at the time, in 1987 after returning to Malaysia. After Anwar was made deputy prime minister, Azmin was hired by him to be his personal secretary. In 1998, Anwar was dismissed from the government; however, Azmin stayed loyal and close to him. They both protested the decision and went on to establish Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), a new political party that they both served as founders of. Azmin's political career began after he won the Hulu Kelang state assembly seat in the 1999 election. He was unable to defend the seat in the 2004 election after being barred for allegedly lying in court during the trial against Anwar. Azmin returned to politics in the 2008 election after winning the Gombak parliamentary seat and the Bukit Antarabangsa state assembly seat. In 2010, he became the deputy president of PKR. He managed to win both seats in the 2013 and 2018 elections. He lost the Gombak seat in the 2022 election. Azmin served his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to August 2021. He also served as Senior Minister in charge of Economy in the PN administration under Muhyiddin from March 2020 to August 2021, Minister of Economic Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Menteri Besar of Selangor from September 2014 to June 2018. He is a member of the Supreme Council and Chairman of the International Bureau of