Tengku Zafrul Aziz

Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz
تڠکو ظفرول تڠکو عبد العزيز
Tengku Zafrul In January 2023
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
Assumed office
5 April 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyLiew Chin Tong
Preceded byPosition established
ConstituencySenator
Minister of International Trade and Industry
In office
3 December 2022  5 April 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyLiew Chin Tong
Preceded byAzmin Ali
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencySenator
Minister of Finance
In office
30 August 2021  24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyMohd Shahar Abdullah
Yamani Hafez Musa
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAnwar Ibrahim
ConstituencySenator
In office
10 March 2020  16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
DeputyAbdul Rahim Bakri
Mohd Shahar Abdullah
Preceded byLim Guan Eng
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencySenator
Coordinating Minister of the National Recovery Plan
In office
9 July 2021  16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Assumed office
3 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
In office
10 March 2020  5 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
State Treasurer of the Barisan Nasional of Selangor
In office
31 July 2022  30 May 2025
National ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
State ChairmanNoh Omar
(2022)
Megat Zulkarnain Omardin
(2022–2025)
Preceded byJamal Md Yunos
State Treasurer of the
United Malays National Organisation of Selangor
In office
11 April 2023  1 April 2024
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
State ChairmanMegat Zulkarnain Omardin
Division Chief of the
United Malays National Organisation of Kota Raja
In office
18 March 2023  30 May 2025
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyAbdul Raof Mokhtar
Preceded byKamaruzzaman Johari
13th President of the Badminton Association of Malaysia
Assumed office
10 May 2025
Preceded byMohamad Norza Zakaria
V. Subramaniam (Acting)
Personal details
Born
Tengku Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz

(1973-06-25) 25 June 1973
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1997–2025)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 2025)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1997–2025)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2025)
Spouse
Raja Datin Seri Utama Johanna Adrina Raja Arshad
(m. 2011)
RelationsHouse of Langkat, Sumatera
House of Deli, Sumatera
Tengku Haris Tengku Hafas (grandfather)
Tengku Pangeran Tengku Hafas Tengku Ismail (great-grandfather)
Pangeran Nara Kelana Tengku Ismail Soeloeng Laoet Usman Perkasa Alam Shah aka Tengku Ismail Sulung Laut (great-great-grandfather)
Sultan Usman Perkasa Alam Shah – Deli 7 (1824-1857) (father of great-great-grandfather)
Children4
Parent(s)Raja Datuk Zaharaton Raja Zainal Abidin (mother)
Tengku Abdul Aziz Tengku Haris (father)
EducationSri Petaling Primary School
Bukit Bintang Boys' School
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
(BSc in Economics and Accounting)
University of Exeter
(MA in Finance and Management)
Tsinghua University
(EMBA)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • investor
ProfessionBanker

Tengku Zafrul bin Tengku Abdul Aziz (Jawi: تڠکو ظفرول بن تڠکو عبد العزيز, Malay pronunciation: [tengku zafrul]; born 25 June 1973) is a Malaysian politician, banker and investor who has served as the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since April 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He was a Member of the UMNO Supreme Council and Division Chief of UMNO of Kota Raja from March 2023 to his departure from the party in May 2025. His term as the Minister and Senator is expected to end on 2 December 2025. He was elected unanimously as the 13th President of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) since May 2025.