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Quick facts for kids Yang Berhormat Puan Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan MP
杨巧双
Yeoh in 2023
Minister of Youth and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2022
Monarch	Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Adam Adli
Preceded by	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Constituency	Segambut
Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020
Monarch	Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020)
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Azizah Mohd Dun (Women and Family Development) Chew Mei Fun (Community Development)
Succeeded by	Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff
Constituency	Segambut
10th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
In office 21 June 2013 – 9 April 2018
Monarch	Sharafuddin
Deputy	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (2013–2014) Mohd Shafie Ngah (2014–2018)
Menteri Besar	Khalid Ibrahim (2013–2014) Azmin Ali (2014–2018)
Preceded by	Teng Chang Khim
Succeeded by	Ng Suee Lim
Constituency	Subang Jaya
Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Democratic Action Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 March 2022 Serving with Ganabatirau Veraman
Secretary-General	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
National Publicity Secretary	Teo Nie Ching
Preceded by	Zairil Khir Johari
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Segambut
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Lim Lip Eng (PR–DAP)
Majority	45,702 (2018) 59,684 (2022)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Subang Jaya
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Lee Hwa Beng (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Michelle Ng Mei Sze (PH–DAP)
Majority	13,851 (2008) 28,069 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Yeoh Tseow Suan (1979-01-09) 9 January 1979 (age 45) Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022)
Spouse	Ramachandran Muniandy ​ (m. 2008)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Tasmania
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan (simplified Chinese: 杨巧双; traditional Chinese: 楊巧雙; pinyin: Yáng Qiǎoshuāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Khá-siang; born 9 January 1979) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022. She served as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Segambut since May 2018. She also served as 10th Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from June 2013 to April 2018 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Subang Jaya from March 2008 to May 2018. She is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. She has served as the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of DAP since March 2022.

Background

Born in Subang Jaya, Yeoh studied at SK Sri Subang Jaya, SRK SS19 and SMK Subang Utama, after which she continued her studies at the University of Tasmania in Australia and obtained her law degree in 2001. She was recognized as a lawyer by the Malaysian Bar in January 2003 and was subsequently admitted to the Supreme Court of Tasmania after obtaining a Certificate of Legal Practice in Tasmania. Yeoh then served as a lawyer in Petaling Jaya for three years before moving to the ceremony management company in 2006.

Political career

Driven by Edward Ling, her schoolmate, to join the world of politics, both Yeoh and Ling joined the Damansara DAP Branch in the late 2006. Yeoh opted to join the DAP even though the party was an opposition party as she felt that the stand of the political party is the most consistent, though its leaders are often threatened by the Internal Security Act (ISA) which allowed arrests and imprisonments without any trial.

Inspired by Damansara DAP Branch Chief Tony Pua who resigned to join DAP full-time, Yeoh followed Pua's footsteps and resigned shortly before the March 2008 general election to become a full-time politician.

Yeoh was elected as the MLA for Subang Jaya in the 2008 Selangor state election. In the 2013 Selangor state election, Yeoh was reelected as Subang Jaya MLA. After her reelection, she was also elected as the first ever female Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. At the age of 34, she became the youngest speaker of any state legislative assembly in Malaysia.

In the 2018 general election, Yeoh was nominated by her party to contest for the Segambut federal seat and was elected. When PH took over the federal government, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Women, Family, and Community Development by Prime Minister Mahathir.

In the 2022 general election, Yeoh was renominated by her party to contest for the same seat and was reelected. After PH formed the coalition government with BN and other political coalitions and parties, Yeoh was appointed as Minister of Youth and Sports by Prime Minister Anwar on 3 December 2022. As the minister, Yeoh introduced the "Road to Gold" (RTG) high performance training programme in an effort to train athletes and olympians on becoming first ever gold medalists of the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Malaysian history. The programme listed 15 badminton players, divers and cyclists ranging from Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi Yik, Pandelela Rinong, Azizulhasni Awang to others.

Personal life

Yeoh has 4 siblings. She is a former lawyer and event manager. She is married to Ramachandran Muniandy (born 1982; 3 years her junior) with whom she has two daughters, Shay Adora Ram and Kayleigh Imani Ram.

Election results

See also

• Segambut (federal constituency)
• Subang Jaya (state constituency)