Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad is the Malaysian Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability since December 2023. From 2022 to 2023 he was the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change. He was one of the youngest ministers in the Anwar Ibrahim cabinet. He is also the MP for Setiawangsa and Vice President of the People’s Justice Party (KEADILAN).
He began his political career as the Selangor State Assemblyman for Seri Setia in 2008, where he served for two terms. He was appointed as Political Secretary to the Selangor Chief Minister from 2008 until 2010.
From 2014 to 2018 Nik Nazmi held the position as Selangor State EXCO (State Minister) for Education, Science, Technology and Human Capital Development.
Nik Nazmi won the Setiawangsa Parliamentary constituency in 2018, and again in 2022. In his first term, he chaired the Special Select Committee on Defence and Home Affairs.
In KEADILAN, he held the position of Communications Director (2010-2013), Youth Leader (2014-2018), Chief Organising Secretary (2018-2022) and KEADILAN Vice President (2022- present). He was the Youth Leader of the Pakatan Harapan coalition (2017-2018).
He founded the Mentari Project, an educational program for the poor as well as community football club Setiawangsa Rangers FC.
Nik Nazmi has written several books including Malaysian Son: A Progressive’s Political Journey in the Heart of Southeast Asia and Moving Forward: Malays for the 21st Century.
He studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) and read law at King’s College London.