MasterChef Malaysia is a cooking show based on the international MasterChef format. The show aired its first season on Astro Ria in 2011.
Season 1 (2011) MasterChef Malaysia Season 1 is officially on 22 October 2011 to 8 January 2012 at 9:00 pm in Astro Ria. The first season introduces the jury of Mohd Johari Edrus (Chef Jo), Zubir Bin Md. Zain (Chef Zubir), and Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan (Chef Riz) while Yahaya Hassan Bin (Chef Yahaya) and Priya Menon (Chef Priya) jointly operate a boot-camp of the screening participants from 40 people to 24 participants MasterChef. Guest chefs including Norman Musa also took part in the series with a Celebrity Challenge.
This season has been crowned Ezani Farhana Md Monoto, a dentist, as the first champion.
Top 24 ContestantAgeStatesOccupationStatus Ezani Farhana 26 Selangor DentistWinner 8 January 2012 Wahidan Ag Supain 42 Sabah Farmer Runner-up 8 January 2012 Amita Tan 31 Melaka Lawyer Eliminated 4 January 2012 Arshad Zamir 19 Selangor Student Imelda Harris 30 Sarawak Accessory designerEliminated 3 January 2012 Felix Tay 24 Pulau Pinang Personal trainer Ary Malik 40 Kuala Lumpur ActressEliminated 1 January 2012 Brian Chen 25 Selangor AuditorEliminated 28 December 2011 Danial Firdaus 18 Pulau Pinang StudentEliminated 25 December 2011 Shahriah Abdullah 37 Johor NovelistEliminated 21 December 2011 Deena Nalisa 26 Kelantan Project officerEliminated 18 December 2011 Azlina Shah 29 Selangor FreelancerEliminated 14 December 2011 Saiful Alip 26 Sabah Rubber tappersEliminated 11 December 2011 Zuraidah Zulfakar 52 Perak Housewife Kamaruzzaman Hasan 45 Selangor Career counselorEliminated 4 December 2011 Zahin Othman 21 Johor Product designerEliminated 30 November 2011 Raymond Clement 28 Selangor Customer CareEliminated 27 November 2011 Nik Michael 21 Selangor StudentEliminated 23 November 2011 Mastura Talib 38 Selangor HousewifeEliminated 16 November 2011 Terrence Maarat 35 Sabah Event plannerEliminated 13 November 2011 Siti Nur Azilah 26 Kuala Lumpur IT consultantEliminated 9 November 2011 Hoe Hui Ting 21 Kuala Lumpur GraduatesEliminated 6 November 2011 Zeri Zamri 26 Selangor Fashion designerEliminated 5 November 2011 Azizah Zulkifli 22 Kuala Lumpur StudentEliminated 2 November 2011
Season 2 (2012) Masterchef Malaysia Season 2 is, as of June 2012, in the audition stage and is now on air Every Saturday to Thursday from 7:30–8 PM(Audition episodes between 8 till 13 September 2012) and 9:00 to 10:00 PM starting 15 September 2012(Top 24 Contestants) until 1 December 2012(Final) on Astro Ria.
After Season One, Mohd Nadzri Redzuawan (Chef Riz) did not return and was replaced by Chef Adu Amran Hassan since MasterChef Selebriti Malaysia started. UK-based Chef Norman Musa also made a return to the series for one episode.
This season has crowned Izyan Hani binti Mohd Izham, a geologist, as the winner.
Top 24 ContestantAgeStatesOccupationStatus Izyan Hani 25Kuala LumpurGeologistWinner Ah Hong 29Sarawak ArchitectRunner Up Fazrul Nizam (Along) 18 Kuala Lumpur Public administration studentThird PlaceReturned in Episode 51Eliminated in Episode 23 Etiqah "Etiqa" Noorashikeen 24 Sabah University graduate Eliminated in Final Episode Nurul Shazlina (Nina) 31 Kedah Dealer Eliminated in Episode 70 Kasilah "Che' Lah" Paeng 40 Johor Beauty advisor Eliminated in Episode 69 Nora Ashikin 26Pahang Sports officer Eliminated in Episode 68 Fizuan Syahnaz 19 Johor Commerce student Eliminated in Episode 67 Ahmad Nuruddin (Dean) 24 Kedah Homestay operator Eliminated in Episode 65 Khairul Ammar 22 Selangor Aviation student Eliminated in Episode 62 Wan Nur Eda (Eida) 24 Pulau Pinang Nursing student Eliminated in Episode 59 Mohamad Ismail 29Pulau Pinang Teacher Hafiz Bukhari28Perak Steward Eliminated in Episode 53Returned in Episode 51Eliminated in Episode 32 Faizatul Azni25Selangor Financial analyst Eliminated in Episode 47 Rosemah Ibrahim49Negeri Sembilan Furniture contractor Eliminated in Episode 44 Mohd Adlyzan (Adly)28Pahang Health officer Eliminated in Episode 42 Hamdu Joharis29Pulau Pinang VIP driver Eliminated in Episode 38 Wan Ilaika23Selangor Journalism student Eliminated in Episode 35 Telson Roy26Perak Waiter Eliminated in Episode 29 Nur Atiqah23Kuala Lumpur Former stewardess Eliminated in Episode 26 Noor Zulaikha (Ikha)21Pahang Phone shop assistant Eliminated in Episode 20 Nur Shahida28Sarawak Doctor Eliminated in Episode 17 Lokman Nul Hakim (Akem)19Selangor Dealer Eliminated in Episode 14 Ag Matzleinsah Addy24Sabah Futsal player
Peti Saji Misteri: Peluang Kedua For this season, the judges launched a mini comeback competition called 'Cabaran Peti Saji Misteri: Peluang Kedua'. It involves almost all participants who were eliminated in MasterChef Malaysia Season 2. After being eliminated, the contestant continued their journey as eliminee and the contestants in the running and judges would select one of them to return to the competition later. Along returned to the competition in episode 51 for having accumulated of the highest average score for his dish. However, Hafiz were given a second chance to also return to the competition. OrderContestantResult 1Along Returned to the competition 2Hafiz Returned to the competition 3Azni Eliminated in Final Round 4Ikha Eliminated in Final Round 5Rosemah Eliminated in Final Round 6Adly Eliminated in Second Round 7Joharis Eliminated in Second Round 8Ilaikha Eliminated in Second Round9AddyEliminated in First Round10AkemEliminated in First Round11AtiqahEliminated in First Round
Top 10 Finalist Izyan Hani (Izyan) (25 years old) is from Kuala Lumpur. Izyan is a graduate in Geology from a university in Canada. She loves kayaking and has worked on an oil rig prior to joining the competition. Among her favourite dishes are 'mac and cheese with chicken' and 'chicken roulade'. Izyan was announced as the winner on 1 December 2012 after competing with Ah Hong and Along in the season finale.
Ngui Yeang Hong (Ah Hong) (29 years old) is from Sarawak. He was the only Chinese participant in the season. He was a native of Sarawak has lived in Cardiff, United Kingdom for 7 years. This makes Ah Hong able to cook western dishes well. Ah Hong recently resigned as an architect in a firm wanted to further his ambitions in the culinary field. Ah Hong is the most underdog contestant of the season and the underdogness won the judges heart. Ah Hong was announced as the runner up on 1 December 2012.
Muhd Fazrul Nizam (Along) (18 years old) is from Kuala Lumpur. He is a taekwondo player in school and has represented the school at the national level. This young man may be deemed versatility of being able to do variety of jobs such as mechanics and fishing, he is also able to handle a knife properly. Along learned a lot about cooking from his mother and considers his mother as an idol in the culinary field, he wanted to prove that men like him are also able to cook with a nice par with the women out there. He was eliminated on episode 23 and returned to the competition in episode 51 along with Hafiz for having accumulated of the highest average score for his dish. He made it to final and came in third place.
Etiqah Siti Noorashikeen (Etiqa) (24 years old) is from Sabah. She is a post-graduate in Geology from the University Malaysia Sabah and have experience of working on an oil rig for several months before deciding to stop working. Although genius in academic, Etiqa also interested in various other activities such as cooking, karaoke and ATV riding. Her cooking influence is Chef Wan. She survived till final but was eliminated and came in fourth place. On 20 June 2025, she was convicted of the murder of her maid and sentenced to 37 years in prison.
Nurul Shazlina (Nina) (31 years old) is from Kedah. Nina interested in the culinary field since childhood and began making and selling cookies when she was in high school. She is the most quiet, shy and very easy to tears especially when telling stories about her 11-month-old baby. Her cooking influence is her mother. She was eliminated on episode 70, and came in fifth place.
Kasila Paeng (Che' Lah) (40 years old) is from Johor Bahru. The mother of four children, is a contractor and beauty consultant beauty salons conducted in her own house. For Che 'Lah, age is not a barrier to active work and at the same time still look beautiful and elegant. Her personal cooking influence is herself. She is the strongest contender of the season. She was eliminated on episode 69, and came in sixth place.
Nora Ashikin (Nora) (26 years ols) is from Pahang. She is one of the Malaysian Rugby Union players. Nora has also served as an officer in a private college sports. Nora just starting to learn to cook seriously two years ago, through television and the internet. Her cooking influence is from internet . She was eliminated on episode 68, and came in seventh place.
Muhd Fizuan Syahnaz (Fizuan) (19 years old) is from Johor Bahru. He also has a very interesting personality, funny and charming. The most sad thing ever happened in his life was when he had to accept the fact that his mother had died when he was 18 years old. His cooking influence is his mother. Among the specialties are taught by his mother is 'Sambal Bunga Kantan'. He was eliminated on episode 67 and came in eighth place.
Ahmad Nuruddin (Dean) (24 years old) is from Kedah. Passion for cooking since childhood makes him so deeply ingrained in the culinary field. Among his favourite cuisine often gets praise is 'Asam Pedas'. His cooking influence is authentic Malay. He is the first recipient of judges save of the season together with Izyan, saving both from elimination. He was eliminated on episode 65 and came in ninth place.
Khairul Ammar (Ammar) (22 years old) is from Selangor. Among the dishes are always cooked and always get requests from friends and family is, 'Milk Butter Chicken'. His cooking influence is his mother. He was fan's favourite of the season and impressed people after surviving most elimination with injured hand. He was the 16th finalist eliminated on episode 62 and came in tenth place.
Ujian Penyingkiran
Elimination chart
Females Males Top 24 Top 10 Winner
Top 3 Safe Safe First Safe Last Eliminated
Stage:Final WeekWeek:50 Episodes3/143/213/284/44/114/184/25PlaceContestantResult1 Izyan Hani Top 10 Bottom 3 Winner2 Ngui Yeang Hong Top 10 Runner Up3 Muhd Fazrul Nizam Top 10 Top 3 2nd Runner Up4 Etiqah Noorashikeen Top 10 Top 3 Bottom 2 Elim5 Top 10 Bottom 3 Bottom 2 Elim6 Kasilah Paeng Top 10 Top 3 Elim7 Nora Ashikin Top 10 Bottom 3 Elim8 Fizuan Syahnaz Top 10 Bottom 2 Bottom 3 Elim9 Ahmad Nuruddin Top 10 Elim 10 Khairul Ammar Top 10 Elim Wan Nur Eda Top 24 Mohamad Ismail Hafiz Bukhari Rosemah Ibrahim Mohd Adlyzan Hamdu Joharis Wan Ilaika Telson Roy Nur Atiqah Anuar Noor Zulaikha Abas Nur Shahida Wahab Lokman Nul Hakim Ag Matzleinsah
References
External links http://www.astro.com.my/masterchefv2/indices/index_1570.html