Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi (Jawi: احمد زاهد بن حميدي; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 14th Leader of the Opposition from July 2018 to March 2019. From 2015 until 2019, he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi | |
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احمد زاهد حميدي | |
.jpg) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in 2016 | |
| 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Succeeded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 16 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 19 March 2008 – 10 April 2009 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Mashitah Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Md Zin |
| Succeeded by | Jamil Khir Baharom |
| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
| 8th President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2018 Acting: 12 May 2018 – 30 June 2018 On leave: 18 December 2018 – 30 June 2019 Caretaker: since 30 June 2021 | |
| Deputy | Hishammuddin Hussein (Acting) (2018) Mohamad Hasan (since 2018) |
| Preceded by | Najib Razak |
| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
| 14th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 18 July 2018 – 10 March 2019 | |
| Monarch | |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Datuk | |
| Assumed office 25 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Jamrah (UMNO–BN) |
| Majority | 14,830 (1995) 4,617 (1999) 12,539 (2004) 2,692 (2008) 2,108 (2013) 5,073 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi 4 January 1953 Bagan Datoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | UMNO (since 1973) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (since 1973) Muafakat Nasional (since 2019) Perikatan Nasional (10 March 2020 - 8 July 2021) |
| Spouse(s) | Hamidah Khamis |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Bagan Datuk, Perak |
| Education | University of Malaya University Putra Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | Official blog |
| Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Facebook | |
On 18 October 2018, Zahid was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and charged in court the following day on 45 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT), abuse of power and money laundering.[1][2]
On 26 June 2019, Zahid became the subject of 7 new corruption charges.[3] The latest charges brought the total number of outstanding charges to 87.[4][5][6]
References
change- ↑ "Zahid arrested by MACC". The Star Online. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ↑ "Zahid Hamidi faces 45 charges of CBT, bribery, money-laundering". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ↑ Nurbaiti Hamdan (26 June 2019). "Zahid slapped with seven more graft charges, making it 54 in total (Updated)". The Star Online. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ↑ Nurbaiti Hamdan (27 June 2019). "Zahid now facing highest number of charges". The Star Online. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ Hafiz Yatim (27 June 2019). "Millions in kickbacks from foreign visa system operator". The Edge Financial Daily. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ↑ Jessica Lin (27 June 2019). "Malaysia's former deputy prime minister is facing 87 charges – more than twice as many as Najib". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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