Zainal Abidin Zin
Malaysian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zainal Abidin bin Zin (born 7 March 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2008 and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1999 to 2004.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zainal Abidin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts Deputy Minister of Defence, Monarchs ...
Zainal Abidin Zin | |
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Deputy Minister of Defence | |
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 | |
Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 | |
Monarchs | Salahuddin Sirajuddin |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts | |
In office 11 August 1986 – 7 May 1987 | |
Monarchs | Iskandar Azlan Shah |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister | Leo Moggie Irok |
Deputy Minister of Works | |
In office 16 July 1984 – 10 August 1986 | |
Monarchs | Ahmad Shah Iskandar |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister | Samy Vellu |
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Lands and Regional Development | |
In office 1982–1984 | |
Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
Minister | Rais Yatim Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam |
Deputy Minister | None |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Serai | |
In office 29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Qamaruzaman Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (PR–PKR) |
In office 1982–1990 | |
Preceded by | Ramli Omar (BN–UMNO) |
Succeeded by | Qamaruzaman Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 (age 84) Gunung Semanggol, Perak, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1989; 1996–present) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996) |
Other political affiliations | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990-1996) Barisan Nasional (BN) (Until 1989; 1996-present) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present) |
Spouse | Datin Asima Abdul Latif |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) |
Occupation | Politician |
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