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.
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Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Dr.
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
DUNM SPDK DP SJMK SPSN PNBS SSAP DPMK SPMP MP |
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 Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in 2016 |
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In office
29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
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| Preceded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
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| Succeeded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
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In office
16 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
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| Deputy | - Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (2013–2015)
- Nur Jazlan Mohamed (2015–2018)
- Masir Kujat (2015–2018)
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
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| Succeeded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
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In office
10 April 2009 – 16 May 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
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| Deputy | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
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| Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datok |
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In office
19 March 2008 – 10 April 2009 |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
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| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
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| Deputy | Mashitah Ibrahim |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Md Zin |
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| Succeeded by | Jamil Khir Baharom |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
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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) |
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| Preceded by | Najib Razak |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
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In office
18 July 2018 – 10 March 2019 |
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| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
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| Preceded by | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
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| Succeeded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
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| Constituency | Bagan Datuk |
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Assumed office
25 April 1995 |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Jamrah (UMNO–BN) |
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| Majority | 14,830 (1995)
4,617 (1999)
12,539 (2004)
2,692 (2008)
2,108 (2013)
5,073 (2018) |
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| Born | Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
(1953-01-04) 4 January 1953 (age 72)
Bagan Datoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya
(now Malaysia) |
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| Political party | UMNO (since 1973) |
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Other political
affiliations | Barisan Nasional (since 1973)
Muafakat Nasional (since 2019)
Perikatan Nasional (10 March 2020 - 8 July 2021) |
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| Spouse(s) | Hamidah Khamis |
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| Children | 5 |
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| Residence | Bagan Datuk, Perak |
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| Education | University of Malaya University Putra Malaysia |
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| Occupation | Politician |
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| Website | Official blog |
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| Ahmad Zahid Hamidi on Facebook |
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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]
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