Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
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Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi MP |
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| 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia | |
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Assumed office 29 July 2015 |
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| Monarch |
Abdul Halim Muhammad V of Kelantan |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs | |
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Assumed office 16 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Malaysian Minister of Defence | |
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In office 10 April 2009 – 16 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Hishammuddin Hussein |
| Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
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In office 19 March 2008 – 10 April 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Md Zin |
| Succeeded by | Jamil Khir Baharom |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Datoh, Perak | |
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Assumed office 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Mohamed Jamrah |
| Personal details | |
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4 January 1953 Bagan Datoh, Perak, Federation of Malaya |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Other political affiliations |
Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse(s) | Hamidah Khamis |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has been Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2015 in the Barisan Nasional coalition government of Prime Minister Najib Razak. He has also been Minister of Home Affairs since 2013, and he previously served as Minister of Defence from 2009 to 2013. He is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bagan Datoh constituency in Perak and a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) political party.
Early in his political career, Zahid was a Senator and chairman of Bank Simpanan Nasional before becoming the head of UMNO's youth wing. In 1998, Zahid spoke out against Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, calling for an end to cronyism and nepotism in the Malaysian government. Zahid, seen as an ally of deposed Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, was subsequently arrested and held in prison under the Internal Security Act. However, in 1999, Zahid was welcomed back into the UMNO fold, stating that Anwar had put him up to raising allegations of cronyism and nepotism and alleging that Anwar had used his position as Finance Minister to direct business opportunities to Zahid.
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