Zaid Ibrahim
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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Mohd Zaid Ibrahim |
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| Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department | |
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In office 18 March 2008 – 17 September 2008 |
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| Malaysian Senator in Dewan Negara | |
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In office 18 March 2008 – 15 September 2008 |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
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In office 2004–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Ramli Ibrahim |
| Succeeded by | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah |
| Personal details | |
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Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim 10 April 1951 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party |
Democratic Action Party (2017-present) Homeland Human's Wellbeing Party (2010–2012) People's Justice Party (2008–2010) United Malays National Organisation (2000–2008) |
| Spouse(s) | Suliana Shamsuddin |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Website | www |
Dato' Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim (born 10 April 1951) is a prominent Malaysian lawyer turned politician and is a former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of legal affairs and judicial reform. He was previously a Senator in the Dewan Negara, the upper chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia.
He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), before being suspended on 2 December 2008. UMNO is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition which he joined in 2000. He was the Member of Parliament for Kota Bharu from 2004 to 2008. He is also the founder of Zaid Ibrahim & Co., the largest private law firm in Malaysia.
Born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Zaid started his law studies in Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam (or Institut Teknologi Mara as it was known then) by taking his LL.B (Hons.) External Programme which was conducted by the University of London. Upon graduating from ITM, he went to London and was accepted as a Barrister-at-Law, Inner Temple. In 1987 he founded Zaid Ibrahim & Co., which as of 2008 is the largest law firm in Malaysia with over 140 lawyers.
In 2000, he joined UMNO, becoming Kota Bharu UMNO division chief a year later. He was later suspended but became Kelantan Umno deputy liaison chief two years later. Zaid contested and won the Parliamentary seat of Kota Bharu in the 2004 general election. However, UMNO dropped him as a candidate in the 2008 general election. It suffered heavy losses, including the 2/3 majority necessary in the Dewan Rakyat to pass amendments to the Constitution.
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