Zainuddin Maidin
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin |
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| Malaysian Minister of Information | |
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In office 14 February 2006 – 8 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek |
| Member of Parliament for Merbok | |
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In office 24 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Daim Zainuddin |
| Succeeded by | Rashid Din |
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| Born |
26 June 1939 Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse(s) | Zaiton Zainol Abidin |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | zamkata |
Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin (born 26 June 1939) is a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency for 1 term from 24 March 2004 to 8 March 2008. He is also the former Chief Editor of Utusan Melayu, the oldest Malay language newspaper in Malaysia.
Zainuddin bin Maidin, was born in Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, to a Muslim family of mixed Malay and Indian descent. He received his early education in Maktab Mahmud, Alor Star.
He later obtained his diploma in journalism from the Berlin Journalism Institute in 1969. In 1981, he was awarded with the Professional Journalist Fellowship from the University of Michigan, US.
Zainuddin is married to Datin Zaiton Zainol Abidin and is a father to two daughters and two sons.
He wrote a few books, and among the most notable ones are Yang Pertama dan Terakhir, Malaysia-British Relations in London, Mahathir Di Sebalik Tabir, and Tun Razak: Jejak Bertapak Seorang Patriot.
Zainuddin was appointed as a member of the Dewan Negara in 1998, before being named the Parliamentary Secretary of the Information Ministry on 17 January 2001. He was sworn as a member of the Dewan Negara for a second term in February 2001 and was appointed Deputy Information Minister on 21 November 2002.
Later, he won the Merbok Parliamentary seat in the 2004 Malaysian general elections by beating a Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate, Saiful Izham Ramli with a 15,445 majority.
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