Mohamed Khaled Nordin

Mohamed Khaled Nordin
محمد خالد نوردين
Khaled in 2024
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAdly Zahari
Preceded byMohamad Hasan
ConstituencyKota Tinggi
Minister of Higher Education
In office
3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyYusof Apdal
Preceded byNoraini Ahmad
Succeeded byZambry Abdul Kadir
ConstituencyKota Tinggi
In office
18 March 2008 – 14 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2008–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2008–2009)
Najib Razak
(2009–2013)
DeputyHou Kok Chung
Idris Haron
(2008–2009)
Saifuddin Abdullah
(2009–2013)
Preceded byMustapa Mohamed
Succeeded byIdris Jusoh
ConstituencyPasir Gudang
Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
In office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
MonarchsSirajuddin
(2004–2006)
Mizan Zainal Abidin
(2006–2008)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyKhamsiyah Yeop
Preceded byNazri Aziz
(Entrepreneur Development)
Kasitah Gaddam
(Cooperatives)
Succeeded byNoh Omar
ConstituencyPasir Gudang
Deputy Minister of Works
In office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
MonarchsSalahuddin
(1999–2001)
Sirajuddin
(2001–2004)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(1999–2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2003–2004)
MinisterSamy Vellu
Preceded byRailey Jeffrey
Succeeded byMohd Zin Mohamed
ConstituencyJohor Bahru
15th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Othman
Succeeded byOsman Sapian
ConstituencyPermas
Non-independent and Non-executive Chairman of the Boustead Holdings
In office
1 May 2020 – 5 August 2021
MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Chief Executive OfficerAmrin Awaluddin
Preceded byMohd Ghazali Che Mat
Succeeded byMohd Redzuan Md Yusof
Vice President of the
United Malays National Organisation
Assumed office
30 June 2018
Serving with
Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2018–2023) &
Mahdzir Khalid (2018–2023) &
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (since 2023) &
Johari Abdul Ghani (since 2023)
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byHishamuddin Hussein
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Johor
In office
27 January 2023 – 7 December 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyNur Jazlan Mohamed
(January–March 2023)
Ahmad Maslan
(March–December 2023)
Preceded byHasni Mohammad
Succeeded byOnn Hafiz Ghazi
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Tinggi
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byHalimah Mohamed Sadique
(BNUMNO)
Majority8,390 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Permas
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byMunusamy A/L Mareemuthu
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded byChe Zakaria Mohd Salleh
(PHBERSATU)
Majority5,752 (2013)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pasir Gudang
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNormala Abdul Samad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority31,121 (2004)
17,281 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Johor Bahru
In office
21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byShahrir Abdul Samad
(Independent)
Succeeded byShahrir Abdul Samad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority8,166 (1990)
34,118 (1995)
24,558 (1999)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
2022–Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin

(1958-11-30) 30 November 1958 (age 65)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseRosni Omar
ChildrenAkmal Saufi Mohamed Khaled
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician

Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin (Jawi: محمد خالد بن نورالدين; born 30 November 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Defence since December 2023 and previously served as the Minister of Higher Education for the second term from December 2022 to December 2023 in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He had previously served as Deputy Minister of Works, Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development and his first term as Minister of Higher Education in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Ministers Mahathir Mohamad, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak from 1999 to 2013. Additionally, he served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Johor after he contested and became a Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Permas from May 2013 to May 2018. Throughout his political career, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for 3 different Johorean federal constituencies, which are Johor Bahru from October 1990 to March 2004, Pasir Gudang from March 2004 to May 2013 and currently for Kota Tinggi since November 2022. He is a member and the Division Chief of Pasir Gudang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has served as a Vice President of UMNO since June 2018 and had also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Johor from January to December 2023.[1]

In his corporate career he had served as Non-independent and Non-executive Chairman of the Boustead Holdings from May 2020 to his resignation in August 2022 and had also served as Chairman of the Johor Corporation Berhad.

  1. ^ "Unbowed, unbent, unbroken, says Khairy over Umno sacking". The Star. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.