Mahdzir Khalid

Mahdzir Khalid
محاضر خالد
Mahdzir in 2016
Minister of Rural Development
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyAbdul Rahman Mohamad
Hasbi Habibollah
Preceded byAbdul Latiff Ahmad
Succeeded byAhmad Zahid Hamidi
(Minister of Rural and Regional Development)
ConstituencyPadang Terap
Minister of Education
In office
29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyP. Kamalanathan
Chong Sin Woon
Preceded byMuhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded byMaszlee Malik
ConstituencyPadang Terap
Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water
In office
16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterMaximus Ongkili
Preceded byNoriah Kasnon
Succeeded byJames Dawos Mamit
ConstituencyPadang Terap
9th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office
29 December 2005 – 9 March 2008
MonarchAbdul Halim
Preceded bySyed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Succeeded byAzizan Abdul Razak
ConstituencyPedu
Member of the
Kedah State Executive Council
(Agriculture, Rural Development and Co-operatives)
In office
28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarSyed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Preceded byZainol Md Isa
(Agriculture, Rural Development)
Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
(Co-operatives)
Succeeded byHimself
(Agriculture)
Shuib Saedin
(Rural Development, Co-operatives)
ConstituencyPedu
Chairman of the
Tenaga Nasional Berhad
In office
12 May 2020 – 1 October 2021
MinisterTengku Zafrul Aziz
Chief Executive OfficerAmir Hamzah Azizan
Preceded byAhmad Badri Mohd Zahir
Succeeded byHasan Arifin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Padang Terap
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byMohd Nasir Zakaria
(PRPAS)
Succeeded byNurul Amin Hamid
(PN–PAS)
Majority4,442 (2013)
1,099 (2018)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Pedu
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byWan Jaafar Wan Ahmad
(BAPAS)
Succeeded byKama Noriah Ibrahim
(BNUMNO)
Majority1,899 (2004)
2,733 (2008)
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Kedah
Assumed office
22 March 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyAbdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
Preceded byJamil Khir Baharom
Vice President of the
United Malays National Organisation
In office
30 June 2018 – 18 March 2023
Serving with
Ismail Sabri Yaakob &
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
(2018, 2019–2023)
Mohamad Hasan (Acting) (2018–2019)
Preceded byShafie Apdal
(2009–2016)
Succeeded byJohari Abdul Ghani
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2022Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mahdzir bin Khalid

(1960-12-15) 15 December 1960 (age 63)
Kampung Atong, Pokok Sena, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseNoraini Abdullah
Children4
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher
Mahdzir Khalid on Parliament of Malaysia

Mahdzir bin Khalid (Jawi: محاضر بن خالد; born 15 December 1960[1]) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the Minister of Rural Development in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022, Minister of Education, Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Maximus Ongkili from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from May 2020 to October 2021, Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Terap from May 2013 to November 2022, the 9th Menteri Besar of Kedah from December 2005 to March 2008, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2004 to his promotion to Menteri Besar in December 2005 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pedu from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Padang Terap of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Kedah since March 2023. He also served as the Vice President of UMNO from June 2018 to his defeat in the party elections in March 2023.

  1. ^ Habibu, Sira (24 December 2005). "Sultan consents to Mahdzir as Kedah Mentri Besar". The Star. Retrieved 12 May 2013.