Zainal Abidin Ahmad (Malaysian politician)

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abidin Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zainal.
UMNO
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Personal details
Born10 October 1939
Selangor, British Malaya
Died25 March 2010(2010-03-25) (aged 70)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2005)
People's Justice Party (PKR) (2005–2010)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2005)
Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2010)
SpouseSiti Zaharah Mohd Zin
Children4
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Zainal Abidin Ahmad (10 October 1939 – 25 March 2010

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) party in the Pakatan Rakyat
opposition coalition.

Zainal Abidin was a member of the State Assembly of Selangor from 1990 for the

Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) and on the Selangor Executive Council.[3]

Zainal Abidin switched to the opposition

Keadilan party in 2005.[4] In the 2008 election, Zainal won the federal seat of Hulu Selangor, unseating the incumbent Barisan Nasional member by a narrow margin of 198 votes.[5]

Zainal Abidin died on 25 March 2010 from

brain cancer, triggering a by-election in Hulu Selangor which was won by YB P. Kamalanathan of (MIC) – (BN
).

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N22 Dusun Tua Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) 11,153 75.18% Mohd Arbawi Mohd Anuar (
S46
) 		3,683 24.82% 15,615 7,470 78.01%
1995 Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) 12,437 88.07% Mohd Arbawi Mohd Anuar (
S46
) 		1,685 11.93% 15,022 10,752 73.27%
1999 Zainal Abidin Ahmad (UMNO) 9,518 61.61% Md. Fadzil Hassan (PAS) 5,930 38.39% 16,085 3,588 76.58%
Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 P094 Hulu Selangor, Selangor Zainal Abidin Ahmad (
PKR
) 		23,177 50.21% G. Palanivel (MIC) 22,979 49.79% 47,845 198 75.24%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Hulu Selangor MP Dr Zainal Abidin dies (Update)". The Star. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Uncle may make way for nephew in Kota Damansara". The Star. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ^ Habibu, Sira (3 January 2010). "Hulu Selangor's Zainal rubbishes resignation rumours". The Star. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Fainting spell causes excitement at KKB". The Star. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. ^ Selangor MB heads list of Sultan's honours recipients. New Straits Times. 8 March 1991.
  7. ^ "DPMS 1993". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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