Mahdzir Khalid

Mahdzir bin Khalid (Jawi: مهذر بن خالد; born 15 December 1960[1]) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Education and Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in the Barisan Nasional (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. He has served Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) since May 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Terap since May 2013. He also served as the 9th Menteri Besar of Kedah from December 2005 to March 2008, Kedah State Executive Councillor 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 and Vice-President of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition which is aligned with the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Seri Mahdzir Khalid SSDK SHMS DPMP MP
مهذر بن خالد
Minister of Education
In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
Monarch	Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	P. Kamalanathan Chong Sin Woon
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Maszlee Malik
Constituency	Padang Terap
Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Maximus Ongkili
Preceded by	Noriah Kasnon
Succeeded by	James Dawos Mamit
Constituency	Padang Terap
9th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office 29 December 2005 – 9 March 2008
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Preceded by	Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakhbah
Succeeded by	Azizan Abdul Razak
Constituency	Pedu
Kedah State Executive Councillor (Agriculture, Rural Development and Co-operatives)
In office 28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Menteri Besar	Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Preceded by	Zainol Md Isa (Agriculture, Rural Development) Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah (Co-operatives)
Succeeded by	Himself (Agriculture) Shuib Saedin (Rural Development, Co-operatives)
Constituency	Pedu
Vice-President of the United Malays National Organisation
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 June 2018 Serving with Ismail Sabri Yaakob & Mohamed Khaled Nordin
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2018, since 2019) Mohamad Hasan (Acting) (2018–2019)
Deputy	Mohamad Hasan
Preceded by	Shafie Apdal (2009–2016)
Constituency	Padang Terap
Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 May 2020
Minister	Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Chief Executive Officer	Amir Hamzah Azizan
Preceded by	Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Terap
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Mohd Nasir Zakaria (PR–PAS)
Majority	4,442 (2013) 1,099 (2018)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Pedu
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Wan Jaafar Wan Ahmad (BA–PAS)
Succeeded by	Kama Noriah Ibrahim (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,899 (2004) 2,733 (2008)
Personal details
Born	Mahdzir bin Khalid 15 December 1960 Alor Star, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)	Noraini Abdullah
Children	4
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher
Mahdzir Khalid on Parliament of Malaysia

Political career

Mahdzir started his political career as a staffer and in 1999 became the political secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.[1] In 2004 he was elected to the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for the rural seat of Pedu. In December 2005 he became the state's Chief Minister after his predecessor, Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakhbah, resigned because of ill health. Mahdzir had been acting in the position since July 2005.[2]

Mahdzir's tenure as Menteri Besar came to an end after his BN Kedah state government was defeated in the 2008 election by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalition led by the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[3] Mahdzir became Barisan Nasional's opposition leader in the state assembly before moving to federal parliament in the 2013 election, winning the seat of Padang Terap from PAS. After the election he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Energy, Green Technology and Water in the government of Prime Minister Najib Razak.[4]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly: N8 Pedu.[5][6][7][8][9]

Year			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004		Mahdzir Khalid (UMNO)	7,684	56.26%		Wan Jaafar Wan Ahmad (PAS)	5,785	42.36%	13,657	1,899	87.29%
2008		Mahdzir Khalid (UMNO)	8,780	57.76%		Zamri Yusuf (PKR)	6,047	39.78%	15,200	2,733	87.53%

Parliament of Malaysia: P007 Padang Terap, Kedah.[5]

Year			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013		Mahdzir Khalid (UMNO)	20,654	55.66%		Mohd Nasir Zakaria (PAS)	16,202	43.69%	37,904	4,442	90.33%
2018		Mahdzir Khalid (UMNO)	16,384	42.09%		Khairizal Khazali (AMANAH)	7,254	18.64%	38,923	1,099	85.61%
						Mohd Azam Abd Aziz (PAS)	15,285	39.27%

Honours

•  Kedah :
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) - Dato' Seri (2006)[10]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) - Dato' Seri (2008)[11]
•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) - Dato' (2003)[12]

References

1. Habibu, Sira (24 December 2005). "Sultan consents to Mahdzir as Kedah Mentri Besar". The Star. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
2. "Mahdzir takes over as new Kedah Menteri Besar". Daily Express (Malaysia). 23 December 2005. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
3. "Waking up to new politics". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). 10 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
4. "The complete list of Ministers and Deputy Ministers in Najib's new Cabinet". ABN News. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
10. "2006 Sultan of Kedah honour's list". The Star. 24 January 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
11. "Sultanah leads honours list". The Star. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
12. "DPM tops Perak honours list". The Star. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 12 October 2018.