Zainal Abidin Ahmad (politician)

Datuk Zainal Abidin Ahmad (10 October 1939 – 25 March 2010[1]) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Hulu Selangor constituency in Selangor until his death in 2010. He was a member of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) party in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abidin Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zainal.
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Zainal Abidin Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Hulu Selangor, Selangor
In office
8 March 2008 – 25 March 2010
Preceded byG. Palanivel (MIC) – (BN)
Succeeded byP. Kamalanathan (MIC) – (BN)
Deputy Menteri Besar of Selangor
In office
1995–1999
Member of the State Assembly of Selangor for Dusun Tua
In office
1990–2004
Succeeded byRahmad Musa (UMNO) – (BN)
Personal details
Born10 October 1939
Selangor, British Malaya
Died25 March 2010 (aged 70)
Political partyKeadilan – Pakatan Rakyat (formerly UMNO)
Spouse(s)Siti Zaharah Mohd Zin
Children4
OccupationPolitician

Zainal Abidin was a member of the State Assembly of Selangor from 1990 for the UMNO party before being omitted from the ticket of the governing Barisan Nasional coalition for the 2004 election.[2] From 1995 to 1999 he served as Deputy 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). He is survived by his wife Datin Siti Zaharah Mohd Zin and four children.[1]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P94 Hulu Selangor, Selangor[5]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Barisan Nasional Votes Pct
2008 Zainal Abidin Ahmad (PKR) 23,177 48.7% G. Palanivel (MIC) 22,979 48.2%

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. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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