Mohamed Khaled Nordin

Malaysian politician

1990–2013Barisan Nasional2022–Barisan NasionalFaction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly2013–2018Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn
Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin

(1958-11-30) 30 November 1958 (age 65)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)SpouseRosni OmarChildrenAkmal Saufi Mohamed KhaledAlma materUniversity of MalayaOccupationPolitician

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 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.

Early life

Khaled is of Banjar descent.[2] He was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. He received his early education at Sekolah Rendah Ledang Tangkak and High School Muar later before continued to English College Johore Bahru. Khaled further his studies at University of Malaya and graduated with a law degree in 1982.

Career

Before entering politics, Khaled worked for the Malaysian oil giant Petronas. In the 1980s he worked as an adviser to Shahrir Abdul Samad, a federal minister.

Politics

Khaled entered the federal parliament himself in the 1990 election, at the age of 31, winning the seat of Johor Bahru against a Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) candidate. In 2004 he became the Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development, and in 2008 was appointed as the Minister of Higher Education. After 23 years at federal politics, he shifted to the Johor State Legislative Assembly in the 2013 election, winning the seat of Permas. The Barisan Nasional coalition held its majority in the assembly, and Khaled took over as the state's 15th Menteri Besar of Johor.[3] In the 2018 election somehow, Khaled contested concurrently the Pasir Gudang parliamentary and Permas state seats but was defeated both which also witnessed BN lost in the federal and state governments to Pakatan Harapan (PH).[4] Khaled decided not to contest the 2022 Johor state election which will be for the first time held separately for the federal and state elections.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P130 Johor Bahru, Johor Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 24,980 58.47% Jaafar Onn (S46) 16,814 39.35% 43,856 8,166 67.54%
Ismail Wanjor (IND) 930 2.18%
1995 P141 Johor Bahru, Johor Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 40,141 79.76% Zahrah Mohd Yusof (S46) 6,023 11.97% 52,424 34,118 70.56%
Tan Tien Lim (PBS) 4,165 8.28%
1999 Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 38,707 73.23% A. Razak Ahmad (PRM) 14,149 26.77% 54,588 24,558 70.13%
2004 P159 Pasir Gudang, Johor Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 38,123 84.48% A. Razak Ahmad (PKR) 7,002 15.52% 46,178 31,121 75.49%
2008 Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 35,849 65.88% Md Rizan Mohd Saman (PKR) 18,568 34.12% 55,891 17,281 76.71%
2018 Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 36,889 35.21% Hassan Abdul Karim (PKR) 61,615 58.80% 106,576 24,726 85.83%
Ab. Aziz Abdullah (PAS) 6,278 5.99%
2022 P156 Kota Tinggi, Johor Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 25,410 53.68% Ridhwan Rasman (BERSATU) 17,020 35.96% 47,333 8,390 77.23%
Onn Jaafar (AMANAH) 4,903 10.36%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N43 Permas Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 23,952 55.79% Syed Othman Abdullah (PAS) 18,200 42.39% 42,932 5,752 86.90%
2018 Mohamed Khaled Nordin (UMNO) 20,047 37.81% Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh (BERSATU) 28,793 54.30% 53,929 8,746 85.48%
Ab. Aziz Abdullah (PAS) 4,181 7.89%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

  • Johor Bahru (federal constituency)
  • Pasir Gudang (federal constituency)

References

  1. ^ "Unbowed, unbent, unbroken, says Khairy over Umno sacking". The Star. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - Berita Terkini Kalimantan Selatan". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Khaled Nordin in Johor". Straits Times. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ Mohd Farhaan Shah (9 May 2018). "Khaled Nordin loses Pasir Gudang and Permas". The Star. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Umno veep Khaled Nordin confirms not contesting in Johor polls". Malay Mail. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures exclude informal votes. Independent and third party candidates not listed.
  7. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
  9. ^ a b c d e "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Tengku Sulaiman Shah heads Johor honours list". Bernama. The Star Online. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Tunku Ismail heads 83 award recipients". New Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "TMJ ketuai senarai 83 penerima anugerah Sultan Johor". Berita Harian (in Malay). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  13. ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Tunku Tun Aminah leads recipients of awards conferred in conjunction with Johor Sultan's birthday". New Straits Times. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Sultan Johor kurnia pingat kepada anakanda". Berita Harian (in Malay). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Abdullah heads awards list". The Star Online. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Navy chief heads Perak awards list". The Star Online. 19 April 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Sarawak Honours List 2008". The Star Online. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

  • Media related to Mohamed Khaled Nordin at Wikimedia Commons
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