Mohd Zin Mohamed

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Zin.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri
Mohd Zin Mohamed
SSAP DPMS
محمد زين بن محمد
Minister of Works
In office
18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyYong Khoon Seng
Preceded bySamy Vellu
Succeeded byShaziman Abu Mansor
ConstituencySepang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sepang, Selangor
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded bySeripah Noli Syed Hussin (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded byMohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS)
Majority18,837 (2004)
4,849 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Shah Alam, Selangor
In office
1999–2004
Preceded bySalamon Selamat
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Shamsuddin
(BN–UMNO)
Majority1,440 (1999)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Zin bin Mohamed

(1953-03-28) 28 March 1953 (age 71)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseAzlina Ahmad
Children5
Alma materBradley University
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Sri Mohd Zin bin Mohamed (Jawi: محمد زين بن محمد; born 28 March 1953) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sepang constituency in Selangor from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, he was Malaysia's Minister for Works from March 2008 to April 2009.

Early life

Mohd Zin was born in Muar, Johore and obtained his Diploma of Civil Engineering from UiTM in 1977. He then went on to work with PKNS before continuing his studies in Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. In 1980, he furthered his study in the same university to obtain his master's degree.

Political career

Mohd Zin firstly became the branch chairperson of the Section 8 Shah Alam UMNO branch (1986–1994), the youth wing chief of UMNO Shah Alam division (1988–1994) and later became the treasurer for Selangor UMNO Youth as well as simultaneously serving as member of the national UMNO Youth wing executive council.

In 2001, he was elected as the Deputy Divisional Chief of UMNO Shah Alam and later became the protem divisional chairman of both UMNO Kota Raja and later UMNO Sepang divisions.

He entered the federal parliament in the 2004 election, winning the seat of Sepang. During his first term in parliament, he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Works.[1] After his re-election in 2008, he became the Minister for Works, replacing the long-serving Samy Vellu.[2] However, in April 2009, Mohd Zin was dropped from the Cabinet by incoming Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, and was replaced in his ministry by Shaziman Abu Mansor.[3] In November 2009, he was appointed as the Chairman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu, peninsular Malaysia's main rail operator.[4]

In the 2013 election, the Barisan Nasional coalition suffered heavy losses in the state of Selangor, and Mohd Zin lost his parliamentary seat to Mohamed Hanipa Maidin of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot casts Majority Turnout
1999 P098 Shah Alam, Selangor Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 35,851 51.02% Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor (keADILan) 34,411 48.98 71,477 1,440 77.07%
2004 P113 Sepang, Selangor Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 30,755 72.07% Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS) 11,918 27.93% 43,054 18,837 73.85%
2008 Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 26,381 55.06% Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS) 21,532 44.94% 49,137 4,849 79.20%
2013 Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 35,658 48.36% Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS) 36,800 49.91% 75,135 1,142 89.06%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Alternative road may be built". The Star. 29 June 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Malaysia's Abdullah Ousts Rafidah, Slashes Cabinet (Update3)". bloomberg.com. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Najib Announces 28-member Cabinet". Bernama. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Mohd Zin named KTMB chairman". Business Times (Malaysia). 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Confirmed: PAS wins Sepang Parliamentary seat". ABN News. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 18 January 2010. Includes results from 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
  7. ^ "DPMS 2001". awards.selangor.gov.my.