Mohamed Khaled Nordin
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Mohamed Khaled Nordin | |
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| محمد خالد نوردين | |
_and_21th_Shangri-La_Dialogue_in_Singapore_on_June_1,_2024_(cropped).jpg) Khaled in 2024 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Adly Zahari |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Hasan |
| Constituency | Kota Tinggi |
| Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Yusof Apdal |
| Preceded by | Noraini Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Zambry Abdul Kadir |
| Constituency | Kota Tinggi |
| In office 18 March 2008 – 14 May 2013 | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin (2008–2011) Abdul Halim (2011–2013) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2008–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2013) |
| Deputy | Hou Kok Chung Idris Haron (2008–2009) Saifuddin Abdullah (2009–2013) |
| Preceded by | Mustapa Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Idris Jusoh |
| Constituency | Pasir Gudang |
| Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin (2004–2006) Mizan Zainal Abidin (2006–2008) |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Khamsiyah Yeop |
| Preceded by | Nazri Aziz (Entrepreneur Development) Kasitah Gaddam (Cooperatives) |
| Succeeded by | Noh Omar |
| Constituency | Pasir Gudang |
| Deputy Minister of Works | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin (1999–2001) Sirajuddin (2001–2004) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (1999–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2004) |
| Minister | Samy Vellu |
| Preceded by | Railey Jeffrey |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Zin Mohamed |
| Constituency | Johor Bahru |
| 15th Menteri Besar of Johor | |
| In office 14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ghani Othman |
| Succeeded by | Osman Sapian |
| Constituency | Permas |
| Non-independent and Non-executive Chairman of the Boustead Holdings | |
| In office 1 May 2020 – 5 August 2021 | |
| Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Chief Executive Officer | Amrin Awaluddin |
| Preceded by | Mohd Ghazali Che Mat |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof |
| Vice President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 30 June 2018 Serving with Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2018–2023) & Mahdzir Khalid (2018–2023) & Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (since 2023) & Johari Abdul Ghani (since 2023) | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Hishamuddin Hussein |
| State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Johor | |
| In office 27 January 2023 – 7 December 2023 | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Deputy | Nur Jazlan Mohamed (January–March 2023) Ahmad Maslan (March–December 2023) |
| Preceded by | Hasni Mohammad |
| Succeeded by | Onn Hafiz Ghazi |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Tinggi | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Halimah Mohamed Sadique (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 8,390 (2022) |
| Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Permas | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Munusamy A/L Mareemuthu (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Che Zakaria Mohd Salleh (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 5,752 (2013) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pasir Gudang | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Normala Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 31,121 (2004) 17,281 (2008) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Johor Bahru | |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Shahrir Abdul Samad (Independent) |
| Succeeded by | Shahrir Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 8,166 (1990) 34,118 (1995) 24,558 (1999) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1990–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2022– | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2013–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin 30 November 1958 Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Rosni Omar |
| Children | Akmal Saufi Mohamed Khaled |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
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 and the Division Chief of Pasir Gudang 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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% | ||||||||||
| 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
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
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Johor : 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (2013)[9][10]
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (SMIJ) – Dato' (2015)[11][12][13]
First Class of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI I) (2017)[14][15]
Pahang : 
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2006)[9][16]
Penang : 
Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2002)[9]
Perak : 
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2006)[9][17]
Sarawak : 
Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (2008)[9][18]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - Berita Terkini Kalimantan Selatan". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Mohamed Khaled Nordin in Johor". Straits Times. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Mohd Farhaan Shah (9 May 2018). "Khaled Nordin loses Pasir Gudang and Permas". The Star. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Umno veep Khaled Nordin confirms not contesting in Johor polls". Malay Mail. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ "Tengku Sulaiman Shah heads Johor honours list". Bernama. The Star Online. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Tunku Ismail heads 83 award recipients". New Straits Times. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "TMJ ketuai senarai 83 penerima anugerah Sultan Johor". Berita Harian (in Malay). 30 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sultan Johor kurnia pingat kepada anakanda". Berita Harian (in Malay). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Abdullah heads awards list". The Star Online. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Navy chief heads Perak awards list". The Star Online. 19 April 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Sarawak Honours List 2008". The Star Online. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
External links
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