Mohd Zin Mohamed

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In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Zin.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri
Mohd Zin Mohamed
محمد زين بن محمد
Malaysian Minister for Works
In office
18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Yong 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)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Zin bin Mohamed

(1954-03-28) 28 March 1954 (age 67)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Azlina Ahmad
Children5
Alma materBradley University
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Sri Mohd Zin bin Mohamed (Jawi: محمد زين بن محمد; born 28 March 1954) 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 2008 to 2009.

Early life[]

Mohd Zin was born in Muar, Johore. He was raised by decent Malay couple, an unsung hero, Mr. Tasor bin Taibi and Mdm. Rahmah binti Samsudin who live in Sungai Midah Luar, Cheras Kuala Lumpur. He was sent to school along together with his foster siblings. He lived a very normal kampung boy life. Not luxury but good enough to survive and get a good education.

Mohd Zin obtained his Diploma of Civil Engineering from UiTM in 1977. He then went on to work with PKNS before continuing his study 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 was the head of Section 8 Shah Alam UMNO Division (1986–1993), the youth chief of UMNO Shah Alam (1989–1994), the Treasurer for Selangor UMNO Youth and a member of the national UMNO Youth executive council.

In 2001 he was elected as the Deputy Chief of UMNO Shah Alam and later became the Chief Sponsor of UMNO Kota Raja and later UMNO Sepang.

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: P113 Sepang, Selangor[6]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 30,755 72% Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS) 11,918 28%
2008 Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 26,381 54% Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS) 21,532 44%
2013 Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO) 35,658 42.2% Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS) 36,800 43.6%

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.


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