Zahid Arip

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Zahid Arip
Member of the United Indigenous Party Supreme Leadership Council
In office
2016–2020
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Other roles
2018–2020Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Zahid bin Mat Arip

(1966-06-22) June 22, 1966 (age 55)
Malacca, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Indigenous Party (since 2016)
United Malays National Organization (before 2016)

Muhammad Zahid bin Mat Arip (born June 22, 1966) is a Member of the Senate of Malaysia and is a former Political Secretary to the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad along with Abu Bakar Yahya and Mohamad Nuhairi Tan Sri Rahmat.[1] He is also a Member of the Supreme Leadership Council of the United Indigenous Party.[2]

Family[]

He is the grandson of the former Deputy Prime Minister, Abdul Ghafar Baba. His uncle is Tamrin bin Abdul Ghafar who was once active in the United Malays National Organization and subsequently transferred to the Islamic Party.

Politics[]

He was a former United Malays National Organization member before joining United Indigenous Party. After joining United Indigenous Party, he was appointed as a Member of the party's Supreme Leadership Council.

In the general elections in 2018, he contested for the Pekan district, but lost to the incumbent, Najib Razak.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wayback Machine". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.malaysianreview.com/186308/zahid-md-arip-sah-tanding-lawan-najib-di-pekan/[dead link]
  3. ^ "Wayback Machine". Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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