Khalid Abdul Samad
Khalid Abdul Samad | |
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 Khalid Samad in 2015 | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO – BN) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1957 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
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| Relations | Younger brother of Shahrir Abdul Samad |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Khalid Abdul Samad (born 14 August 1957) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) and the Member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor.
He was a prominent member of the moderate wing of PAS, and is a columnist at The Malaysian Insider.[1]
He is the younger brother of former Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Shahrir Abdul Samad.[2]
Early life
Khalid was born in Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 1957.[3]
He graduated with a degree in Fuel and Energy Engineering from Leeds University in 1979 and then worked for Petronas.[3]
Political career
Khalid joined PAS in 1983 and became a central committee member from 1987 to 1993.[2] In 1987, he was detained for nine months under the Internal Security Act during Operation Lalang.[2]
He had unsuccessfully contested the Kuala Krai, Arau, Sri Gading and Shah Alam parliamentary seats before winning the Shah Alam seat in the 2008 general election.[2]
In 2010, Khalid became engaged in a debate with fellow opposition (later pro-government independent) Member of Parliament Zulkifli Nordin over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. After Khalid stated that he opposed a Selangor law that prohibited non-Muslims from using the word "Allah", Zulkifli lodged a police report accusing Khalid of sedition.[4] Zulkifi, a Kedah MP, moved to Selangor to run against Khalid in the 2013 election as a Barisan Nasional candidate, but Khalid was re-elected with an increased margin.
In August 2014, Khalid was charged under Section 4 of the Sedition Act for allegedly questioning the executive powers of the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) in relation to the confiscation of Malay-language and Iban-language bibles. Khalid was among several other opposition politicians as well as non-politicians arrested in the 2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet.[5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Opposition | Votes | Pct | Government | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1986 | P028 Kuala Krai, Kelantan | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 10,330 | 45.77% | Mohamed Isa (UMNO) | 12,240 | 54.23% | 23,127 | 1,910 | 77.91% | ||
| 1990 | P002 Arau, Perlis | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 13,154 | 38.57% | Shahidan Kassim (UMNO) | 20,948 | 61.43% | 35,196 | 7,794 | 77.42% | ||
| 1999 | P134 Sri Gading, Johor | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 11,598 | 28.41% | Mohamad Aziz (UMNO) | 29,156 | 71.42% | 41,687 | 17,558 | 74.83% | ||
| 2004 | P108 Shah Alam, Selangor | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 19,007 | 36.81% | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO) | 32,417 | 62.78% | 52,336 | 13,410 | 75.66% | ||
| 2008 | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 33,356 | 57.90% | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO) | 24,042 | 41.73% | 58,361 | 9,314 | 77.47% | |||
| 2013[6] | Khalid Samad (PAS) | 49,009 | 56.16% | Zulkifli Noordin (UMNO) | 38,070 | 43.63% | 88,126 | 10,939 | 88.16% | |||
References
- ^ "Malaysian Insider: Khalid Samad". Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d Raslan, Karim (30 September 2008). "Steering PAS westward". The Star. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Khalid Samad – official blog". Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Habibu, Sira (23 January 2010). "PKR's Zulkifli Noordin files police report against PAS' Khalid Samad". The Star. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ^ "PAS's Khalid Samad charged with sedition". The Malaysian Insider. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Keputusan PRU13
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