Khalid Abdul Samad

This is a Malay name; the name Samad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Khalid.
Yang Berhormat
 Khalid Samad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Shah Alam, Selangor
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded by Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO - BN)
Personal details
Political party PAS - Pakatan Rakyat
Relations Younger brother of Shahrir Abdul Samad
Occupation Member of Parliament
Website http://www.khalidsamad.com/

Khalid Samad is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of PAS and the Member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor. He is also 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]

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Early life

Khalid was born in Kota Bahru, 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

He joined PAS in 1983 and became a central committee member from 1987 to 1993.[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 1987, he was detained for nine months under the Internal Security Act during Operation Lalang.[2]

In 2010, Khalid became engaged in a feud with fellow opposition 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] He was also suspended by PAS from his official party posts in January 2010. A PAS disciplinary committee found that he had divulged confidential party information and criticised its leader in Selangor, Hassan Ali.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P108 Shah Alam, Selangor[6]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Barisan Nasional Votes Pct
2004 Khalid Samad (PAS) 19,007 36% Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO) 32,417 62%
2008 Khalid Samad (PAS) 33,356 57% Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (UMNO) 24,042 41%

References

  1. ^ "Malaysian Insider: Khalid Samad". Malaysian Insider. http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/khalid-samad. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b c d Raslan, Karim (30 September 2008). "Steering PAS westward". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/30/focus/2148171&sec=focus. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Khalid Samad - official blog". http://www.khalidsamad.com/2008/06/sunday-april-6-2008-on-different-paths.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  4. ^ Habibu, Sira (23 January 2010). "PKR’s Zulkifli Noordin files police report against PAS’ Khalid Samad". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/23/nation/20100123213613&sec=nation. Retrieved 24 January 2010. 
  5. ^ Mohd Hussain, Nurul Ain (29 January 2010). "PAS suspends Khalid Samad from posts, raps Hassan Ali (Update)". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications (Malaysia)). http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/1/29/nation/20100129181504&sec=nation. Retrieved 29 January 2010. 
  6. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/election/. Retrieved 22 January 2010.  Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
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