Mohamed Khaled Nordin

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Nordin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Khaled. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
SPMJ SMIJ SPMP SIMP PNBS DSPN MP
محمد خالد نوردين‎
Khaled in 2024
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyAdly Zahari
Preceded byMohamad Hasan
ConstituencyKota Tinggi
Minister of Higher Education
In office
3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyYusof Apdal
Preceded byNoraini Ahmad
Succeeded byZambry Abdul Kadir
ConstituencyKota Tinggi
In office
18 March 2008 – 14 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
(2008–2011)
Abdul Halim
(2011–2013)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2008–2009)
Najib Razak
(2009–2013)
DeputyHou Kok Chung
Idris Haron
(2008–2009)
Saifuddin Abdullah
(2009–2013)
Preceded byMustapa Mohamed
Succeeded byIdris Jusoh
ConstituencyPasir Gudang
Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperatives Development
In office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
MonarchsSirajuddin
(2004–2006)
Mizan Zainal Abidin
(2006–2008)
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyKhamsiyah Yeop
Preceded byNazri Aziz
(Entrepreneur Development)
Kasitah Gaddam
(Cooperatives)
Succeeded byNoh Omar
ConstituencyPasir Gudang
Deputy Minister of Works
In office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
MonarchsSalahuddin
(1999–2001)
Sirajuddin
(2001–2004)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(1999–2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2003–2004)
MinisterSamy Vellu
Preceded byRailey Jeffrey
Succeeded byMohd Zin Mohamed
ConstituencyJohor Bahru
15th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Preceded byAbdul Ghani Othman
Succeeded byOsman Sapian
ConstituencyPermas
Non-independent and Non-executive Chairman of the Boustead Holdings
In office
1 May 2020 – 5 August 2021
MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Chief Executive OfficerAmrin Awaluddin
Preceded byMohd Ghazali Che Mat
Succeeded byMohd 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)
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byHishamuddin Hussein
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Johor
In office
27 January 2023 – 7 December 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyNur Jazlan Mohamed
(January–March 2023)
Ahmad Maslan
(March–December 2023)
Preceded byHasni Mohammad
Succeeded byOnn Hafiz Ghazi
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Tinggi
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byHalimah Mohamed Sadique
(BN–UMNO)
Majority8,390 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Permas
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byMunusamy A/L Mareemuthu
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded byChe Zakaria Mohd Salleh
(PH–BERSATU)
Majority5,752 (2013)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pasir Gudang
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNormala Abdul Samad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority31,121 (2004)
17,281 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Johor Bahru
In office
21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byShahrir Abdul Samad
(Independent)
Succeeded byShahrir Abdul Samad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority8,166 (1990)
34,118 (1995)
24,558 (1999)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2013Barisan Nasional
2022–Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin

(1958-11-30) 30 November 1958 (age 65)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseRosni Omar
ChildrenAkmal Saufi Mohamed Khaled
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician

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 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]

Parliament of Malaysia[6][7]
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%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8]
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[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Keturunan Banjar Di Malaysia Jadi Melayu Baru - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - ANTARA News Kalimantan Selatan - Berita Terkini Kalimantan Selatan". Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Mohamed Khaled Nordin in Johor". Straits Times. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ Mohd Farhaan Shah (9 May 2018). "Khaled Nordin loses Pasir Gudang and Permas". The Star. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Umno veep Khaled Nordin confirms not contesting in Johor polls". Malay Mail. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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  13. ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Sultan Johor kurnia pingat kepada anakanda". Berita Harian (in Malay). 20 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Abdullah heads awards list". The Star Online. 24 October 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. ^ "Navy chief heads Perak awards list". The Star Online. 19 April 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Sarawak Honours List 2008". The Star Online. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

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