Monarch Ibrahim Ismail Alma mater University of Malaya Succeeded by Noh Omar Spouse(s) Rosni Omar Education University of Malaya | Preceded by Mustapa Mohamed Role Malaysian legislator Preceded by Abdul Ghani Othman Name Mohamed Nordin | |
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Born 30 November 1958 (age 65)
Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) ( 1958-11-30 ) Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional Similar People Muhyiddin Yassin, Abdul Ghani Othman, Abdul Razak Hussein, Mukhriz Mahathir, Najib Razak | ||
Mohamed khaled nordin dismisses dr m s remarks
Dato' Haji Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin (born 30 November 1958) is the 15th and current Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Johor, in office since 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and leads the Barisan Nasional coalition in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of Parliament for Johor Bahru from 1990 to 2004 and for Pasir Gudang from 2004 to 2013, and he served as a federal government minister from 2004 to 2013.
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- Mohamed khaled nordin dismisses dr m s remarks
- Konvensyen umno johor ucapan yab dato mohamed khaled nordin
- Early life
- Career
- References
Konvensyen umno johor ucapan yab dato mohamed khaled nordin
Early life
Khaled is of Banjar descent. 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
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. Khaled entered the federal parliament himself at 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 for Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development, and in 2008 was appointed as the Minister for Higher Education. After 23 years in federal politics, he shifted to the Johor State Legislative Assembly at 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 Chief Minister.