Zainal Abidin bin Zin (born 7 March 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2008 and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1999 to 2004.

Zainal Abidin Zin
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterNajib Razak
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
MonarchsSalahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
In office
11 August 1986 – 7 May 1987
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterLeo Moggie Irok
Deputy Minister of Works
In office
16 July 1984 – 10 August 1986
MonarchsAhmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterSamy Vellu
Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Lands and Regional Development
In office
1982–1984
MonarchAhmad Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterRais Yatim
Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam
Deputy MinisterNone
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bagan Serai
In office
29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byQamaruzaman Ismail
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byMohsin Fadzli Samsuri
(PR–PKR)
In office
1982–1990
Preceded byRamli Omar
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byQamaruzaman Ismail
(BN–UMNO)
Personal details
Born (1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 (age 84)
Gunung Semanggol, Perak, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1989; 1996–present)
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996)
Other political
affiliations
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996)
Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990-1996)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (Until 1989; 1996-present)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present)
SpouseDatin Asima Abdul Latif
Children3
Alma materUniversiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
OccupationPolitician

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[1]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P047 Bagan Serai, Perak Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO) 16,151 62.46% Abdul Kadir Kahar (PAS) 9,708 37.54% 27,007 6,443 74.32%
1986 P052 Bagan Serai, Perak Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO) 16,508 63.36% Rahmat Husin (PAS) 9,548 36.64% 26,936 6,960 68.49%
1990 Zainal Abidin Zin (S46) 11,822 44.37% Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO) 14,824 55.63% 27,699 3,002 71.33%
1995 P055 Bagan Serai, Perak Zainal Abidin Zin (S46) 10,184 38.26% Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO) 16,434 61.74% 28,251 6,250 67.55%
1999 Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO) 15,088 52.77% Ahmad Awang (PAS) 13,504 47.23% 29,507 1,584 65.73%
2004 P058 Bagan Serai, Perak Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO) 19,827 58.25% Ahmad Awang (PAS) 14,209 41.75% 35,076 5,618 73.47%
2008 Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO) 15,530 45.05% Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (PKR) 18,943 54.95% 36,237 3,413 76.92%

Honours

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Several places were named after him, including:

References

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  1. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. ^ "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  3. ^ a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
  4. ^ "Dr Zambry Isytihar Nama Dewan Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin". Suara Perak (in Malay). Retrieved 18 January 2021.