Abdullah Md Zin

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Abdullah Md Zin
عبدﷲ مد زين
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Islamic Affairs
In office
26 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
MonarchsSirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byAbdul Hamid Zainal Abidin
Succeeded byAhmad Zahid Hamidi
ConstituencyBesut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Besut, Terengganu
In office
8 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byHassan Mohamed
Succeeded byIdris Jusoh
Majority8,500 (2004)
10,590 (2008)
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Islamic Affairs
In office
3 April 2009 – 2017
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born
Abdullah bin Md Zin

(1946-08-02) 2 August 1946 (age 77)
Alor Selinsing, Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseWan Naimah Wan Latif
Alma materIslamic University of Madinah
University of Kent
Al-Azhar University
OccupationPolitician, Advisor of Islamic affairs
ProfessionLecturer

Abdullah bin Md Zin (Jawi: عبدﷲ بن مد زين; born 2 August 1946) is a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Besut constituency in Terengganu serving for two terms from 2004 to 2013 and is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a member party of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

Early life and career[edit]

Abdullah was born on 2 August 1946 in Alor Selinsing, Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu. He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah, graduating in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies.[1]

In 1973, he obtained a master's degree in Syariah from Al-Azhar University, Egypt, before receiving a Diploma in Education from Ain Shams University. He was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy from Kent University, England, in 1986.

Abdullah became a lecturer in 1976, firstly at Kolej Islam Klang and then at the National University of Malaysia (UKM). In 1998, he was appointed as the dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies and in 1999 he became a professor. In 2000, he was appointed as Deputy Rector (Academic and Research) at Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (KUIM) in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan.

Politics[edit]

Abdullah resigned from his lecturing position KUIM (but took early optional compulsory retirement from civil service at 58) in order to be the Barisan Nasional candidate for the federal parliamentary seat of Besut, Terengganu in the 2004 election. The seat had been held by the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). Abdullah won the seat, defeating PAS's Nasharudin Mat Isa.

Later, Abdullah became a member of UMNO's Supreme Council and a Minister in the Department of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. After the 2008 election, he was dropped from the cabinet[2] and in the 2009 UMNO party elections, he failed to retain a position on the party's Supreme Council.[3]

When Najib Tun Razak became Prime Minister in 2009, Abdullah became his Islamic religious affairs adviser.[4] However, Abdullah did not recontest his parliamentary seat in the 2013 election, although he remained as Najib's religious adviser.

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority
2004 P033 Besut, Terengganu Abdullah Md Zin (UMNO) 26,087 59.73% Hassan Mohamed (PAS) 17,587 40.27% 8,500 86.49%
2008 Abdullah Md Zin (UMNO) 29,376 60.99% Husain Awang (PAS) 18,786 39.01% 10,590 84.49%

Honours[edit]

Honours of Malaysia[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Islamic University". Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  2. ^ "Leaner govt, Cabinet surprises". The Sun. 18 March 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Two ministers, four MBs among losers in Supreme Council race". The Sun. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Abdullah Md Zin Appointed PM's Religious Advisor". The Star. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2021.