Zainuddin Maidin

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin PSM DGSM PJN DPMS DPMK JMN SMS AMK AMP
زين الدين بن ميدين
Minister of Information
In office 14 February 2006 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir
Succeeded by	Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Member of Parliament for Merbok
In office 24 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Daim Zainuddin
Succeeded by	Rashid Din
Personal details
Born	Zainuddin bin Maidin (1939-06-26)26 June 1939 Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	14 December 2018(2018-12-14) (aged 79) Serdang Hospital, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kampung Klang Gate/Taman Melawati Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	UMNO of Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Independent (2018) Pakatan Harapan (2018)
Spouse	Zaiton Zainol Abidin
Children	4
Residence	Precinct 10 Putrajaya
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Journalist
Website	zamkata.blogspot.com

Tan Sri Zainuddin bin Maidin (Jawi: زين الدين بن ميدين; ‎26 June 1939 – 14 December 2018)^[1] was a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government. He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency for one term, from 24 March 2004 to 8 March 2008. In 2018, he quits UMNO and be part of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government. He is also the former Chief Editor of Utusan Melayu-turned-fierce critic, the oldest Malay language newspaper in Malaysia.