Zaid Ibrahim | |
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محمد زيد بن إبراهيم | |
Minister of Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform | |
In office 18 March 2008 – 17 September 2008 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy | Hasan Malek |
Preceded by | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
Succeeded by | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz |
Constituency | Senator |
Senator (Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) | |
In office 19 March 2008 – 15 September 2008 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Bharu | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ramli Ibrahim (PAS) |
Succeeded by | Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah (PAS) |
Majority | 1,723 (2004) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim 10 April 1951 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | DAP (2017–2020) KITA (2010–2012) PKR (2008–2010) UMNO (2000–2008, 2022-present) |
Other political affiliations | BN (2000-2008, 2022-present) PR (2008-2010) PH (2017-2020) |
Spouse | Suliana Shamsuddin |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of London |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Website | www |
Dato' Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim (Jawi: محمد زيد بن إبراهيم; born 10 April 1951) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform (March 2008-September 2008). He was previously a Senator in the Dewan Negara, the upper chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia.
He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), before being suspended on 2 December 2008. UMNO is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition which he joined in 2000. He was the Member of Parliament for Kota Bharu from 2004 to 2008. He is also the founder of Zaid Ibrahim & Co., the largest private law firm in Malaysia. Presently he is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
He also acted as the defense attorney for former prime minister Najib Razak in the RM42 million SRC money laundering case.[1][2] Najib was imprisoned on August 23, 2022, following an unsuccessful appeal.[3]