Megat Junid bin Megat Ayub (8 December 1942[1] – 24 January 2008) was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a Bendahara of Perak.

Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
In office
2 May 1997 – 14 December 1999
MonarchsJa'afar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
DeputySubramaniam Sinniah
Preceded byAbu Hassan Omar
Succeeded byMuhyiddin Yassin
ConstituencyPasir Salak
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
11 August 1986 – 2 July 1997
Serving with Ong Ka Ting (1995-1997)
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Ja'afar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byMohd. Kassim Ahmed
Succeeded byAzmi Khalid
ConstituencyPasir Salak
Deputy Minister of Primary Industries
In office
22 April 1982 – 2 August 1986
MonarchsAhmad Shah
Iskandar
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MinisterPaul Leong Khee Seong
Preceded byBujang Ulis
Succeeded byMohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
ConstituencyHilir Perak
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pasir Salak
In office
1986 – 29 November 1999
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRamli Ngah Talib
Majority11,950 (1986)
13,302 (1990)
17,715 (1995)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Hilir Perak
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byKamaluddin Maamor
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority10.524 (1982)
Personal details
Born
Megat Junid bin Megat Ayub

(1942-12-08)8 December 1942
Teluk Intan, Perak, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died24 January 2008(2008-01-24) (aged 65)
Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting placeBukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseZiela Jalil
ChildrenMegat Firdouz Megat Junid
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Early life

edit

Junid was born in Teluk Intan in 1942.[1]

Politics

edit

Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and first met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the early 1970s.[1] Mahathir was living in exile for criticising then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman at the time of their meeting.[1] Junid soon left teaching to become Mahathir's special assistant.[1]

Junid was first elected as a Malaysian Member of Parliament at the same time that Mahathir became the Prime Minister of the country.[1] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in Mahathir's government, just two years later.[1]

In 1986, Mahathir next appointed Junid to be his deputy in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1]

Junid was appointed to become Malaysia's Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in 1997.[1] He served in the post for two years until he lost his seat in Parliament to a PAS candidate in the 1999 Malaysian general election.[1]

Death

edit

Megat Junid died on 24 January 2008, aged 65, at the Pantai Medical Centre in Bangsar following a battle with prostate cancer.[1] His body was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] He was a resident of Kelana Jaya.[1]

Election results

edit
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1982 P061 Hilir Perak, Perak Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO) 16,582 73.24% Ahmad Abdul Majid (PAS) 6,058 26.76% 24,032 10,524 72.99%
1986 P067 Pasir Salak, Perak Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO) 17,951 74.95% Ali Daud (PAS) 6,001 25.05% 24,849 11,950 67.99%
1990 Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO) 19,787 75.32% Rosli Samsudin (PAS) 6,485 24.68% 27,306 13,302 50.64%
1995 P070 Pasir Salak, Perak Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO) 21,690 82.58% Mohd Rus Jaafar (PAS) 4,575 17.42% 27,822 17,115 65.97%

Honours

edit

Honours of Malaysia

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Megat Junid dies". The Star. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2000" (PDF).
  4. ^ a b c d "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ "AMP 1979". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  6. ^ "DPCM 1986". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  7. ^ "SPMP 1998". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  8. ^ "DSSA 1992". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
edit