Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus

Mohd Khalid bin Mohd Yunus (born 26 March 1943) is a Malaysian politician. He had served as Deputy Minister in various departments and different cabinets. He also served as Member of Parliament representing Jempol from 1986 to 2004. He was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN). He currently is a member of Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA).

Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus
PSM DSNS PJK
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development
In office
2002–2003
MinisterMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Preceded byIdris Jusoh
Succeeded byKhamsiyah Yeop
Deputy Minister of Information
In office
1999–2002
MinisterMohd Khalil Yaakob
Preceded bySuleiman Mohamed
Succeeded byZainuddin Maidin
Deputy Minister of Education
In office
1995–1999
MinisterNajib Razak
Preceded byFong Chan Onn
Leo Michael Toyad
Succeeded byFong Chan Onn
Deputy Minister of Land and Cooperative Development
In office
1990–1995
MinisterSakaran Dandai
Osu Sukam
Preceded byMohd Kassim @ Yahya Ahmad
Succeeded byGoh Cheng Teik
Deputy Minister of Land and Regional Development
In office
1986–1990
MinisterSulaiman Daud
Kasitah Gaddam
Preceded byShariff Ahmad
Succeeded byAwang Adek Hussin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
In office
1986–2004
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byMohd Isa Abdul Samad
Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat
In office
1 September 1986 – 31 October 1987
Preceded byTajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
Succeeded byIsmail Said
Member of the Negeri Sembilan Legislative Assembly
In office
1982–1986
Menteri BesarMohd Isa Abdul Samad
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Jempol
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byJaafar Harun
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1943-03-26) 26 March 1943 (age 81)
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA) (2018–)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA)

Political career

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Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus initially was a Member of Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly representing Jempol.[citation needed] After the Jempol state constituency seat was abolished, he successfully ran for MP of Jempol in 1986 general elections and Khalid was appointed as Deputy Minister of Land and Regional Development in Mahathir Mohamad third cabinet. Khalid successfully ran for MP of Jempol in 1990, 1995, 1999 respectively, he had served as Deputy Minister of Land and Cooperative Development from 1990 to 1995, Deputy Minister of Education from 1995 to 1999, Deputy Minister of Information from 1999 to 2002 and Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development from 2002 to 2003 following cabinet reshuffle.[citation needed]

In 2018, Khalid joined the Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA) by lefting UMNO. In 2022 general election, he unsuccessfully ran for MP of Jempol.[1][2]

Mount Everest Expedition

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He did not succeed in climbing to the top of Mount Everest, but he reached 7,200 meters. The doctor advised him to stop at that point for health reasons.[3]

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[4][5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P104 Jempol, Negeri Sembilan Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus (UMNO) 17,467 66.23% Tham Kin Sung (DAP) 7,078 26.84% 26,604 10,389 74.91%
Mohamad Abdullah (PAS) 1,828 6.93%
1990 Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus (UMNO) 20,609 60.20% Abdul Aziz Abdullah (S46) 13,625 39.80% 35,266 6,984 78.26%
1995 P114 Jempol, Negeri Sembilan Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus (UMNO) 24,653 73.37% Abdul Aziz Abdullah (S46) 8,949 26.63% 35,251 15,704 74.80%
1999 Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus (UMNO) 23,727 66.77% Abd. Rahim Yusof (PAS) 11,808 33.23% 36,546 11,919 73.65%
2022 P127 Jempol, Negeri Sembilan Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus (PUTRA) 654 0.91% Shamshulkahar Mohd. Deli (UMNO) 30,138 41.98% 72,808 5,857 75.99%
Norwani Ahmat (AMANAH) 24,281 33.82%
Norafendy Mohd Salleh (BERSATU) 16,722 23.29%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Khalid Yunus". Sinar Harian.
  2. ^ "Khalid Yunus kembali bertanding di Parlimen Jempol" [Khalid Yunus returned to contest the Jempol Parliamentary seat]. Berita Harian. 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ Khalid reda gagal ke puncak Everest Archived 29 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Utusan Online, dicapai pada 29 November 2016
  4. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. ^ "Election in Negeri Sembilan". The Star.
  7. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.
  8. ^ "Hussein orang pertama terima darjah Seri Paduka Negeri Sembilan" (PDF). Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Perdana Leadership Foundation. 26 February 1980. Retrieved 12 February 2023.