Mahdzir Khalid

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Diraja Mahdzir Khalid SHMS SSDK DPMP JP
محاضر خالد‎
Mahdzir in 2016
Minister of Rural Development
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy	Abdul Rahman Mohamad Hasbi Habibollah
Preceded by	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Succeeded by	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Minister of Rural and Regional Development)
Constituency	Padang Terap
Minister of Education
In office 29 July 2015 – 9 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	P. Kamalanathan Chong Sin Woon
Preceded by	Muhyiddin Yassin
Succeeded by	Maszlee Malik
Constituency	Padang Terap
Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Maximus Ongkili
Preceded by	Noriah Kasnon
Succeeded by	James Dawos Mamit
Constituency	Padang Terap
9th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office 29 December 2005 – 9 March 2008
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Preceded by	Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Succeeded by	Azizan Abdul Razak
Constituency	Pedu
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Agriculture, Rural Development and Co-operatives)
In office 28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Menteri Besar	Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Preceded by	Zainol Md Isa (Agriculture, Rural Development) Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah (Co-operatives)
Succeeded by	Himself (Agriculture) Shuib Saedin (Rural Development, Co-operatives)
Constituency	Pedu
Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad
In office 12 May 2020 – 1 October 2021
Minister	Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Chief Executive Officer	Amir Hamzah Azizan
Preceded by	Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir
Succeeded by	Hasan Arifin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Terap
In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohd Nasir Zakaria (PR–PAS)
Succeeded by	Nurul Amin Hamid (PN–PAS)
Majority	4,442 (2013) 1,099 (2018)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Pedu
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Wan Jaafar Wan Ahmad (BA–PAS)
Succeeded by	Kama Noriah Ibrahim (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,899 (2004) 2,733 (2008)
State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 March 2023
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy	Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim
Preceded by	Jamil Khir Baharom
Vice President of the United Malays National Organisation
In office 30 June 2018 – 18 March 2023 Serving with Ismail Sabri Yaakob & Mohamed Khaled Nordin
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2018, 2019–2023) Mohamad Hasan (Acting) (2018–2019)
Preceded by	Shafie Apdal (2009–2016)
Succeeded by	Johari Abdul Ghani
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2022	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mahdzir bin Khalid (1960-12-15) 15 December 1960 (age 63) Kampung Atong, Pokok Sena, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Noraini Abdullah
Children	4
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher
Mahdzir Khalid on Parliament of Malaysia

Mahdzir bin Khalid (Jawi: محاضر بن خالد; born 15 December 1960^[1]) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who served as the Minister of Rural Development in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of BN administration in November 2022, Minister of Education, Deputy Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Maximus Ongkili from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from May 2020 to October 2021, Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Terap from May 2013 to November 2022, the 9th Menteri Besar of Kedah from December 2005 to March 2008, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2004 to his promotion to Menteri Besar in December 2005 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pedu from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Padang Terap of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Kedah since March 2023. He also served as the Vice President of UMNO from June 2018 to his defeat in the party elections in March 2023.