Zahid Arip

Yang Berhormat Senator
Zahid Arip
Yang Berhormat Senator Zahid Arip
محمد زاهد بن مت عارڤ
Senator for Kuala Lumpur
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 16 June 2020 Serving with Raj Munni Sabu (until 2021)
Member of the United Indigenous Party Supreme Leadership Council
	In office; 2016–2020
Other roles
2018–2020	Political Secretary to the Prime Minister of Malaysia
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Zahid bin Mat Arip; 22 June 1966; Malacca, Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2016); United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (before 2016)

Muhammad Zahid bin Mat Arip (born 22 June 1966) is a member of the Dewan Negara and is a former political secretary to the Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad along with Abu Bakar Yahya and Mohamad Nuhairi Tan Sri Rahmat.[1] He is also a Member of the Supreme Leadership Council of the United Indigenous Party.[2]

Family

He is the grandson of the former Deputy Prime Minister, Abdul Ghafar Baba. His uncle is Tamrin bin Abdul Ghafar who was once active in the United Malays National Organization and subsequently transferred to the Islamic Party.

Politics

He was a former United Malays National Organization member before joining United Indigenous Party. After joining United Indigenous Party, he was appointed as a Member of the party's Supreme Leadership Council.

In the general elections in 2018, he contested for the Pekan district, but lost to the incumbent, Najib Razak.[3]

References

"Muhammad Zahid dilantik Setiausaha Politik PM". Utusan Malaysia (in Indonesian). 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
"Zahid Md Arip sah tanding lawan Najib di Pekan ★ MRM". www.malaysianreview.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018.
"Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P85 PEKAN Pahang". Utusan Malaysia (in Indonesian). 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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[1] "Muhammad Zahid dilantik Setiausaha Politik PM". Utusan Malaysia (in Indonesian). 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[2] "Zahid Md Arip sah tanding lawan Najib di Pekan ★ MRM". www.malaysianreview.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018.

[3] "Maklumat Calon dan Kawasan Pilihan Raya P85 PEKAN Pahang". Utusan Malaysia (in Indonesian). 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2021.