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).
Political career
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
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
| 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
Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2016)[7]
Negeri Sembilan :
Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1980)[8]
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (1987)[7]
References
- ^ "Khalid Yunus". Sinar Harian.
- ^ "Khalid Yunus kembali bertanding di Parlimen Jempol" [Khalid Yunus returned to contest the Jempol Parliamentary seat]. Berita Harian. 3 November 2022.
- ^ Khalid reda gagal ke puncak Everest Archived 29 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine Utusan Online, dicapai pada 29 November 2016
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "Election in Negeri Sembilan". The Star.
- ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ "Hussein orang pertama terima darjah Seri Paduka Negeri Sembilan" (PDF). Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Perdana Leadership Foundation. 26 February 1980. Retrieved 12 February 2023.