Abdul Khalid Ibrahim

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Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri
 Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
Abdul Khalid Ibrahim
Incumbent
Assumed office 
13 March 2008
Preceded by Mohamed Khir bin Toyo
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bandar Tun Razak
Incumbent
Assumed office 
8 March 2008
Preceded by Tan Chai Ho
Majority 2,515
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Ijok
Incumbent
Assumed office 
8 March 2008
Preceded by K. Sivalingam (2004-2007);
Preceded by K. Parthiban (2007-2008)
Majority 1,920
Born 14 December 1946 (1946-12-14) (age 61)
Jeram, Selangor
Political party Parti KeADILan Rakyat (PKR)- Pakatan Rakyat
Spouse Salbiah Tunut
Religion Islam

Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim is the 14th and current chief minister (Menteri Besar) of the state of Selangor, in Malaysia. He is a former corporate figure of Malay descent and the current Treasurer-General of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR, or People's Justice Party). Khalid was born in the village of Kampung Jalan Raja Abdullah in Kuala Selangor district, Selangor. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and later obtained an MBA from the University of Queensland.[1]

Khalid began his career as a university lecturer. Later, he entered the corporate world and held the position of CEO from 1979 to 1994 in the government-controlled fund management firm Pemodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB).[1] In 1981, he became famous for leading the "dawn raid" on the London Stock Exchange, which resulted in PNB gaining a 51% share in British plantation concern Guthrie in less than two hours. Khalid later became the CEO of the Malaysianized Guthrie, now known as Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, from 1995 to 2003.[1]

He later left the corporate scene and entered politics, joining the multiracial opposition party PKR. He was the opposition candidate in the 2007 Ijok by-election for the Selangor State Legislative Assembly, contesting against K. Parthiban of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN).[2] In the Malaysian General Election 2008, he contested for the Parliamentary and State Assembly seat for P124 Bandar Tun Razak and N11 Ijok where he won both seats. He was appointed as the new Menteri Besar (State Premier) of Selangor and was officially sworn in on March 13, 2008 at Istana Bukit Kayangan.[3] He is also the first person not part of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition to be appointed as Menteri Besar of Selangor. All previous thirteen Menteri Besar were from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party of BN.

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[edit] Chief Minister of Selangor

As Chief Minister of the State of Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid put an end to negotiated state contracts. He mentioned he would re-look at some of the joint-venture agreements, especially in relation to property development projects, deemed unfavourable to the state.[4]

[edit] Organizational positions

Despite being an opposition party member, Khalid retains his positions in various quasi-government organizations due to his broad experience and integrity in business and industry. Among his notable positions include:[5]

  • Director, SIRIM Bhd [1]
  • Adviser, Islamic Development Bank
  • Fellow, Institute for Strategic and International Studies
  • Member, National Productivity Council

[edit] Honours and awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Fact boxes on Ijok (subscription required)", malaysiakini.com, 2007-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-04-20. 
  2. ^ Dass, Maria J. & Yusop, Husna (2007-04-18). "Khalid is Keadilan's pick for Ijok", p. 2. The Sun.
  3. ^ "Khalid Ibrahim sworn-in as new Selangor Mentri Besar", The New Straits Times, March 13, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 
  4. ^ "Selangor ends negotiated contracts", The Edge Daily, April 11, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-04-11. 
  5. ^ Manirajan, R., "EC: Campaigns lack substance", The Sun, April 20, 2007
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Preceded by
Mohamed Khir bin Toyo		 Chief Minister of Selangor
2008 – now		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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