Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Yunus is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Khalid. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

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).

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus PSM DSNS PJK
Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development
In office 2002–2003
Minister	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Preceded by	Idris Jusoh
Succeeded by	Khamsiyah Yeop
Deputy Minister of Information
In office 1999–2002
Minister	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Preceded by	Suleiman Mohamed
Succeeded by	Zainuddin Maidin
Deputy Minister of Education
In office 1995–1999
Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Fong Chan Onn Leo Michael Toyad
Succeeded by	Fong Chan Onn
Deputy Minister of Land and Cooperative Development
In office 1990–1995
Minister	Sakaran Dandai Osu Sukam
Preceded by	Mohd Kassim @ Yahya Ahmad
Succeeded by	Goh Cheng Teik
Deputy Minister of Land and Regional Development
In office 1986–1990
Minister	Sulaiman Daud Kasitah Gaddam
Preceded by	Shariff Ahmad
Succeeded by	Awang Adek Hussin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jempol, Negeri Sembilan
In office 1986–2004
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad
Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat
In office 1 September 1986 – 31 October 1987
Preceded by	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
Succeeded by	Ismail Said
Member of the Negeri Sembilan Legislative Assembly
In office 1982–1986
Menteri Besar	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Jempol
In office 1982–1986
Preceded by	Jaafar Harun
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-26) 26 March 1943 (age 81)
Nationality	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA) (2018–)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA)

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

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

•  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]

External links

• UMNO Online
• Profil Pendaki Negara
• Mohd Khalid Mohd Yunus on Facebook

References

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. "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.