Zainal Abidin bin Zin (born 7 March 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2008 and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1999 to 2004.
Election results +Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1982P047 Bagan Serai (UMNO)16,15162.46%Abdul Kadir Kahar (PAS)9,70837.54%27,0076,44374.32%1986P052 Bagan SeraiZainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)16,50863.36%Rahmat Husin (PAS)9,54836.64%26,9366,96068.49%1990Zainal Abidin Zin (S46)11,82244.37%Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO)14,82455.63%27,6993,00271.33%1995P055 Bagan SeraiZainal Abidin Zin (S46)10,18438.26%Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO)16,43461.74%28,2516,25067.55%1999Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)15,08852.77%Ahmad Awang (PAS)13,50447.23%29,5071,58465.73%2004P058 Bagan SeraiZainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)19,82758.25%Ahmad Awang (PAS)14,20941.75%35,0765,61873.47%2008Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)15,53045.05% (PKR)18,94354.95%36,2373,41376.92%
Honours
Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1982) Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1985)
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2002)
Several places were named after him, including: Dewan Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin, Bagan Serai, Perak.
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