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Zainuddin bin Maidin
Malaysian politician (1939-2018) · Malaysia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79
Zainuddin bin Maidin was a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government.
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He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency for one term, from 24 March 2004 to 8 March 2008. In 2018, he quit UMNO and joined Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government. He was also the former Chief Editor of Utusan Melayu-turned-fierce critic, the oldest Malay language newspaper in Malaysia.