Mohd Zin Mohamed

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Zin.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Mohd Zin Mohamed SSAP DPMS
محمد زين بن محمد
Minister of Works
In office 18 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Yong Khoon Seng
Preceded by	Samy Vellu
Succeeded by	Shaziman Abu Mansor
Constituency	Sepang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sepang, Selangor
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Seripah Noli Syed Hussin (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS)
Majority	18,837 (2004) 4,849 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Salamon Selamat (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,440 (1999)
Personal details
Born	Mohd Zin bin Mohamed (1953-03-28) 28 March 1953 Muar, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Azlina Ahmad
Children	5
Alma mater	Bradley University
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Sri Mohd Zin bin Mohamed (Jawi: محمد زين بن محمد; born 28 March 1953) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sepang constituency in Selangor from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, he was Malaysia's Minister for Works from March 2008 to April 2009.

Early life

Mohd Zin was born in Muar, Johore and obtained his Diploma of Civil Engineering from UiTM in 1977. He then went on to work with PKNS before continuing his studies in Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, USA. In 1980, he furthered his study in the same university to obtain his master's degree.

Political career

Mohd Zin firstly became the branch chairperson of the Section 8 Shah Alam UMNO branch (1986–1994), the youth wing chief of UMNO Shah Alam division (1988–1994) and later became the treasurer for Selangor UMNO Youth as well as simultaneously serving as member of the national UMNO Youth wing executive council.

In 2001, he was elected as the Deputy Divisional Chief of UMNO Shah Alam and later became the protem divisional chairman of both UMNO Kota Raja and later UMNO Sepang divisions.

He entered the federal parliament in the 2004 election, winning the seat of Sepang. During his first term in parliament, he was appointed as Deputy Minister for Works. After his re-election in 2008, he became the Minister for Works, replacing the long-serving Samy Vellu. However, in April 2009, Mohd Zin was dropped from the Cabinet by incoming Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, and was replaced in his ministry by Shaziman Abu Mansor. In November 2009, he was appointed as the Chairman of Keretapi Tanah Melayu, peninsular Malaysia's main rail operator.

In the 2013 election, the Barisan Nasional coalition suffered heavy losses in the state of Selangor, and Mohd Zin lost his parliamentary seat to Mohamed Hanipa Maidin of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot casts	Majority	Turnout
1999	P098 Shah Alam, Selangor		Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO)	35,851	51.02%		Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor (keADILan)	34,411	48.98	71,477	1,440	77.07%
2004	P113 Sepang, Selangor		Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO)	30,755	72.07%		Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS)	11,918	27.93%	43,054	18,837	73.85%
2008			Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO)	26,381	55.06%		Mohamed Makki Ahmad (PAS)	21,532	44.94%	49,137	4,849	79.20%
2013			Mohd Zin Mohamed (UMNO)	35,658	48.36%		Mohamed Hanipa Maidin (PAS)	36,800	49.91%	75,135	1,142	89.06%

Honours

• Selangor :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2001)
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2008)