Malaysian politician
Megat Junid bin Megat Ayub (8 December 1942[1] – 24 January 2008) was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a Bendahara of Perak.
Early life
Junid was born in Teluk Intan in 1942.[1]
Politics
Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and first met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the early 1970s.[1] Mahathir was living in exile for criticising then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman at the time of their meeting.[1] Junid soon left teaching to become Mahathir's special assistant.[1]
Junid was first elected as a Malaysian Member of Parliament at the same time that Mahathir became the Prime Minister of the country.[1] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in Mahathir's government, just two years later.[1]
In 1986, Mahathir next appointed Junid to be his deputy in the Ministry of Home Affairs.[1]
Junid was appointed to become Malaysia's Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in 1997.[1] He served in the post for two years until he lost his seat in Parliament to a PAS candidate in the 1999 Malaysian general election.[1]
Death
Megat Junid died on 24 January 2008, aged 65, at the Pantai Medical Centre in Bangsar following a battle with prostate cancer.[1] His body was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1] He was a resident of Kelana Jaya.[1]
Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[2]
Year
|
Constituency
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Opponent(s)
|
Votes
|
Pct
|
Ballots cast
|
Majority
|
Turnout
|
1982
|
P061 Hilir Perak, Perak
|
|
Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO)
|
16,582
|
73.24%
|
|
Ahmad Abdul Majid (PAS)
|
6,058
|
26.76%
|
24,032
|
10,524
|
72.99%
|
1986
|
P067 Pasir Salak, Perak
|
|
Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO)
|
17,951
|
74.95%
|
|
Ali Daud (PAS)
|
6,001
|
25.05%
|
24,849
|
11,950
|
67.99%
|
1990
|
|
Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO)
|
19,787
|
75.32%
|
|
Rosli Samsudin (PAS)
|
6,485
|
24.68%
|
27,306
|
13,302
|
50.64%
|
1995
|
P070 Pasir Salak, Perak
|
|
Megat Junid Megat Ayub (UMNO)
|
21,690
|
82.58%
|
|
Mohd Rus Jaafar (PAS)
|
4,575
|
17.42%
|
27,822
|
17,115
|
65.97%
|
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
References
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