Zahidi Zainul Abidin

This is a Malay name; the name Zainul Abidin is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zahidi.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin MP
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Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Besar, Perlis
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Azmi Khalid (UMNO–BN)
Personal details
Born	Zahidi bin Zainul Abidin (1961-01-09) 9 January 1961
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation–BN
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Sunni Islam

Datuk Zahidi bin Zainul Abidin (born 9 January 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Padang Besar, Perlis (elected in 2013) and the head of the Padang Besar division of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He is also the Chairman of the Malaysian International Institute of Islamic Cooperation (IKIAM).

Political offices

Zahidi has held various positions in UMNO:

Year	Designation
1991–1993	Islamic Education Chief for UMNO Youth Malaysia
1993	Deputy Chief of UMNO Youth Kangar Division
1998	Members of The Training and Student Council UMNO Youth Malaysia.
1998	International UMNO Youth Council Member
1998	UMNO International Bureau
1991–1998	UMNO Malaysia Youth Education Bureau
1994–1998	Perlis Deputy UMNO Youth Chief
1994–2001	UMNO Padang Besar Youth Chief
1998–2001	UMNO Perlis Youth Chief
2001–2004	UMNO Malaysia Youth Exco
2008–	UMNO Padang Besar Chief Division

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Padang Besar, Perlis

Year	Government		Votes	Pct	Opposition		Votes	Pct
2013		Zahidi Zainul Abidin (UMNO)	21,473	60%		Azamhari Mohamood (PAS)	14,047	39%