Megat Junid Megat Ayub

Tan Sri Megat Junid Bin Megat Ayub (1942[1] – 24 January 2008) was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a bendahara of Perak.

Biography

Junid was born in Teluk Intan in 1942.[1]

Politics

Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and first met former Malaysian 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 MP at the same time that Mahathir became Prime minister of the country.[1] He was appointed Primary Industries Deputy Minister in Mahathir's government, just two years later.[1]

In 1986, Mahathir next appointed Junid to be his deputy in the Home Affairs Ministry.[1] Junid's tenure as the deputy Home Affairs minister was rocked by several controversies, including illegal immigration, a spike in illicit drug use and Operation Lalang of 1987.[1]

Junid was appointed to become Malaysia's Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister in 1997.[1] He served at that post for two years until he lost his seat in parliament to a PAS candidate in the 1999 "Reformasi" elections.[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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Megat Junid dies". The Star. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2008.

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