Zaid Ibrahim

Quick Facts

Full Name	Zaid Ibrahim
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1951(1951-04-10)
Age	73
Birthplace	Kota Bharu
Country	Malaysia
Birth City	Kelantan
Horoscope	Aries

Zaid Ibrahim Biography

Zaid Ibrahim is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on April 10, 1951 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Dato’ Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim, (Jawi; mHmd-zyd bn brohym; 10 April 1951), is a prominent Malaysian politician and lawyer. He was formerly Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform (March 8th 2008-September 08). He was a senator in the Dewan Negara (the upper chamber of Parliament of Malaysia).

Zaid Ibrahim & Co. was appointed as Minister. He resigned all of his positions and renounced his shares. Nik Norzul Thani was appointed his replacement as chairman. He stated that the firm was working on a succession plan they had drafted after Zaid’s 2004 election.

After criticising the arrests of three prominent individuals—Democratic Action Party MP Teresa Kok, blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, and journalist Tan Hoon Cheng—under the Internal Security Act, Zaid resigned from the Cabinet on 15 September 2008.

Zaid succeeded Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, who had previously held the portfolio, but as of 2008 continues to be a Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department tasked with parliamentary affairs. Zaid was also appointed as senator to the Dewan Negara on 18 March so he could take up his Cabinet posting. His appointment was greeted by The Economist as the “most promising” in the new Cabinet.

He joined UMNO in 2000 and became Kota Bharu UMNO Division chief a year later. Later, he was suspended and became Kelantan Umno deputy chief liaison chief two more years later. Zaid ran for and won the Kota Bharu Parliamentary seat in 2004’s general election. In 2008, however, UMNO dropped Zaid as a candidate. It suffered significant losses, including the 2/3 majority required in the Dewan Rakyat for amendments to be passed to the Constitution.

Zaid Ibrahim Net Worth

Zaid Ibrahim is one of the richest Lawyer from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Zaid Ibrahim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Zaid was born in Kota Bharu in Kelantan. He completed his LL.B. (Hons.), in law school at Universiti Teknologi Mara Shah Alam. The University of London conducted the External Programme. After graduating from ITM he moved to London where he was admitted as a Barrister at-Law, Inner Temple. Zaid Ibrahim & Co. was founded in 1987. It has over 140 lawyers.

Zaid declared that within days of being appointed Minister, the government had to publicly apologize for the handling of the 1988 Judicial Crisis which saw Tun Salleh Abas, then the Lord President of Supreme Court, thrown from his seat. Zaid described it as one of his three main goals. “In the eyes the world, our judiciary has been weakened by the judicial crisis,” he said. He rejected the idea of reviewing it: “I’m not suggesting that the case be reopened. It is clear that the previous administration committed serious transgressions, and that this is obvious to all. The prime minister, I believe, is large enough and strong enough to admit that we have done wrong to them and that we are sorry.”

Zaid is married to Datin Suliana Shamsuddin Alias and the couple have three children. In 2008, he was one of four Malaysians named by Forbes in its list of generous and interesting philanthropists in Asia, for starting the Kelantan Foundation for the Disabled in 1998. The foundation provides free counselling services, physiotherapy, transportation and home visits to 2,400 disabled individuals from Zaid’s home state of Kelantan, who are suffering from Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, blindness and other disabilities.

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Who is Zaid Ibrahim Dating?

According to our records, Zaid Ibrahim married to Suliana Shamsuddin. As of December 1, 2023, Zaid Ibrahim’s is not dating anyone.

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On 13 December 2010, the Malaysian Human’s Justice Front (AKIM), a tiny Kelantan-based opposition party, announced that Zaid Ibrahim has joined its ranks as a party member, with the view of having Zaid lead and revamp AKIM into a viable political party for the coming 13th Malaysian General Elections. The party further explained that Zaid had submitted his membership application to join AKIM in Nov 2010 after his former party, PKR, accepted Zaid’s resignation.

Facts & Trivia

Zaid Ranked on the list of most popular Lawyer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Zaid Ibrahim celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

In 2014, after stating that the lack of religious discourse by the religious leaders in Malaysia that does not allow for different interpretations of Islam promotes extremism and makes Malaysia similar to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, he was criticised by Islamic scholar Fathul Bari Mat Jahya for being a liberal who only wanted to follow civil laws and not those created by Allah and that it is the responsibility of the Ulema to specifically identify what is wajib (obligatory), halal (allowed), and haram (prohibited).

Top Facts about Zaid Ibrahim

1. Zaid Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician and lawyer.
2. He was the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Legal Affairs from 2008-2009.
3. Zaid has been a vocal critic of Malaysia’s ruling party, UMNO.
4. He founded his own political party, KITA, in 2010.
5. In 2018, he joined the Democratic Action Party (DAP).
6. Zaid has written several books on politics and law.
7. He is known for advocating for human rights and democracy in Malaysia.
8. Zaid was named one of Time Magazine’s “Heroes of Asia” in 2009.
9. He has been involved in high-profile legal cases, including defending opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against sodomy charges.
10. Zaid is active on social media and frequently shares his opinions on current events in Malaysia.