Khalid Abdul Samad

Khalid Abdul Samad (born 1957) is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of PAS and a Member of Parliament for Shah Alam. He is also a columnist at The Malaysian Insider.

He is the younger brother of former Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, Shahrir Abdul Samad.

Malay nationalism vs Islam

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Khalid was born in Kota Bahru, Kelantan in 1957. The parents however were originally from Muar, Johor.

He obtained his undergraduate degree in energy engineering from Leeds University in 1979. Upon graduation, he joined Petronas. He quit his job to become active in politics in 1986. He later set up his own company.

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He joined PAS in 1983 and became a central committee member from 1987 to 1993. In the 1986 Malaysian general election, he unsuccessfully contested for Kuala Krai parliamentary seat under PAS. He went on to contest and lose in Arau, Sri Gading and Shah Alam parliamentary seats. It was only in the 2008 Malaysian general election that he was finally elected to the Dewan Rakyat.

In 1987, he was detained under the Internal Security Act during Ops Lalang.