Zainal Abidin Zin

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zin is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zainal Abidin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin DPMP DSAP PMP
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Monarchs	Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs	Salahuddin Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Posts
In office 11 August 1986 – 7 May 1987
Monarchs	Iskandar of Johor Azlan Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Leo Moggie Irok
Deputy Minister of Works
In office 16 July 1984 – 10 August 1986
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah of Pahang Iskandar of Johor
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Samy Vellu
Parliamentary Secretary of Lands and Regional Development
In office 1982–1984
Monarch	Ahmad Shah of Pahang
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Minister	Rais Yatim Mohd. Adib Mohd. Adam
Deputy Minister	None
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Serai
In office 1999–2008
Preceded by	Qamaruzaman Ismail (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (PR–PKR)
In office 1982–1990
Preceded by	Ramli Omar (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Qamaruzaman Ismail (BN–UMNO)
Personal details
Born	(1940-03-07) 7 March 1940 Gunung Semanggol, Perak, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1989; 1996–present) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996)
Other political affiliations	Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996) Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990-1996) Barisan Nasional (BN) (Until 1989; 1996-present) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present)
Spouse	Datin Asima Abdul Latif
Children	3
Alma mater	Universiti Sains Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Zainal Abidin bin Zin (born 7 March 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Defence from 2004 to 2008 and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs from 1999 to 2004.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	P047 Bagan Serai, Perak		Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)	16,151	62.46%		Abdul Kadir Kahar (PAS)	9,708	37.54%	27,007	6,443	74.32%
1986	P052 Bagan Serai, Perak		Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)	16,508	63.36%		Rahmat Husin (PAS)	9,548	36.64%	26,936	6,960	68.49%
1990			Zainal Abidin Zin (S46)	11,822	44.37%		Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO)	14,824	55.63%	27,699	3,002	71.33%
1995	P055 Bagan Serai, Perak		Zainal Abidin Zin (S46)	10,184	38.26%		Qamaruzaman Ismail (UMNO)	16,434	61.74%	28,251	6,250	67.55%
1999			Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)	15,088	52.77%		Ahmad Awang (PAS)	13,504	47.23%	29,507	1,584	65.73%
2004	P058 Bagan Serai, Perak		Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)	19,827	58.25%		Ahmad Awang (PAS)	14,209	41.75%	35,076	5,618	73.47%
2008			Zainal Abidin Zin (UMNO)	15,530	45.05%		Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (PKR)	18,943	54.95%	36,237	3,413	76.92%

Honours

• Perak :
  • Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (PMP) (1982)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1985)
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2002)

Several places were named after him, including:

• Dewan Dato' Zainal Abidin Zin, Bagan Serai, Perak.