Zainuddin Maidin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zainuddin Maidin

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Kota Kuala Muda, Malaysia

Date of Death: 14-Dec-2018

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Tan Sri Zainuddin bin Maidin (Jawi: ??? ????? ?? ?????; ?26 June 1939 – 14 December 2018) was a Malaysian politician and the former Information Minister in the Malaysian cabinet representing United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government.
He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency for 1 term from 24 March 2004 to 8 March 2008.
In 2018, he quits UMNO and be part of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government.
He is also the former Chief Editor of Utusan Melayu-turned-fierce critic, the oldest Malay language newspaper in Malaysia.