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]
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