Mohd Zaidi Aziz is a

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politician who has served as Member of the

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(MLA) for Slim since his victory in the 2020 Slim by-election in August 2020 until November 2022. A member of the

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(UMNO), a ruling

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- (PN) friendly political party. He was educated at the

International Islamic University Malaysia The International Islamic University Malaysia ( ms, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي اسلام انتارابڠسا مليسيا; ar, الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا), als ...

. Following the death of Mohd. Khusairi Abdul Talib, Zaidi was nominated the

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(BN) candidate for Slim. He faced a challenge from

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, the candidate of the Party of Homeland's Fighters (PEJUANG) contested as an

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. On

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, he was elected the MLA for Slim, defeating the PEJUANG candidate with a majority of 10,945 votes. He married Juliana Sarip and has 4 children.

Election results

References

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