Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi (; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician. He was the 14th Leader of the Opposition from July 2018 to March 2019. From 2015 until 2019, he was the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.

On 18 October 2018, Zahid was arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and charged in court the following day on 45 counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT), abuse of power and money laundering.

On 26 June 2019, Zahid became the subject of 7 new corruption charges. The latest charges brought the total number of outstanding charges to 87.

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Category:1953 births
Category:Living people
Category:Deputy Prime Ministers of Malaysia