Megat Junid bin Megat Ayub (8 December 1942 – 24 January 2008) was a Malaysian politician and direct descendant of Megat Terawis, a Bendahara of Perak.
Early life Junid was born in Teluk Intan in 1942.
Politics Megat Junid was a teacher by profession and first met Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the early 1970s. Mahathir was living in exile for criticising then Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman at the time of their meeting. Junid soon left teaching to become Mahathir's special assistant.
Junid was first elected as a Malaysian Member of Parliament at the same time that Mahathir became the Prime Minister of the country. He was appointed Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in Mahathir's government, just two years later.
In 1986, Mahathir next appointed Junid to be his deputy in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Junid was appointed to become Malaysia's Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in 1997. He served in the post for two years until he lost his seat in Parliament to a PAS candidate in the 1999 Malaysian general election.
Death Megat Junid died on 24 January 2008, aged 65, at the Pantai Medical Centre in Bangsar following a battle with prostate cancer. His body was buried at Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was a resident of Kelana Jaya.
Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1982P061 Hilir Perak (UMNO)16,58273.24%Ahmad Abdul Majid (PAS)6,05826.76%24,03210,52472.99%1986P067 Pasir Salak (UMNO)17,95174.95%Ali Daud (PAS)6,00125.05%24,84911,95067.99%1990 (UMNO)19,78775.32%Rosli Samsudin (PAS)6,48524.68%27,30613,30250.64%1995P070 Pasir Salak (UMNO)21,69082.58%Mohd Rus Jaafar (PAS)4,57517.42%27,82217,11565.97%
Honours Honours of Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2000)
Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (1979) Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (1986) Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (1998)
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1988)
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1992)
Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) – Datuk Seri Panglima (1996)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (1997)
References
External links The Star: Megat Junid dies