Rashid Din

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This is a Malay name; the name Din is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rashid.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Rashid Din
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Merbok, Kedah
In office
2008–2013
Preceded by Zainuddin Maidin (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by Ismail Daut (UMNO–BN)
Personal details
Born (1946-07-29) 29 July 1946 (age 78)
Penang, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political party PKR–Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Rashid Din (born 29 July 1946) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Merbok constituency in the state of Kedah from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.[1]

Rashid won the seat of Merbok in the 2008 election. The seat, previously held comfortably by the Barisan Nasional coalition, swung to the PKR for Rashid to win it by 3,098 votes.[2] Rashid was replaced as the PKR's candidate for the seat at the 2013 election, and the party lost the seat to the Barisan Nasional's Ismail Daut.[3]

In January 2010, Rashid was conferred the honorific title of Datuk by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Merbok, Kedah[5]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
2008 Rashid Din (PKR) 25,541 51% Tajul Urus Mat Zain (UMNO) 22,443 45%

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