Khir Toyo

Mohamad Khir bin Toyo (Jawi: محمد خير تويو, Malay pronunciation: [khir]; born 6 August 1965) is the former Chief Minister of the state of Selangor in Malaysia from 2000 to 2008. His Barisan Nasional (BN) government was defeated in the 2008 general election, following which he served as the state's Opposition Leader until December 2010. He was a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1999 to 2013, for the seat of Sungai Panjang. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition

Khir Toyo
محمد خير تويو
13th Menteri Besar of Selangor
In office
18 August 2000  8 March 2008
MonarchsSalahuddin
Sharafuddin
Preceded byAbu Hassan Omar
Succeeded byAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
ConstituencySungai Panjang
Leader of the Opposition of Selangor
In office
8 March 2008  6 December 2010
Menteri BesarAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
Preceded byTeng Chang Khim
Succeeded byMohamad Satim Diman
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Sungai Panjang
In office
29 November 1999  5 May 2013
Preceded byMohd Pauzi Abdul Murad
(BN—UMNO)
Succeeded byBudiman Mohd Zohdi
(BN—UMNO)
Majority165 (1999)
5,460 (2004)
5,828 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Khir bin Toyo

(1965-08-06) 6 August 1965
Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouses
  • Zahrah Kechik
    (m. 1990; divorced. 2022)
  • Christine Zanitrah Abdullah
    (m. 2016)
Children4 Sons and 3 Daughter’s
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BDS)
OccupationPolitician, dentist
Websitewww.drkhir.com
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