Zainal Abidin Sakom

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Dato' Haji Zainal Abidin bin Haji Sakom (born 14 August 1950) is a Malaysian politician and currently as chairman of Poverty Eradication.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Haji Zainal Abidin Sakom DSSA AMS JP AMN
زين العابدين ساکوم‎

Chairman of the Yayasan Basmi Kemiskinan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1990
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Batang Kali
In office 25 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Muhammad Muhammad Taib (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mohd Isa Abu Kasim (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,907 (1999) 8,828 (2004)
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Hulu Bernam
In office 25 April 1995 – 25 November 1999
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Mohamed Idris Abu Bakar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	9,756 (1995)
Personal details
Born	Zainal Abidin bin Sakom 14 August 1950 (age 74) Selangor, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician
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**Selangor State Legislative Assembly**^[2]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N07 Hulu Bernam	Zainal Abidin Sakom (UMNO)	10,579	92.78%	Abdul Majid Hasan (PAS)	823	7.22%	11,756	9,756	68.72%
1999	N09 Batang Kali	Zainal Abidin Sakom (UMNO)	9,048	68.60%	Sharifuddin Budin (KeADILan)	4,141	31.40%	13,648	4,907	72.91%
2004	N07 Batang Kali	Zainal Abidin Sakom (UMNO)	12,898	76.01%	Halil Rahmat (PKR)	4,070	23.99%	17,386	8,828	76.82%

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)^[3]
Selangor :
- Member of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (AMS) (1988)^[4]
- Justice of the Peace (JP) (1991)^[5]
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1996)^[6]