Background
Abdullah was born on 2 August 1946 in Alor Selinsing, Jerteh, Terengganu.
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Abdullah Zin
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He studied at the Islamic University of Madinah, graduating in 1972 with a bachelor"s degree in Islamic Studies.
Career
In 1973, he obtained a master"s degree in Syariah from First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Azhar University, Egypt, before receiving a Diploma in Education from Ain Shams University. He was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy from Kent University, England, in 1986. In 1998, he was appointed as the dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies and in 1999 he became a Professor.
Abdullah resigned from KUIM to be the Barisan Nasional candidate for the federal parliamentary seat of Besut, Terengganu in the 2004 election.
After the 2008 election he was dropped from the ministry, and in the 2009 UMNO elections, he failed to retain a position on the party"s Supreme Council. When Najib Tun Razak became Prime Minister in 2009, Abdullah became his religious adviser, replacing.
Abdullah did not recontest his parliamentary seat in the 2013 election, although he remained as Najib"s religious adviser.
Achievements
Politics
The seat had been held by the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society).
Membership
Abdullah became a member of UMNO"s Supreme Council and a Minister in the Department of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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Political Party
United Malays National Organisation