Career
Early Khaled is of Banjar descent. He was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. He received his early education at Sekolah Rendah Ledang and High School Muar later before continued to Sultan Abu Bakar College, Johor Bahru.
Khaled further his studies at University of Malaya and graduated a with law degree in 1982.
Before entering politics, Khaled worked for the Malaysian oil giant Petronas. In the 1980s he worked as an adviser to Shahrir Abdul Samad, a federal minister.
Khaled entered the federal parliament himself at the 1990 election, at the age of 31, winning the seat of Johor Bahru against a Semangat 46 candidate. In 2004 he became the Minister for Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development, and in 2008 was appointed as the Minister for Higher Education.
After 23 years in federal politics, he shifted to the Johor State Legislative Assembly at the 2013 election, winning the seat of Permas.
The Barisan Nasional coalition held its majority in the assembly, and Khaled took over as the state"s Chief Minister.
