Background
Mohamed Zahir was born in Alor Setar, Kedah.
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Education
He attended Sekolah Kebangsaan Hosba in Jitra and later Kolej Sultan Abdul Hamid, Alor Setar. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from Lincoln"s Inn in 1955.
Career
He was the longest-serving Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of the Malaysian Parliament. Mohamed Zahir began practising as a lawyer from 1956. After the independence of Malaya, he served on the Kedah State EXCO from 1959 to 1963, and briefly as Menteri Besar in 1963.
He was appointed to the Dewan Negara (the upper house) in August 1963, and completed two terms (of three years each) as a Senator.
He was actively involved in the formation of the Malaysia, serving as a diplomat to the United Nations and as the Malayan representative to the Cobbold Commission. In 1975, he was appointed to the Kota Bharu High Court as a judge.
Now a respected figure in Malaysian politics, he was elected Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat following the 1982 general elections, a post he held for 24 years. During his tenure, he also became President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Inter Parliamentary Assembly.
In October 2004, Mohamed Zahir died in office due to acute renal failure in Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
Dalam lembut Tun Mohamed tetap tegas MyKMU Net (from Berita Harian) Accessed 7 June 2010.
Politics
United Malays National Organisation, Barisan Nasional.
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Nationality
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Political Party
United Malays National Organisation