Zahidi Zainul Abidin previously served as the assemblyman for Beseri from 1999 to 2008 and as MP for Padang Besar for two terms from 2013 to 2022. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Former deputy communications and multimedia minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin died this evening at the age of 65.
Sinar Harian reported that his brother, Zafruddin Zainul Abidin, confirmed his death. He said he was informed by a friend upon his return from China.
He said Zahidi’s health had been deteriorating since Wednesday and that Zahidi had been receiving treatment for kidney failure at a private hospital in Penang. Zahidi was buried at the Bayan Lepas cemetery tonight.
He served as deputy minister from March 2020 to November 2022 under former prime ministers Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
