Dato' Mahdzir bin Khalid (born 15 December 1960) served as the ninth Menteri Besar

Menteri Besar

The Menteri Besar is the chief executive of the state government for states in Malaysia with hereditary rulers. For states without a monarch, the title Chief Minister is used...

(Chief Minister

Chief Minister

A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...

) of the Malaysian state of Kedah

Kedah

Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice...

, from 28 December 2004 until 8 March 2008. He is currently the Chairman of UMNO in Kedah and the Opposition Leader in the state Assembly, representing Pedu.

Mahdzir was sworn in as Menteri Besar after his predecessor, Datuk Seri Syed Razak bin Syed Zain Barakhbah, resigned because of ill health in December 2005. Mahdzir had been acting in the position since July 17 that year.

Mahdzir's tenure as Menteri Besar came to an end after his Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

 government was defeated in the 2008 Malaysian elections by an opposition coalition led by PAS.