Mohamed Khaled Nordin

Khaled is of Banjar descent. He was born in Muar, Johor, Malaysia. He received his early education at Sekolah Rendah Ledang Tangkak and High School Muar later before continued to English College Johore Bahru. Khaled further his studies at University of Malaya and graduated with a 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 Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) candidate. In 2004 he became the Minister of Entrepreneur and Co-operatives Development, and in 2008 was appointed as the Minister of 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.

Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin (Jawi: محمد خاليد بن نوردين; born 30 November 1958) was the 15th Menteri Besar of Johor, in office from 14 May 2013 to 10 May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and led the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in the Johor State Legislative Assembly. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Johor Bahru from 1990 to 2004 and for Pasir Gudang from 2004 to 2013. He was Johor State Legislative Assemblyman for Permas from 2013 to 2018. He also served as a federal government minister from 2004 to 2013.