Daim Zainuddin

Tun Dr. Che Abdul Daim bin Zainuddin (Jawi: عبدالدائم بن زين الدين‎; born 29 April 1938) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1991. In May 2023, he was investigated for corruption of RM2.3 billion (approximately US$500 million) by the Malaysian authorities related to the expose from the Pandora Papers. which led to some bank accounts and assets controlled by him or his family to be seized or frozen.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zainuddin is patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name: Daim. The Arabic-derived word 'bin' or 'binti' / 'binte', if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Dr.
Daim Zainuddin
SSM SPMS SSAP DHMS DGSM
دائم زين الدين
Daim in 2018
Minister of Finance
In office
7 January 1999 – 31 May 2001
MonarchsJa'afar
Salahuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Deputy
Preceded byMahathir Mohamad
Succeeded byMahathir Mohamad
ConstituencyMerbok
In office
14 July 1984 – 15 March 1991
MonarchsIskandar
Azlan Shah
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Deputy
Preceded byTengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Succeeded byAnwar Ibrahim
ConstituencyMerbok
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Merbok
In office
1986–2004
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byZainuddin Maidin
Majority13,745 (1986)
15,843 (1990)
22,201 (1995)
15,376 (1999)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Muda
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byKhir Johari
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority14,058 (1982)
Personal details
Born
Che Abdul Daim bin Zainuddin

(1938-04-29) 29 April 1938
Alor Setar, Kedah, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018–2020)
Independent (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020)
Spouse(s)Mahani Idris (deceased), Naimah Khalid
Children5
OccupationPolitician, businessman
Websitedaimzainuddin.com
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