Zaid Ibrahim

Dato' Mohd Zaid bin Ibrahim (Jawi: محمد زيد بن إبراهيم; born 10 April 1951) is a Malaysian politician, lawyer and former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Legal Affairs and Judicial Reform (March 2008-September 2008). He was previously a Senator in the ''Dewan Negara'', the upper chamber of the Parliament of Malaysia.

He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), before being suspended on 2 December 2008. UMNO is part of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition which he joined in 2000. He was the Member of Parliament for Kota Bharu from 2004 to 2008. He is also the founder of Zaid Ibrahim & Co., the largest private law firm in Malaysia. Presently he is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

He also acted as the defense attorney for former prime minister Najib Razak in the RM42 million SRC money laundering case. Najib was imprisoned on August 23, 2022, following an unsuccessful appeal. Provided by Wikipedia