Daim Zainuddin

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Daim Zainuddin SSM SPMS SSAP DHMS DGSM
دائم زين الدين‎
Daim in 2018
Minister of Finance
In office 7 January 1999 – 31 May 2001
Monarchs	Ja'afar Salahuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Wong See Wah (1999) Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (1999) Shafie Salleh (1999–2001) Chan Kong Choy (1999–2001)
Preceded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Succeeded by	Mahathir Mohamad
Constituency	Merbok
In office 14 July 1984 – 15 March 1991
Monarchs	Iskandar Azlan Shah
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy	Sabbaruddin Chik Oo Gin Sun Ng Cheng Kiat Wan Abu Bakar Wan Mohamad Loke Yuen Yow Abdul Ghani Othman (1990–1991)
Preceded by	Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Succeeded by	Anwar Ibrahim
Constituency	Merbok
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Merbok
In office 2/3 August 1986 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Zainuddin Maidin (BN–UMNO)
Majority	13,745 (1986) 15,843 (1990) 22,201 (1995) 15,376 (1999)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Muda
In office 1982–1986
Preceded by	Khir Johari (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	14,058 (1982)
Personal details
Born	Che Abdul Daim bin Zainuddin[1][2] (1938-04-29)29 April 1938 Alor Setar, Kedah, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	13 November 2024(2024-11-13) (aged 86) Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Bukit Kiara Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018–2020) Independent (2020–2024)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020)
Spouse(s)	Mahani Idris (died 2023) Naimah Khalid[not in body]
Children	5
Alma mater	Lincoln's Inn University of California, Berkeley University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician, Businessman
Website	daimzainuddin.com

Che Abdul Daim bin Zainuddin (Jawi: چئ عبدالدائم بن زين الدين‎; 29 April 1938 – 13 November 2024) was a Malaysian politician and businessman who served as the Minister of Finance from 1984 to 1989 and again from 1999 to 2001 under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1982 to 2004 and as a Senator from 1980 to 1982.^[3]

Though not listed in any indexes, Daim was known as one of Malaysia's wealthiest individuals. Daim and his wife were investigated and charged in January 2024 with failing to declare 71 assets as part of an anti-corruption probe that he described as politically motivated.