Mahadzir Mohd Khir

Mahadzir bin Mohd Khir (16 May 1945–5 September 2012) is Malaysian politician and academic who served as Deputy Minister of Education from March 2004 to February 2006 in Barisan National (BN) administration under Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Education from 1999 to 2004 in Barisan National (BN) administration under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Petani from November 1999 to March 2008. He is member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.

Death
On 5 September 2012, Mahadzir Mohd Khir died at the University of Malaya Medical Centre at the age of 67 due to a heart attack. There was bleeding in the brain which is a stroke around 6 pm when he was resting with his family. His remains were taken to his home at Jalan 14/50, Section 14, Petaling Jaya. The deceased's remains were prayed at the Tun Abdul Aziz Mosque, Section 14, Petaling Jaya and buried at the Bukit Kiara Islamic Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur. Among the dignitaries present were Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Najib Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Dato' Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal.

Honours

 * Kedah :
 * [[File:MY-KED Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah - Knight Companion (DSDK).svg|50px]] Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (1998)