User:Zaid Ibrahim
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Zaid bin Ibrahim (12 January 1987 – Present) is a Malaysian student in France. He is a very curious and intelligent young man as he is often intrigued by knowledge[citation needed]. He is interested in expanding Wikipedia's articles in Malay, English and French especially about Malaysia, its culture and its politics.
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[edit] Biography
Zaid was born in Sultanah Aminah Hospital at 5:17 PM in Johor Bahru, Malaysia[citation needed].
[edit] Family
Zaid's father, Ibrahim Mohamed is a custom's officer working at the Tanjung Puteri Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) at the Malaysia-Singapore border. He was a staunch UMNO supporter but he changed his mind when the current Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi cancelled the Gerbang Perdana Project. However, he would still vote for UMNO in the next coming elections as he thinks that PAS would do worse[citation needed]. Ibrahim Mohamed is a simple man with a simple life, aiming to fulfill his life with religion and Sufism. He is a man with a cool head and he never raised his voice when he was angry. He is an affectionate and a patient father and husband. He respects the old and he never complaints nor criticize.
Zaid's mother, Noor Hayati Ibrahim, second daughter of one of the first Malay ship captain in Singapore[citation needed]. She is currently working with AmBank. A mother who worries too much for her children, Noor Hayati would always go the extra mile to help them when they are in need. She would like to see all her children to be successful and not to lead a miserable life like she did during her younger years[citation needed].
Zaid has three siblings, an elder brother Anwar Ibrahim, a younger brother Ikram Ibrahim and a younger sister Nur Sarah Ibrahim. Ibrahim Mohamed three sons names were inspired by political characters in Malaysia with exception of Ikram Ibrahim inspired by the then popular al-Arqam movement.
Anwar Ibrahim is an opinionated and a steadfast man. During his final year exam, he refused to follow his girlfriend's advice to do past-year papers as he thought that it would be useless and it would not help him expand his knowledge[citation needed]. He graduated from Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur in Electrical Engineering in 2005. A charismatic man and a natural leader, he often took heavy responsibilities in school and university. He was the President of the Interact Club and the Head Prefect in secondary school, and later he became the Secretary of the Engineering Society in his university. He is currently working with a factory in Pulau Pinang and he lives with his uncle.
Ikram Ibrahim and Nur Sarah Ibrahim are still young and they are still trying to find themselves. Ikram sat for PMR in 2005. A brother especially loved by Zaid Ibrahim, he listens to his brother's advice and life lessons. Nur Sarah, who is 8 years old in 2006 watches cartoon on Cartoon Network everyday. Her favourite movie must have been Gerak Khas as she watched it 1589 times[citation needed] in just two years.
Zaid Ibrahim is a young man currently studying at University of Picardie Jules Verne in Amiens, France. He is undertaking a three-year course in la Gestion des Entreprises et l'Administration. He plans to specialize in Accountancy in his second-year. As a young child, Zaid Ibrahim had not many friends due to his, like his brother, opinionated attitude. He represented his school in many competitions notably public speaking and debate. He was also very interested in current affairs and politics and has been reading the Time magazine and Utusan Malaysia since he was 10. A very intelligent young child, he was always the top five student until when he was 15, when he decided that intellectual pursuits should not end with textbooks, especially Malaysian ones. He thus decided to expand his knowledge by learning things outside school syllabus One of the things he learnt was programming with Visual Basic, computer maintenance and of course Malaysian law. He is very fluent in writing English and writes well[citation needed].
[edit] Accomplishments
| Year | Accomplishments | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Learnt to pronounce R correctly | Before this, he pronounced R like the French do, which is why he has the natural talent for French. |
| 1997-1999 | Champion in State Level Public Speaking | Public speaking in English and Malay. |
| 1998 | First girlfriend | His first "I Love You" to a girl named Siti Nur Amirah Roslan, and his first "I love you, too" as a reply. |
| 1999 | UPSR | 5As. |
| 2002-Present | First serious relationship | With a sweet young woman named Intan Afiqah Abdul Wahid. |
| 2002 | PMR | An unexpected result of 8As for PMR though he had not been studying due to computer games and mIRC. |
| 2000-2004 | Various competitions | Debate and essay. |
| Early 2003 | First kiss [citation needed] | Citation needed. |
| 2004 | SPM | 6A1s 3A2s and 1B3. A1 for his GCSE O-Levels English. The mediocre results explain why he is not studying law in England or Computer Science in the United States. His English result was probably the only reason why Petronas sent him overseas. |
| June 2005 | The patching up | Patched up with Intan. |
| June 2005 | Probable first sex [citation needed] | Citation needed. |
| July 2005 | First aeroplane ride | It came without incident although Zaid was known for suffering from motion sickness. |
| 2005 | Offered scholarships | by Petronas (Business Management) and MARA (Engineering). |
| 2005 | First three timing | Had three girlfriends at one time. Before this, he thought that he was not attractive enough. |
| September 2006 | Admittance in university. | - |
| Late 2006 | Invited to a party | This was due to a change of attitude. |
[edit] Times of crisis
| Year | Crisis | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Lost his beloved grandmother | - |
| 2004- present | Lost faith in God | He became a non-practicing Muslim. |
| 2004 | The Breakup | During this time Zaid suffered emotional disturbance and was admitted to hospital for suicide attempt. He then recovered and he grew stronger swearing to himself never to trust a woman completely. The breakup happened a few weeks before SPM and was one of the reasons for him not to do well in this examination. |
| 2004 | Temporary liver failure | An indirect effect of the breakup due to overdose of Paracetamol. |
| 2004 | Picked up smoking | An indirect effect of the breakup. Before this, he hated smoking and smokers. |
| 2005 | Picked up drinking [citation needed] | Citation needed. |
| 2005 | Smoked Marijuana [citation needed] | Citation needed. |
| 2005 | Three timing | Zaid was once a very loyal lover. |
[edit] The Breakup
In late 2004, Zaid broke up with his long-time girlfriend, Intan Afiqah Abdul Wahid. This event changed his attitude substantially. He used to be someone extremely critical of smokers, drinkers and drug users. After the breakup, Zaid started to pick up these habits deemed nasty especially from where he was born. However, this was also due to him opening up due to his new life in France[citation needed].
The breakup came by as a surprise as he was unprepared. He felt cheated because Intan was disloyal to him when he was loyal to her. However, he was not an easy person to be with as he was perfectionist, opinionated, stubborn and vulgar[citation needed]. This might have caused Intan to feel overwhelmed an unhappy thus deciding to leave him.
This led him to a confusion and he constantly asked himself whether god had forsaken him[citation needed] and he attempted suicide as a way to stop suffering. In the hospital, he saw sick old people in his ward, and this led him to realize that he did not deserve to be there as his injury was self-inflicted and that he was selfish for attempting suicide.
His father however understood Zaid's situation, as he had been in one too and dropped out of university because of it[citation needed]. His father later sent a book, Awaken the Giant Within written by Anthony Robbins, a motivational book. Zaid then gained back his energy and confidence and board himself on a mission to get back his love and change his attitude to be a better person. He recovered not only physically but also mentally.
Six months later, he succeeded.
[edit] Ambitions
Zaid aspires to be a politician one day, he aims at minimizing corruption and red-tape in his country. He thinks that these are the two most important contributing factors to the lost of foreign direct investments in Malaysia. He would also like to see that Malaysia become a real democratic country one day with the abolishment of undemocratic laws. He also believes in the freedom of expression and the freedom to choose one's religion without harm nor discrimination. He thinks that the pro Malay policies are ridiculous and the government should help everyone in need.
Zaid would want to be able to speak at least six languages and read 50,000 books before he dies. He's currently at around 50[citation needed].
He would also want to do a law degree, a masters in accounting and finance and finally be an accredited accountant.
He would like to build a happy family with 3 children with an understanding, loving and passionate wife.
He likes to be in the centre of media attention and later, the definition of sexy.
