Khir Toyo

They claimed some of the village claim to be illegal homes had been built before independence in 1957 and most squatters living in a prime area are left homeless and received low compensation.

The majority of the squatters are forced to rent or live in low-cost flats.

However report show most of the land is under private owner.

"The (squatters) are occupying other people's land. The land will never be theirs as they are private land. They want the land but I can't give it to them" – Dr. Khir Toyo

Mohamad Khir bin Toyo (محمد خير تويو, ; born 6 August 1965) is the former Chief Minister of the state of Selangor in Malaysia from 2000 to 2008.

An ethnic Malay of half Javanese and half native Malay descent, Khir was born on 6 August 1965, at Tali Air 2, Bt 4, Sungai Burung, Tanjung Karang, Selangor, the fifth child of a total of nine siblings.

His father, Toyo Erodikromo, was an immigrant from Java, Indonesia while his mother, Siti Aminah binti Mohd Taib, is of Malay ethnicity.

He married his first wife Zahrah Kechik in 1990 and they divorced on 19 September 2022.

He was a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1999 to 2013, for the seat of Sungai Panjang.

He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition

His appointment as Menteri Besar came in his first term as a member of the Selangor State Assembly, having been elected as the member for Sungai Panjang in the 1999 election.

His young age led to allegations, which he denied, that he had dyed his hair grey to give voters the impression that he was older.

In 2000, at the age of 35, he became the Menteri Besar of Selangor at the insistence of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, following the resignation of Abu Hassan Omar.

Khir subsequently served as a member of UMNO's Supreme Council and Chairman of Selangor Barisan Nasional from 2000 to 2008.

In 2004, Dr. Mohamad Khir won UMNO Supreme Council with the highest votes.

Other positions that he holds in UMNO include the Chairman of the Selangor UMNO Communications Board and UMNO Division Head of Sungai Besar.

His Barisan Nasional (BN) government was defeated in the 2008 general election, following which he served as the state's Opposition Leader until December 2010.

Khir contested for the UMO Youth Chief post in 2008, but eventually placed second in votes after Mukhriz Mahathir and lost the election to Khairy Jamaluddin.

He was the Menteri Besar of Selangor until the 12th General Election in March 2008.

The state of Selangor fell to opposition hands following its worst defeat in Malaysian history.

He was succeeded by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) secretary-general, Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.

However, he remains the state assemblyman of Sungai Panjang constituency and became Selangor opposition chief.

After the election, he ran for the leadership of UMNO Youth, but was defeated by Khairy Jamaluddin.

He resigned as the opposition leader in December 2010, after he was charged with corruption over allegations that while he was the Menteri Besar, he was sold a lavish mansion for less than its market value.

Khir Toyo was finally sentenced to a jail term of 12 months for this act and his properties was ordered to be confiscated.

Khir Toyo's award of 'Darjah Kebesaran Seri Paduka Mahkota Selangor (SPMS) Kelas Pertama' with the title Dato' Seri which was conferred on him on 2001 was revoked by the Sultan of Selangor on 30 September 2015 after his conviction of corrupt practices was upheld by the Federal Court.

On 29 May 2022, he expressed his desire to contest in the next Malaysian general election for the Sungai Besar federal seat representing BN and UMNO to help his party and coalition to regain the seat after it was won by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), then opposition coalition and party in the 2018 Malaysian general election.

He also remarked that it was all up to the leadership of BN and UMNO to decide whether he or Minister of Finance Tengku Zafrul Aziz is nominated as candidate.

On 28 September 2022, he stated that he was prepared to make a political comeback by contesting for the seat and regaining it from the present Sungai Besar MP Muslimin Yahaya of BERSATU and PN, who was also the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative.

He also revealed that he had worked hard in the constituency for the last three years and he would carry on serving the people even if not being nominated as a candidate for the seat.

He also highlighted that he was warmly received by the people while attending events there, which he interpreted as an indication from the people to elect him as the Sungai Besar MP.

Moreover, he also remarked that BN was unable to get 100% of Malay votes due to the expected fierce contest for the seat to represent the community and BN must come up with a different manifesto to contest in the state as it owned different demographics and economic status compared to the country.

In opposition to his desire, Division Chief of UMNO of Sungai Besar Jamal Yunos was nominated as the candidate by BN.

In the election, the seat was defended by Muslimin of PN and Muslimin was elected to his second term as the Sungai Besar MP.

Dr. Khir Toyo married his second wife Christine Zanitrah Abdullah in 2016.

He has one son born in 2019 from his marriage to Christine

Before entering politics, Khir was a dentist by profession.

Khir was active in the youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), serving on its executive council.

It was a mission set by Khir Toyo himself to make Selangor 'zero squatters' in line with national policy Wawasan 2020.

The opposition criticised Khir Toyo for approving housing project in squatters' area and forcing the residents to move out from their illegal homes.