Family
Of half Indonesian and half Malay descent, Khir was born on August 6, 1965, at Tali Air 2, Bt 4, Sungai Burung, Tanjung Karang, Selangor, the fifth child of a total of nine siblings. His father, Joyo Erodikromo, was an immigrant from Java, Indonesia while his mother, Siti Aminah Mohd Taib, is of Malay ethnicity.
His wife is Datin Seri Zahrah Kechik who was born at Matang Road, Taiping, Perak. She has six adopted children. 3 sons and 3 daughters.
Before entering politics, Khir was a dentist.
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