Khlir Mohd Nor

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Khlir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Major General (Rtd) Dato'
Khlir Mohd Nor
PSAT DSAP DIMP KMN MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Ketereh
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byAnnuar Musa
(BN–UMNO)
Majority23,107 (2022)
Faction represented in the Dewan Rakyat
2022–Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Khlir bin Mohd Nor

(1958-07-04) 4 July 1958 (age 66)
Kampung Kadok, Ketereh, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMilitary officer
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Khlir bin Mohd Nor (born 4 July 1958) is a Malaysian politician and former military officer who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketereh since November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.[1]

Political career

Member of Parliament (since 2022)

2022 general election

In the 2022 general election, Khlir made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Ketereh federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to Parliament as the Ketereh MP after defeating Marzuani Ardilla Ariffin of Barisan Nasional (BN), Rahimi L Muhamud of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Haneef Ibrahim of Gerakan Tanah Air (GTA) by a majority of 23,107 votes.[2]

Rumours of being nominated as the new Leader of the Opposition

There were rumours that Khlir was to be nominated as the new Leader of the Opposition to replace Hamzah Zainudin by Chairman of PN Muhyiddin Yassin after a political fallout between Muhyiddin and Hamzah on which direction should BERSATU go to and who the candidate for the Menteri Besar of Selangor in the 2023 Selangor state election is. They were however rubbished by Muhyiddin.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P026 Ketereh Khlir Mohd Nor (BERSATU) 40,542 64.49% Marzuani Ardilla Ariffin (UMNO) 17,435 27.74% 67,762 23,107 78.22%
Rahimi L Muhamud (PKR) 4,662 7.42%
Haneef Ibrahim (PUTRA) 223 0.35%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References

  1. ^ "KHLIR MOHD NOR". Sinar Harian. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "PRU15: Kali pertama jadi calon, Khlir rampas mandat di Ketereh". Sinar Harian. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2009" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  5. ^ "Khlir masih ingat insiden rakan maut ditembak komunis". www.bharian.com.my. 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.