In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Kadir is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zambry. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Education, Human Resources and Multimedia : 31 March 2004–28 September 2006) (Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology : 28 September 2006–16 March 2008)
Zambry was born on March 22, 1963, in Pulau Pangkor, a tourist fishing settlement island in Perak, Malaysia. On 6 February 2009, the state appointed him as the Chief Minister. He is the state's 11th Chief Minister.
He is married to Saripah Zulkifli and parents to three girls and two boys—Husna, Huda, Syifa, Munir, and the youngest Mukhlis.
Education
Zambry obtained his early education in Pangkor Island and secondary schools in Sitiawan (SMK Sitiawan) before continuing his upper secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panglima Bukit Gantang, Parit Buntar, Perak, a high school located in the mainland.
The Perak 11th Chief Minister also holds another master's degree in Islamic Thoughts from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1991, after completing his first degree, B.Econ (Hon) in Economics from the same institution. Zambry recently attended a two-week Executive Leadership Development Program entitled "Leaders in Development – Managing Change in a Dynamic World" at Harvard University, USA (June 2015).
M.A (Political Philosophy and Comparative Religion)
1995
Temple University, United States
PhD (Political Thought) (Distinction)
Political career
Zambry became actively involved in politics in 1995, soon after his return from the United States.
Prior to his election as the Lumut UMNO Youth Division Chief, he began his political career in UMNO as the Pangkor UMNO Branch Chief. Later, he secured a position as an executive council member at the National UMNO Youth, which led to his appointment as the State UMNO Youth Chief.
In the 2004 General Election, he stood and won the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat for Pangkor and returned as incumbent in the 2008 and 2013 General Election. He currently holds the seat as a Pangkor State Assemblyman for the third term and second term as the Chief Minister of Perak.
Zambry is the head of Perak UMNO and Lumut UMNO division chief. He also had his share of political bitterness when he was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in 1998.
Perak Constitutional Crisis
A member of the Perak state legislative assembly, Zambry was a key player in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis as the intended BN Menteri Besar. After three state assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat coalition announced their intention to support a BN candidate for Menteri Besar and to lend their support to a vote of no confidence in the incumbent Pakatan Rakyat Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak requested Nizar's resignation and swore in Zambry as the new Menteri Besar on 6 February 2009. For about three months, Zambry served as Menteri Besar. However, Nizar maintained that the Sultan was not permitted by the state constitution to dismiss him as the Menteri Besar, and on 11 May 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that Nizar had always been the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak.[2] To maintain administrative continuity, Nizar tentatively endorsed most of Zambry's policies, subject to later review, but reinstated the 817 village development and security committees and 318 local government councillors whom Zambry had sacked.[3] However, the following day, the Court of Appeal granted a stay of the High Court judgment, and Zambry returned to work.
On May 22nd, the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision, declared Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as the rightful menteri besar of Perak. The court held that the order made by the High Court on 11 May, in declaring Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the legitimate menteri besar, was wrong and set aside that decision. Justice Md. Raus, in his oral judgement, also held that the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, was right in appointing Zambry as the new menteri besar under Article 16(2) of the Perak Constitution, after being satisfied that Zambry had the command of the majority of the state legislative assembly.[4][5]
Zambry has written essays for local media and publications Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, Dewan Masyarakat, Dewan Budaya, Dakwah, Risalah, Al-Islam, Mastika, and PEMIKIR, besides books and journals.
Among the books he wrote were UMNO dan Jiwa Merdeka (CELDES KL 1998), Pemuda UMNO Menebus Maruah, Menuju Arah (May, 2000) and Islam Malaysia & Amerika. His poems were compiled in an anthology in a book entitled Suara Pelaut (The Voice of a Seaman).
Zambry edited publications on Education and Development for Nurin Enterprise, K.L (1980), served as the Editor for Business Administration in Islam, Hizbi (1991), editor for Memperkasa Kepimpinan Merentas Masa Depan, CELDES, KL (1991). He was also the Editorial Chief for Imbas Gemilang KBS 1998, a publication for the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Among his translation works are Faces of Islam (Berita Publishing, 1990), Qur'anic Sciences (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1991) and Islamic Legal Philosophy (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Oktober, 2000).
Awards and recognitions
Zambry received the[6] (GIFA 2014) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The special award was presented to him as an exemplary leader in eradicating poverty in the state by setting up Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR). GIFA is an award in the Islamic finance services industry.
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