Zahari Abd Khalil

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abd Khalil is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zahari. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk
Zahari Abd Khalil
DPSM MLA
Deputy Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 April 2023
(Works, Infrastructure, Public Facilities and Transport)
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterAb Rauf Yusoh
MemberHameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer
Preceded byposition established
ConstituencyDurian Tunggal
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Durian Tunggal
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 November 2021
Preceded byMohd Sofi Abdul Wahab
(PH–AMANAH)
Majority559 (2021)
Personal details
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)

Zahari bin Abd Khalil is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer since April 2023. He has also served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Durian Tunggal since November 2021.[1][2]

Political career

Candidate for the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (2021)

In the 2021 state election, Zahari Abd Khalil made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Durian Tunggal state seat. Zahari is contesting against Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab of Pakatan Harapan, Ja'afar Othman of Perikatan Nasional and Independent candidate Mohd Erfan Mahrilar. He won the seat by gaining 3,663 votes with the majority of 559.[3]

Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (2023)

On 6 April 2023, Zahari Abd Khalil was appointed by Chief Minister Ab Rauf as Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Works, Infrastructure, Public Facilities and Transport, deputising for EXCO Member Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer.[4][5]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N09 Durian Tunggal Zahari Abd Khalil (UMNO) 3,663 40.55% Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab (AMANAH) 3,104 34.36% 9,267 559 69.61%
Ja'afar Othman (PAS) 2,208 24.44%
Mohd Erfan Mahrilar (IND) 58 0.64%

Honours

References

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  2. ^ "Zahari Abd Khalil". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  3. ^ "Keputusan rasmi PRN Melaka". www.bharian.com.my. 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ab. Rauf umum 10 timbalan Exco Melaka". www.utusan.com.my. 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "10 Timbalan EXCO Melaka diumum". www.bharian.com.my. 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "N.09 DURIAN TUNGGAL". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  7. ^ "KSN dahului 651 penerima pingat, darjah kebesaran Melaka". www.bharian.com.my. 25 August 2024.