Adly Zahari

Haji Adly Zahari (Jawi: عدلي بن زاهري; born 15 February 1971) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 11th Chief Minister of Melaka from May 2018 to March 2020. He has served as State Leader of the Opposition of Melaka since April 2020 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Katil since May 2018.[1] He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. In AMANAH, he has served as its Vice-President since September 2021 and State Chairman of Malacca since August 2017.[2][3] He was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)[4] prior to joining its new splinter party AMANAH in 2015.[5]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Zahari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Adly.
Yang Berbahagia Tuan Haji
Adly Zahari
عدلي زاهري‎
11th Chief Minister of Malacca
In office
11 May 2018 – 9 March 2020
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
Preceded byIdris Haron
Succeeded bySulaiman Md Ali
ConstituencyBukit Katil
State Leader of the Opposition of Melaka
Assumed office
24 April 2020
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
(2020)
Mohd Ali Rustam
(since 2020)
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byIdris Haron
State Chairman of
Pakatan Harapan of Melaka
Assumed office
30 August 2017
Preceded byHimself
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2018–2021Pakatan Harapan
2021–Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Adly bin Zahari

(1971-02-15) 15 February 1971
Kampung Pulau, Durian Tunggal, Malacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyPAS (until 2015)
AMANAH (2015-present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Spouse(s)Dalilah Awaluddin
Children7
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (BEng)
OccupationPolitician

Adly contested and won the Malacca state seat of Bukit Katil in the 2018 Malacca state election and 2021 Malacca state election. He was sworn in as Chief Minister before Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca Mohd Khalil Yaakob at Dewan Seri Utama, Seri Negeri, in Ayer Keroh on 11 May 2018 after PH won a simple majority in the Malacca legislative assembly to form the new state government when it captured 15 of the 28 state seats in the general election on 9 May 2018. [1]

Education

Adly obtained his Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in electrical engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).[6] He became an engineer, served in the corporate sector and started his own business before joining the politics.[7]

Election results
Malacca State Legislative Assembly[8][9][10][11]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N09 Durian Tunggal,
P135 Alor Gajah		 Adly Zahari (PAS) 4,329 43.40% Ab Wahab Ab Latip (UMNO) 5,645 56.60% 10,133 1,316 89.62%
2018 N17 Bukit Katil,
P137 Hang Tuah Jaya		 Adly Zahari (AMANAH) 11,226 44.80% Yunus Hitam (UMNO) 8,067 37.47% 21,530 3,159 85.87%
Muhamat Puhat Bedol (PAS) 2,237 10.39%
2021 Adly Zahari (AMANAH) 6,805 41.55% Hasnoor Sidang Husin (UMNO) 5,748 35.10% 16,377 1,057 65.14%
Muhammad Al Afiz Yahya (PAS) 3,715 22.68%
Abdul Hamid Mustapah (IND) 109 0.07%

References
  1. "Adly Zahari of Pakatan Harapan new Malacca CM". Bernama. The Sun Daily. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "Pakatan Harapan announces state chiefs". Free Malaysia Today. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  3. "Adli Zahari dilantik sebagai Pengerusi Harapan Melaka" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. "Muka baru bakal kuasai PAS Melaka" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. "Mat Sabu sasar 100,000 sertai Parti Amanah Negara" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. Zaidan, Fairuz (11 May 2018). "Adly Zahari dilantik Ketua Menteri Melaka baharu" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. Elissa Helmy (14 June 2011). "PAS yakin Adly mampu suntik jentera Melaka" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  8. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. "N.17 BUKIT KATIL". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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