Adly Zahari

Adly Zahari
عدلي ظهري
Deputy Minister of Defence
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
(2022–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterMohamad Hasan
(2022–2023)
Mohamed Khaled Nordin
(since 2023)
Preceded byIkmal Hisham Abdul Aziz
ConstituencyAlor Gajah
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 Malacca
In office
24 April 2020 – 13 December 2022
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
(2020)
Mohd Ali Rustam
(2020–2022)
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byIdris Haron
Succeeded byMohd Yadzil Yaakub
ConstituencyBukit Katil
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Alor Gajah
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMohd Redzuan Md Yusof
(PNBERSATU)
Majority890 (2022)
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Katil
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byPosition established
Majority3,159 (2018)
1,057 (2021)
Vice President of the National Trust Party
Assumed office
5 September 2021
Serving with
Mujahid Yusof Rawa (2021–2023) &
Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (2021–2023) &
Mahfuz Omar (since 2021) &
Siti Mariah Mahmud (since 2021)
Dzulkefly Ahmad (since 2023)
Mohd Hatta Ramli (since 2024)
PresidentMohamad Sabu
State Chairman of
Pakatan Harapan of Kelantan
Assumed office
5 November 2024
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
National ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyMohamad Suparadi Md Noor
Preceded byMuhammad Husain
State Chairman of
Pakatan Harapan of Malacca
Assumed office
30 August 2017
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
National ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2017–2020)
Anwar Ibrahim
(since 2020)
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born
Adly bin Zahari

(1971-02-15) 15 February 1971 (age 53)
Kampung Pulau, Durian Tunggal, Malacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2015)
National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseDalilah Awaluddin
Children7
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionElectrical Engineer

Haji Adly bin Zahari (Jawi: عدلي بن ظهري; born 15 February 1971) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Defence in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Mohamad Hasan since December 2022, Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah since November 2022 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Katil since May 2018. He served as the 11th Chief Minister of Malacca from May 2018 to March 2020 and State Leader of the Opposition of Malacca from April 2020 to December 2022.[1] He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. In AMANAH, he has served as a Vice-President since September 2021 and State Chairman of Malacca since August 2017. He was also the Treasurer-General of AMANAH prior to his promotion to the party vice presidency. He is also the sole Malacca AMANAH MLA.[2][3]

  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.