Khaidirah Abu Zahar | |
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| خضيرة أبو ظهر | |
| Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (Economic Planning, Finance, Land Affairs, Non-governmental Agencies, Investment, Industry, Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Development) | |
| Assumed office 6 April 2023 | |
| Governor | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Chief Minister | Ab Rauf Yusoh |
| Member | Ab Rauf Yusoh |
| Constituency | Rim |
| Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 27 December 2021 – 6 April 2023 | |
| Governor | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Chief Minister | Sulaiman Md Ali (2021–2023) Ab Rauf Yusoh (March–April 2023) |
| Speaker | Ibrahim Durum |
| Preceded by | Ghazale Muhamad |
| Succeeded by | Kerk Chee Yee |
| Constituency | Rim |
| Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Rim | |
| Assumed office 20 November 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ghazale Muhamad (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,327 (2021) |
| Faction represented in Melaka State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2021– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khaidhirah binti Abu Zahar 2 March 1984 Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouses | Tengku Shafriz-Rullah Tengku Shahid
(m. 2006; div. 2010)Helmi Yusof
(m. 2011; div. 2016)Syfik Izdzywan Sidek
(m. 2020) |
| Relations | Abu Zahar Ithnin (father) |
| Children | 1 daughter & 1 adopted son |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi MARA University of Malaya |
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| Nickname | Dira |
Datuk Khaidhirah Abu Zahar (born 2 March 1984) is a Malaysian politician, host, director and former actress who has served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister and Member Ab Rauf Yusoh since April 2023 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rim since November 2021. She served as Deputy Speaker of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly from December 2021 to her appointment as a Deputy EXCO Member in April 2023. She is a member and the Division Vice Chief of Jasin of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She is also popularly known by her screen name namely Dira.
She is the first actress to be elected as an elected representative after her win in the 2021 Malacca state election, overall the second celebrity to become a representative after the late former Senator Jins Shamsuddin.[1][2]