Mohd Nasir Zakaria

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zakaria is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Nasir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mohd Nasir Zakaria
AMK
محمد ناصر زکريا‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Padang Terap, Kedah
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byGhazali Ibrahim
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byMahdzir Khalid
(BN–UMNO)
Majority369 (2008)
Personal details
Born (1976-02-09) 9 February 1976 (age 48)
Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2016)
Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) (since 2016)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
OccupationPolitician
Websitenasirzakaria.blogspot.com

Mohd Nasir bin Zakaria (born 9 February 1976) is a Malaysian politician. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Terap constituency in Kedah. He is a member of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[1]

Mohd Nasir was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, defeating the incumbent UMNO member Ghazali Ibrahim by 369 votes.[2] Prior to his election, he was a businessman.[3] He lost his seat in the 2013 election to the former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kedah, Mahdzir Khalid, who had served for two terms as the state assemblyman for the seat of Pedu, which fell within Padang Terap's borders.

  1. ^ "Mohd Nasir bin Zakaria, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  3. ^ Habibu, Sira (22 February 2008). "Good mix of candidates in Kedah". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2009.