Mohd Nizar Zakaria

Dato' Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria (Jawi: محمد نزار بن زكريا; born 3 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician. Nizar is the current two-term Member of Parliament (MP) of Malaysia for Parit constituency, having previously held the same office between 2008 and 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Zakaria is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Nizar.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Mohd Nizar Zakaria
DPCM
محمد نزار بن زكريا
Exco roles (Perak)
2013–2014Chairman of the Islamic Education, Attitude Development, Co-operatives and Entrepreneur Development
2014–2018Chairman of the Islamic Affairs, Education and Attitude Development
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2013Barisan Nasional
2018–2022Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria

(1969-01-03) 3 January 1969
Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician

Nizar was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election for the UMNO held seat of Parit.[2] In June 2010, he was a passenger on the MV Rachel Corrie when it was seized by the Israel Defense Forces while attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza.[3]

For the 2013 Malaysian general election, Nizar left parliament to contest, and eventually won, the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat of Belanja.[4]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Belanja Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO) 7,691 60.70% Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS) 4,728 37.31% 12,671 2,963 84.40%
Parliament of Malaysia[2][5][6]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Parit Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO) 12,399 56.55% Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS) 9,526 43.45% 22,598 2,873 78.30%
2018 Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO) 14,035 48.41% Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS) 7,715 26.61% 29,547 6,320 82.28%
Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Jam (AMANAH) 7,240 24.97%
2022 Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO) 15,026 40.02% Nurthaqaffah Nordin (AMANAH) 5,063 13.49% 37,545 2,155 78.36%
Muhammad Ismi Mar Taib (PAS) 17,181 45.76%
Faizol Fadzli Mohamed (PEJUANG) 275 0.73%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  2. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  3. Johnson, Larry (5 June 2010). "Aid ship Rachel Corrie seized by Israel, passengers 'unharmed'". Seattle Post. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
  4. "GE13: Medical doctors and PhD holders contest for seats in Perak". The Star. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  8. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.


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