Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid

2009–2013Chairman of the Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology2013–2018Chairman of the Industry, Investment and Corridor DevelopmentFaction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly2008–2018Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn (1968-01-13) 13 January 1968 (age 56)
Taiping, Perak, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)SpouseAznee Abu SamahChildren2EducationBSc Economics and Development Studies(Honours) University of Wales, Swansea (1991), LLB (Honours) University of Leeds (1995)Alma materMalay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Stafford House Tutorial College Canterbury, UK, University of Wales, Swansea, University of Leeds, UKOccupationPolitician

Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid is a Malaysian politician who has served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly since May 2020. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir from May 2009 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamunting from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N16 Kamunting		Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO)	7,975	51.80%		Muhamad Apardi Sharri (PAS)	7,420	48.20%	16,179	555	74.64%
2013			Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO)	11,784	51.96%		Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS)	10,897	48.04%	22,893	887	84.10%
2018			Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO)	8,118	34.85%		Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin (AMANAH)	9,898	42.50%	23,980	1,780	79.90%
							Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS)	5,276	22.65%

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2010)^[3]

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