Zahari Kechik

Malaysian politician
Zahari Kechik
MP
ظهري كچيق
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jeli
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMustapa Mohamed
(BN–UMNO)
Majority12,464 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Zahari bin Kechik

1960 (age 63–64)
Political partyUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2022)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2022)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2022)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2022)
Spouse(s)Hayati Ismail
Che Maziah Mustafa
RelationsMohd Adhan Kechik (elder brother)
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA

Zahari bin Kechik[1] (born 1960) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jeli since November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.[2]

Political career

Support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

On 8 November 2023, Zahari, the Jeli MP of the PN opposition coalition, declared his support for the government and leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. His support for Anwar and his government strengthened the two-thirds majority support in the Dewan Rakyat they commanded by increasing the MPs supporting his government from 150 to 151. He is the fourth opposition MP to do so after Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid, Labuan MP Suhaili Abdul Rahman and Gua Musang MP Mohd Azizi Abu Naim.[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P030 Jeli, Kelantan Zahari Kechik (BERSATU) 27,072 63.03% Norwahida Patuan (UMNO) 14,608 34.01% 43,588 12,464 72.85%
Md.Radzi Wahab (AMANAH) 1,140 2.65%
Muhammad Daud (PUTRA) 133 0.31%

References

  1. ^ "YB Tuan Zahari Bin Kechik". www.parlimen.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Zahari Kechik". www.astroawani.com. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. ^ "Another Bersatu MP now supports PM, bringing number to four". The Star. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Star Online GE15 Kelantan". The Star. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

See also

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