Adhif Syan Abdullah

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Adhif Syan.

Adhif Syan bin Abdullah (born 26 August 1981) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dengkil from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PH coalitions.

Adhif Syan Abdullah
اضيف شان عبدالله
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Dengkil
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Shahrum Mohd Sharif (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Jamil Salleh (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	6,934 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Adhif Syan bin Abdullah (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 43) Pulau Meranti, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (–2024) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (–2020, since 2024) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2024)
Occupation	Politician

On 11 March 2024, Adhif Syan officially left BERSATU for PKR alongside former Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU Muhammad Faiz Na'aman.^[1][2]

Controversies and issues

Adhif Syan was arrested by the police along with several officials from the federal ministry in a raid on a condominium hosting a fun party on 12 January 2020 at around 1.30am.^[3] He was found drug negative when a pathology test was performed.^[4]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N55 Dengkil		Adhif Syan Abdullah (BERSATU)	21,172	48.30%		Shahrum Mohd Sharif (UMNO)	14,238	32.48%	44,423	6,934	88.03%
							Yusmi Haniff Ariffin (PAS)	8,422	19.21%