Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid

Yang Berhormat Dato'
Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid
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Yang Berhormat Dato' Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid DPCM
محمد ظاهر بن عبدالخالد
17th Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 12 May 2020
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Deputy	Khalil Yahaya ; (2020–2022) ; Jenny Choy Tsi Jen ; (since 2022)
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Faizal Azumu ; (2020) ; Saarani Mohamad ; (since 2020)
Preceded by	Ngeh Koo Ham
Constituency	Non-MLA
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly; for Kamunting
	In office; 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah ; (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin ; (PH–AMANAH)
Majority	555 (2008) ; 887 (2013)
Exco roles (Perak)
2009–2013	Chairman of the Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology
2013–2018	Chairman of the Industry, Investment and Corridor Development
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid; 13 January 1968 (age 57); Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Aznee Abu Samah
Children	2
Education	BSc Economics and Development Studies(Honours) University of Wales, Swansea (1991), LLB (Honours) University of Leeds (1995)
Alma mater	Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Stafford House Tutorial College Canterbury, UK, University of Wales, Swansea, University of Leeds, UK
Occupation	Politician

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.

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Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		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%	Mohd 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%
2018		Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO)	8,118	34.85%	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS)	5,276	22.65%	23,980	1,780	79.90%

Election results