Rosli 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, Rosli. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Rosli bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member Rahmad Mariman since April 2023. He has also served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Linggi since November 2021.^[1][2]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Rosli Abdullah DPSM MLA
Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April 2023 (Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs)
Governor	Mohd Ali Rustam
Chief Minister	Ab Rauf Yusoh
Member	Rahmad Mariman
Preceded by	position established
Constituency	Kuala Linggi
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Kuala Linggi
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2021
Preceded by	Ismail Othman (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,836 (2021)
Personal details
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)

Political career

Candidate for the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (2021)

In the 2021 state election, Rosli Abdullah made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Kuala Linggi state seat. Rosli is contesting against Julasapiah Kasim of Pakatan Harapan, Aziah Mohd Sa'ad of Perikatan Nasional and Independent candidate Kamisan Palil. He won the seat by gaining 3,554 votes with the majority of 1,836.^[3]

Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (2023)

On 6 April 2023, Rosli Abdullah was appointed by Chief Minister Ab Rauf as Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Education, Higher Education and Religious Affairs, deputising for EXCO Member Rahmad Mariman.^[4][5]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2021	N01 Kuala Linggi		Rosli Abdullah (UMNO)	3,554	51.07%		Julasapiah Kasim (AMANAH)	1,718	24.70%	7,140	1,836	65.34%
							Aziah Mohd Sa'ad (PAS)	1,645	23.64%
							Kamisan Palil (IND)	51	0.73%

Honours

• Malacca
  • Companion Class II of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DPSM) – Datuk (2024)^[7]