Zaifulbahri Idris

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

Zaifulbahri bin Idris is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chembong since March 2008. He served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Zaifulbahri Idris DPNS DNS PJK MLA
سيف البحري إدريس
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Human Capital Development, Youth and Sports)
In office 22 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
Monarch	Muhriz
Menteri Besar	Mohamad Hasan
Preceded by	Abdul Samad Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Mohamad Taufek Abd. Ghani (Youth and Sports) Mohamad Rafie Abdul Malek (Human Capital Development)
Constituency	Chembong
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Chembong
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Mohd Rais Zainuddin (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,023 (2008) 6,480 (2013) 4,427 (2018) 4,335 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Zaifulbahri bin Idris Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N26 Chembong		Zaifulbahri Idris (UMNO)	7,017	70.25%		Zakaria Dahlan (PAS)	2,994	29.75%	10,155	4,023	78.13%
2013			Zaifulbahri Idris (UMNO)	10,153	73.43%		Kamarol Ridzuan Mohd Zain (PAS)	3,673	26.57%	14,062	6,480	86.70%
2018			Zaifulbahri Idris (UMNO)	9,079	60.45%		Azizan Marzuki (BERSATU)	4,652	30.97%	15,330	4,427	84.60%
							Rosmin Adam (PAS)	1,288	8.58%
2023			Zaifulbahri Idris (UMNO)	11,261	61.92%		Bakly Baba (BERSATU)	6,926	38.08%	18,350	4,335	71.61%

Honours

• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DPNS) – Dato' (2013)
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DNS) (2011)^[9]
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2005)^[10]