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Malaysian politician In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Kechik is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zahari. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat TuanZahari KechikMP
ظهري كچيق‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jeli
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMustapa Mohamed
(BN–UMNO)
Majority12,464 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2022–2024Perikatan Nasional
2024–Independent
Personal details
BornZahari bin Kechik
1961 (age 63–64)
Political partyUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
(until 2022)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2022–2024)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(until 2022)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2022–2024)
Spouse(s)Hayati Ismail
Che Maziah Mustafa
RelationsMohd Adhan Kechik
(elder brother)
Alma materUniversiti Teknologi MARA

Zahari bin Kechik (born 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jeli since November 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.

Political career

Support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim

On 8 November 2023, Zahari 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. They were later joined by the Bukit Gantang and Tanjong Karang MPs, Syed Abu Hussin and Dr. Zulkafperi Hanapi.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P030 Jeli 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

Malaysia Current members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives)
Perlis
Kedah
Kelantan
Terengganu
Penang
Perak
Pahang
Selangor
F.T. Kuala Lumpur
F.T. Putrajaya
Negeri Sembilan
Malacca
Johor
F.T. of Labuan
Sabah
Sarawak
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