Mohd Nizar Zakaria

Malaysian politician

2008–2013Barisan Nasional2018–2022Barisan NasionalFaction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly2013–2018Barisan Nasional Personal detailsBorn

Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria

(1969-01-03) 3 January 1969 (age 55)
Perak, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)OccupationPolitician

Dato' Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria (Jawi: محمد نزار بن زكريا; born 3 January 1969) is a Malaysian politician who 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 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit from March 2008 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belanja from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in of the BN coalition.^[1]

Nizar was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election for the UMNO held seat of Parit.^[2] In June 2010, he was a passenger on the MV Rachel Corrie when it was seized by the Israel Defense Forces while attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza.^[3]

For the 2013 Malaysian general election, Nizar left parliament to contest, and eventually won, the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat of Belanja.^[4]

Election results

**Perak State Legislative Assembly**^[5]^[6]^[7]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N38 Belanja		Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	7,691	60.70%		Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)	4,728	37.31%	12,671	2,963	84.40%

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[2]^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P069 Parit	Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	12,399	56.55%	Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)	9,526	43.45%	22,598	2,873	78.30%
2018		Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	14,035	48.41%	Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)	7,715	26.61%	29,547	6,320	82.28%
2018		Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	14,035	48.41%	Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Jam (AMANAH)	7,240	24.97%	29,547	6,320	82.28%
2022		Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)	15,026	40.02%	Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	17,181	45.76%	37,545	2,155	78.36%
					Nurthaqaffah Nordin (AMANAH)	5,063	13.49%
					Faizol Fadzli Mohamed (PEJUANG)	275	0.73%

Honours

Perak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2014)^[8]

References

^ "Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ Johnson, Larry (5 June 2010). "Aid ship Rachel Corrie seized by Israel, passengers 'unharmed'". Seattle Post. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "GE13: Medical doctors and PhD holders contest for seats in Perak". The Star. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ ^a ^b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.