Mohd Nizar 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.
Nizar was elected to Parliament in the 2008 Malaysian general election for the UMNO held seat of Parit. 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.
For the 2013 Malaysian general election, Nizar left parliament to contest, and eventually won, the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat of Belanja.
Election results + Perak State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2013N38 Belanja (UMNO)7,69160.70%Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)4,72837.31%12,6712,96384.40%
+ Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2008P069 Parit (UMNO)12,39956.55%Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)9,52643.45%22,5982,87378.30%2018 (UMNO)14,03548.41%Najihatussalehah Ahmad (PAS)7,71526.61%29,5476,32082.28%Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Jam (AMANAH) 7,24024.97%2022Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO)15,02640.02% (PAS)17,18145.76%37,5452,15578.36%Nurthaqaffah Nordin (AMANAH)5,06313.49% Faizol Fadzli Mohamed (PEJUANG) 2750.73%
Honours
Knight Commander of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2014) Member of the Order of the Perak State Crown (AMP) (2005)
See also Parit (federal constituency)
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