Mohamad Ali bin Mohamad (Jawi: محمد علي بن محمد) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who had served as the 14th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara from December 2020 and a Senator from May 2020 to May 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He served as the State Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Melaka from July 2018 and Division Chief of UMNO of Tangga Batu till March 2023.[1][2]
Mohamad Ali Mohamad | |
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| محمد علي محمد | |
| 14th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara | |
| In office 16 December 2020 – 19 May 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| President | Rais Yatim |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
| Preceded by | Abdul Halim Abdul Samad |
| Succeeded by | Nur Jazlan Mohamed |
| Senator Elected by the Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 20 May 2020 – 19 May 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2023) |
| Preceded by | Abidullah Salleh |
| Succeeded by | Mustafa Musa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohamad Ali bin Mohamad Malacca, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2024) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2024) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2024) |
| Alma mater | Institut Bahasa Kuala Lumpur |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Political career
editState Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Melaka & Division Chief of UMNO of Tangga Batu (2018–2023)
editOn 14 July 2018, Mohamad Ali was appointed the Melaka UMNO State Deputy Chairman. In the 2023 UMNO party elections on 18 March 2023, Mohamad Ali was not reelected as the Tangga Batu UMNO Division Chief after narrowly losing to Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Rumput Rais Yasin. However, the results has been controversial and disputed by Mohamad Ali. The results also resulted in the boycott and absence of most of the committee members in the first meeting of Tangga Batu UMNO Division after Rais was elected as its new Chief, alleged sex scandal of Rais and him being replaced with Rais as the Melaka UMNO State Deputy Chairman on 22 March 2023.
Senator & Deputy President of the Dewan Negara (2020–2023)
editOn 20 May 2020, Mohamad Ali was elected to the Parliament as a Senator representing Melaka after being nominated and approved by the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. On 16 December 2020, he was appointed the 14th and new Deputy President of the Dewan Negara, deputising for President Rais Yatim and replacing Abdul Halim Abdul Samad. On 19 May 2023, he stepped down as Deputy President of the Dewan Negara and Senator following the expiration of his 3-year term.
Candidate for the Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (2021)
editIn the 2021 Melaka state election, Mohamad Ali made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest the Sungai Udang state seat. He was not elected as the Sungai Udang MLA after narrowly losing to Mohd Aleef Yusof of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of only 530 votes. Following his narrow electoral defeat, he filed an election petition to challenge the results.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N11 Sungai Udang | Mohamad Ali Mohamad (UMNO) | 6,259 | 40.24% | Mohd Aleef Yusof (BERSATU) | 6,789 | 43.65% | 15,554 | 530 | 68.24% | ||
| Hasmorni Tamby (PKR) | 2,035 | 13.08% | ||||||||||
| Mohd Zahar Hashim (IND) | 471 | 3.03% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2013)[4]
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2016)[4]
Malacca :
Companion Class I of the Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2017)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Senator Mohamad Ali Appointed Dewan Negara Deputy President". BERNAMA. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba sworn in as senators". NST. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "N.11 SUNGAI UDANG". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".