Adam Adli Explained

Honorific Prefix:Yang Berhormat Tuan
Adam Adli Abd Halim
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)
Otherparty:Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Nationality:Malaysian
Birth Name:Adam Adli bin Abd Halim
Birth Date:1989 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia
Office:Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Primeminister:Anwar Ibrahim
Minister:Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan
Term Start:10 December 2022
Predecessor:Ti Lian Ker
Constituency:Hang Tuah Jaya
Constituency Mp2:Hang Tuah Jaya
Parliament2:Malaysian
Majority2:8,638 (2022)
Term Start2:19 November 2022
Predecessor2:Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin
(PHPKR)
Office3:5th Youth Chief of the
People's Justice Party
Term Start3:17 July 2022
President3:Anwar Ibrahim
Predecessor3:Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir
Deputy3:Kamil Munim
Office4:Deputy Youth Chief of the
Pakatan Harapan
Alongside4:
Mohd Hasbie Muda &
Nurthaqaffah Nordin &
Felix Joseph Saang
Term Start4:29 July 2022
President4:Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
1Blankname4:Chairman
1Namedata4:Anwar Ibrahim
2Blankname4:Youth Chief
2Namedata4:Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|آدَم عَدْلِي عَبْدُٱلْحَلِيم
Spouse:Nor Zafirah Mohamad Jamil
Alma Mater:Sultan Idris Education University
Children:2

Adam Adli bin Abd Halim (born 3 July 1989) is a Malaysian politician and student activist who has served as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hang Tuah Jaya since November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the 5th Youth Chief of PKR and Deputy Youth Chief of PH since July 2022.

Personal life

Adli studied at the Sultan Idris Education University. On 9 January 2013, Adli was suspended for three semesters, which ended in September for allegedly tarnishing the university's name and disturbing public peace and safety.[1]

Political career

On 16 September 2021, Adam Adli officially joined the People's Justice Party, along with 20 other young activists and student leaders, including lawyer Asheeq Ali, and activist Sarah Hadi.[2] After the 2022 People's Justice Party leadership elections, he was elected as youth chief for the party for the 2022-2026 term.

Legal Battle

Sedition charges

On 13 May 2013, Adam Adli was arrested over the statements he made during a forum held at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall in Kuala Lumpur.[3] He was arrested at 3:15 PM on 18 May 2013 under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act.[4] Adli was handcuffed at his office in Bangsar will be charged with sedition and is being investigated under Section 125b of the Penal Code, for acting in a manner detrimental to Malaysia's parliamentary democracy.[5]

On 19 May 2013, Adli was remanded by the Malaysian authorities for five days until 23 May following his arrest for sedition. City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said the remand order was to help police investigate Adam Adli on statements he made during a 13 May forum.[6] [7]

Adam Adli was charged under Section 4 of the Sedition Act on 23 May 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

On 22 February 2018, Adam Adli was acquitted of his sedition charge. The judge states that "the conviction was unsafe due to several misdirections in law", during the Sessions and High Courts verdicts.[8] With him being a free man, Adam Adli continued his studies at the Sultan Idris University of Education.[9]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2022P137 Hang Tuah Jaya, Malacca (PKR)39,41841.72%Mohd Ridhwan Mohd Ali (UMNO)30,78032.58%94,4868,63879.74%
bgcolor= Mohd Azrudin Md Idris (BERSATU) 23,54924.92%
bgcolor= Sheikh Ikhzan Sheikh Salleh (PEJUANG) 7390.78%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nazlina . Maizatul . Judge chides UPSI student Adam Adli for being disrespectful to leaders . https://archive.today/20130622121748/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/4/26/nation/20130426173227&sec=nation . dead . 22 June 2013 . The Star . 20 May 2013 . 26 April 2013 .
  2. Web site: Ying. Teoh Pei. 2021-09-16. Adam Adli officially joins PKR New Straits Times. 2022-01-24. NST Online. en.
  3. Web site: Student activist Adam Adli arrested over his remarks at May 13 forum . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607101055/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F5%2F19%2Fnation%2F13132093&sec=nation . dead . 7 June 2013 . The Star . 20 May 2013 .
  4. Web site: Where is Pakatan now that Adam Adli is in trouble?. Malaysia Kini. 20 May 2013. 20 May 2013.
  5. Web site: UPSI student, Adam Adli arrested by police . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217143719/http://www.thesundaily.com/news/702338 . dead . 17 February 2020 . The Sun Daily . 20 May 2013 . 18 May 2013 .
  6. Web site: Kumar . M. . Student activist Adam Adli remanded 5 days . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607090317/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F5%2F19%2Fnation%2F20130519174605&sec=nation . dead . 7 June 2013 . The Star . 20 May 2013 . 19 May 2013 .
  7. Web site: Student activist Adam Adli remanded for five days . ABN News . 20 May 2013 . 19 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523041024/http://news.abnxcess.com/2013/05/student-activist-adam-adli-remanded-for-five-days/ . 23 May 2013 .
  8. Web site: Chin. Emmanuel Santa Maria. After five years, activist Adam Adli acquitted of sedition charge Malay Mail. 2022-01-24. malaymail.com. en.
  9. Web site: Student activist Adam Adli now a free man. 2022-01-24. The Star. en.