| Mohd. Ali Mohd. Rustam | |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|محمد علي بن محمد رستم |
| Order: | 7th |
| Office: | Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca |
| Term Start: | 4 June 2020 |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Sulaiman Md Ali Ab Rauf Yusoh |
| Predecessor: | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Order2: | 9th |
| Office2: | Chief Minister of Malacca |
| Term Start2: | 3 December 1999 |
| Term End2: | 7 May 2013 |
| Governor2: | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| Predecessor2: | Abu Zahar Ithnin |
| Successor2: | Idris Haron |
| Constituency2: | Paya Rumput Bukit Batu |
| Office3: | Deputy Minister of Health |
| Monarch3: | Ja'afar Salahuddin |
| Primeminister3: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister3: | Chua Jui Meng |
| Term Start3: | 12 November 1996 |
| Term End3: | 14 December 1999 |
| Predecessor3: | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman |
| Successor3: | Suleiman Mohamed |
| Constituency3: | Batu Berendam |
| Office4: | Deputy Minister of Transport |
| Monarch4: | Ja'afar |
| Primeminister4: | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister4: | Ling Liong Sik |
| Term Start4: | 8 May 1995 |
| Term End4: | 12 November 1996 |
| Predecessor4: | Zaleha Ismail |
| Successor4: | Ibrahim Saad |
| Constituency4: | Batu Berendam |
| Constituency Mp5: | Batu Berendam |
| Parliament5: | Malaysian |
| Term Start5: | 26 April 1995 |
| Term End5: | 29 November 1999 |
| Predecessor5: | Mohd Tamrin Tun Haji Abdul Ghafar (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor5: | Abdul Ghafar Baba (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority5: | 22,175 (1995) |
| Assembly6: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start6: | 21 March 2004 |
| Term End6: | 5 May 2013 |
| Majority6: | 5,992 (2004) 2,708 (2008) |
| Predecessor6: | Position established |
| Successor6: | Md Khalid Kassim (PAS) |
| Assembly7: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start7: | 29 November 1999 |
| Term End7: | 21 March 2004 |
| Majority7: | 2,876 (1999) |
| Predecessor7: | Yasin Mohd Sarif (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor7: | Tahir Hassan (BN–UMNO) |
| Assembly8: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start8: | 21 October 1990 |
| Term End8: | 25 April 1995 |
| Majority8: | 6,608 (1990) |
| Predecessor8: | Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor8: | Noordin Yaani (BN–UMNO) |
| Assembly9: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start9: | 4 August 1986 |
| Term End9: | 21 October 1990 |
| Majority9: | 7,069 (1986) |
| Predecessor9: | Mohd Tamrin Abdul Ghafar (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor9: | As'ari Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Birth Name: | Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Alliance Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Asmah Abdul Rahman |
| Alma Mater: | University of Science Malaysia (BA) University of Malaya (MA) University of Malaya (Phd) |
Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam (Malay: محمد علي بن محمد رستم|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka since June 2020. He served as the 9th Chief Minister of Melaka from December 1999 to May 2013, Deputy Minister of Health from November 1996 to December 1999, Deputy Minister of Transport from May 1995 to November 1996, Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Berendam from April 1995 to November 1999, Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Batu from March 2004 to May 2013, for Paya Rumput from November 1999 to March 2004, for Sungai Udang from October 1990 to April 1995 and for Ayer Molek from August 1986 to October 1990. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Mohd Ali was born in Kampung Bukit Katil, Malacca on 24 August 1949. He got his first education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Katil and Sekolah Kebangsaan Semabok and continued his secondary education at Malacca High School. He got his tertiary education with Bachelor of Degree of Social Science at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).[1]
Mohd Ali joined UMNO in 1968 and became its vice-president from 2004 to 2009. He has been an elected representative in Malacca since 1986[2] and became Chief Minister on 3 December 1999 for fourteen years.[3]
He was a member of the Dewan Rakyat for Batu Berendam from 1995 to 1999 and tried to contest in Bukit Katil (later Hang Tuah Jaya) in 2013 and 2018 general elections but lost both to Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin from People's Justice Party.
Mohd Ali is also president of the Malaysian Silat Federation (PESAKA), Malaysian Karate Federation[4] and of Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam.
Malacca became a fully developed state in 2010 under the leadership of Mohd Ali. This news came after Malacca fulfilled 32 indicators of development specified by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Other contributions done by Mohd Ali include Melaka River Cruise,[5] [6] [7] [8] Melaka Straits Mosque[9] [10] and Taming Sari Tower.[11]
Mohd Ali entered the office of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca on 5 June 2020 replacing Mohd Khalil Yaakob who ended his sixteen-year tenure as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca and was reappointed for second term on 28 May 2024.[12] [13] He is the first native Malaccan to hold the highest post.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N09 Ayer Molek | (UMNO) | 9,484 | 76.28% | Husin Kassim (PAS) | 2,415 | 19.42% | 12,433 | 7,069 | 75.38% | ||||
| 1990 | N12 Sungai Udang | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 12,073 | 68.84% | Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin (S46) | 5,465 | 31.16% | 18,659 | 6,608 | 77.68% | ||||
| 1999 | N12 Paya Rumput | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 8,632 | 58.31% | Loo Ah Boo (DAP) | 5,756 | 38.88% | 14,803 | 2,876 | 78.53% | ||||
| 2004 | N17 Bukit Baru | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 8,258 | 76.69% | Bakrin Sidek (PAS) | 2,266 | 21.04% | 10,768 | 5,992 | 79.71% | ||||
| 2008 | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 7,644 | 59.51% | Bakrin Sidek (PAS) | 4,936 | 38.43% | 12,845 | 2,708 | 80.77% | |||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P122 Batu Berendam | (UMNO) | 37,846 | 62.19% | Tan Seng Seng (DAP) | 15,671 | 25.75% | 62,528 | 22,175 | 78.30% | ||||
| Mohd. Nor Jaafar (PAS) | 7,335 | 12.05% | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | P137 Bukit Katil | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 40,720 | 46.70% | (PKR) | 46,167 | 53.30% | 88,271 | 5,733 | 88.77% | ||||
| 2018 | P137 Hang Tuah Jaya | Mohd Ali Rustam (UMNO) | 30,427 | 39.73% | Shamsul Iskandar Md. Akin (PKR) | 39,067 | 51.01% | 76,583 | 8,640 | 86.72% | ||||
| Md Khalid Kassim (PAS) | 7,089 | 9.26% | ||||||||||||