Mohamad Ali Mohamad Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri
Mohamad Ali Mohamad
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|محمد علي محمد
Order1:14th
Office1:President of the Dewan NegaraDeputy President of the
Dewan Negara
Term Start1:16 December 2020
Term End1:19 May 2023
President1:Rais Yatim
Monarch1:Abdullah
Primeminister1:Muhyiddin Yassin

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Anwar Ibrahim
Predecessor1:Abdul Halim Abdul Samad
Successor1:Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:20 May 2020
Term End2:19 May 2023
Monarch2:Abdullah
Primeminister2:Muhyiddin Yassin

Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Anwar Ibrahim
Predecessor2:Abidullah Salleh
Successor2:Mustafa Musa
Birth Name:Mohamad Ali bin Mohamad
Birth Place:Malacca, Malaysia
Party:United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Otherparty:Barisan Nasional (BN)

Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma Mater:Institut Bahasa Kuala Lumpur
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Teacher

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]

Political career

State Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Melaka & Division Chief of UMNO of Tangga Batu (2018–2023)

On 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)

On 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)

In 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

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2021N11 Sungai UdangMohamad Ali Mohamad (UMNO)6,25940.24% (BERSATU)6,78943.65%15,554530 68.24%
Hasmorni Tamby (PKR)2,03513.08%
Mohd Zahar Hashim (IND)4713.03%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. News: Senator Mohamad Ali Appointed Dewan Negara Deputy President. 16 December 2020. BERNAMA. 16 December 2020.
  2. News: Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba sworn in as senators. 16 December 2020. NST. 20 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.