| Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid | |
| Native Name: | محمد ظاهر بن عبدالخالد |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Taiping, Perak, Malaysia |
| Office3: | Exco roles (Perak) |
| Subterm3: | 2009–2013 |
| Suboffice3: | Chairman of the Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology |
| Subterm4: | 2013–2018 |
| Suboffice4: | Chairman of the Industry, Investment and Corridor Development |
| Office1: | Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly |
| Monarch1: | Nazrin Shah |
| 1Blankname1: | Menteri Besar |
| 1Namedata1: | Ahmad Faizal Azumu Saarani Mohamad |
| Deputy1: | Khalil Yahaya Jenny Choy Tsi Jen |
| Term Start1: | 12 May 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Ngeh Koo Ham |
| Constituency1: | Non-MLA |
| Constituency Am2: | Kamunting |
| Assembly2: | Perak State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 8 March 2008 |
| Term End2: | 9 May 2018 |
| Predecessor2: | Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah (BN–UMNO) |
| Successor2: | Muhd Fadhil Nuruddin (PH–AMANAH) |
| Majority2: | 555 (2008) 887 (2013) |
| Office6: | Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm6: | 2008–2018 |
| Suboffice6: | Barisan Nasional |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Education: | BSc Economics and Development Studies(Honours) University of Wales, Swansea (1991), LLB (Honours) University of Leeds (1995) |
| Alma Mater: | Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK), Stafford House Tutorial College Canterbury, UK, University of Wales, Swansea, University of Leeds, UK |
| Spouse: | Aznee Abu Samah |
| Children: | 2 |
Mohamad Zahir bin Abdul Khalid is a Malaysian politician who has served as Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly since May 2020. He 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 2009 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kamunting from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Kamunting | (UMNO) | 7,975 | 51.80% | Muhamad Apardi Sharri (PAS) | 7,420 | 48.20% | 16,179 | 555 | 74.64% | ||||
| 2013 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO) | 11,784 | 51.96% | Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS) | 10,897 | 48.04% | 22,893 | 887 | 84.10% | |||||
| 2018 | Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid (UMNO) | 8,118 | 34.85% | (AMANAH) | 9,898 | 42.50% | 23,980 | 1,780 | 79.90% | |||||
| Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz (PAS) | 5,276 | 22.65% | ||||||||||||