| Sulaiman Md Ali | |
| Honorific Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Utama Haji |
| Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|سليمان مد علي |
| Birth Name: | Sulaiman bin Md Ali |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Kampung Durian Daun, Masjid Tanah, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Office: | 12th Chief Minister of Malacca |
| Governor: | Mohd Khalil Yaakob Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Term Start: | 9 March 2020 |
| Term End: | 31 March 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Adly Zahari |
| Successor: | Ab Rauf Yusoh |
| Constituency: | Lendu |
| Office1: | Deputy Member of the Melaka State Executive Council |
| Governor1: | Mohd Khalil Yaakob |
| 1Blankname1: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata1: | Idris Haron |
| 2Blankname1: | Member |
| 2Namedata1: | Idris Haron |
| Term Start1: | 14 May 2013 |
| Term End1: | 11 May 2018 |
| Predecessor1: | Ismail Othman Amiruddin Yusop Mohd Yazed Khamis Chua Kheng Hwa Ab Rahman Ab Karim |
| Successor1: | Position abolished |
| Constituency1: | Lendu |
| Constituency Am2: | Lendu |
| Assembly2: | Melaka State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 5 May 2013 |
| Majority2: | 2,503 (2013) 627 (2018) 3,104 (2021) |
| Office8: | Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly |
| Subterm8: | 2013– |
| Suboffice8: | Barisan Nasional |
| Spouse: | Munira M Yusop |
| Children: | 3 |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Datuk Seri Utama Haji Sulaiman bin Md Ali (Malay: سليمان بن مد علي|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset; born 20 December 1966)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lendu since May 2013. He served as the 12th Chief Minister of Malacca from March 2020 to his resignation in March 2023, Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Chief Minister and former Member Idris Haron from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018.[2] He is a member, State Secretary of Malacca and Division Deputy Chief of Masjid Tanah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[3]
On 4 October 2021, former Chief Minister of Melaka and Sungai Udang MLA Idris Haron and three other MLAs declared loss of confidence and support for him as Chief Minister and claimed that the state government had therefore collapsed. However, the state government remained in office as the Sulaiman did not resign as chief minister and lose the vote of a motion of confidence in the state legislative assembly. Following this, the Melaka State Legislative Assembly was instead dissolved the same day following his loss of majority support in the assembly and his state government stayed in power in caretaker capacity before the next state government was formed after the 2021 Melaka state election on 20 November 2021. In the election, Barisan Nasional (BN) gained a landslide victory and two-thirds majority in the asssmbly by winning 21 out of 28 state seats, he remained as chief minister in the new government. The next day, Sulaiman was sworn in as chief minister.[4]
On 29 March 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed that Sulaiman had tendered his resignation letter to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka Mohd Ali Rustam and informed him of his intention to resign as the Chief Minister of Melaka. On 30 March 2023, Ahmad Zahid nominated Ab Rauf Yusoh, the State Chairman of BN of Melaka and MLA for Tanjung Bidara as his replacement. On 31 March 2023, Ab Rauf was sworn in and appointed as the new and 13th Chief Minister.[5]
He is married to Munira M Yusop and has 3 children.[2] [3]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N02 Lendu | (UMNO) | 5,009 | 66.65% | Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz (PAS) | 2,506 | 33.35% | 7,613 | 2,503 | 86.04% | ||||
| 2018 | Sulaiman Md Ali (UMNO) | 4,016 | 46.87% | Ridhuan Affandi Abu Bakar (BERSATU) | 3,389 | 39.56% | 8,701 | 627 | 84.07% | |||||
| Arshad Mohamad Som (PAS) | 1,163 | 13.57% | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Sulaiman Md Ali (UMNO) | 4,486 | 63.88% | Abdullah Mahadi (BERSATU) | 1,382 | 19.68% | 7,023 | 3,104 | 66.50% | |||||
| Mohamad Asri Ibrahim (PKR) | 1,155 | 16.45% | ||||||||||||