| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Tuan |
| Zahari Abd Khalil | |
| Office: | Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council |
| Term Start: | 6 April 2023 |
| Governor: | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| 1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Ab Rauf Yusoh |
| 2Blankname: | Member |
| 2Namedata: | Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer |
| Predecessor: | position established |
| Constituency: | Durian Tunggal |
| Constituency Am2: | Durian Tunggal |
| Assembly2: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start2: | 20 November 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab (PH–AMANAH) |
| Majority2: | 559 (2021) |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Zahari bin Abd Khalil is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer since April 2023. He has also served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Durian Tunggal since November 2021.[1] [2]
In the 2021 state election, Zahari Abd Khalil made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Durian Tunggal state seat. Zahari is contesting against Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab of Pakatan Harapan, Ja'afar Othman of Perikatan Nasional and Independent candidate Mohd Erfan Mahrilar. He won the seat by gaining 3,663 votes with the majority of 559.[3]
On 6 April 2023, Zahari Abd Khalil was appointed by Chief Minister Ab Rauf as Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Works, Infrastructure, Public Facilities and Transport, deputising for EXCO Member Hameed Mytheen Kunju Basheer.[4] [5]
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N09 Durian Tunggal | Zahari Abd Khalil (UMNO) | 3,663 | 40.55% | Mohd Sofi Abdul Wahab (AMANAH) | 3,104 | 34.36% | 9,267 | 559 | 69.61% | |||
| Ja'afar Othman (PAS) | 2,208 | 24.44% | |||||||||||
| Mohd Erfan Mahrilar (IND) | 58 | 0.64% | |||||||||||