Political party PAS–PR Role Politician Name Mohd Zakaria | Religion Sunni Islam Occupation Politician Succeeded by Mahdzir Khalid | |
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Preceded by Ghazali Ibrahim (UMNO–BN) Born 9 February 1976 (age 48)
Kedah, Malaysia ( 1976-02-09 ) Website nasirzakaria.blogspot.com Party Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party | ||
Mohd Nasir Zakaria (born 9 February 1976) is a Malaysian politician. From 2008 to 2013 he was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Padang Terap constituency in Kedah. He is a member of the opposition Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Mohd Nasir was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, defeating the incumbent UMNO member Ghazali Ibrahim by 369 votes. Prior to his election, he was a businessman. He lost his seat in the 2013 election to the former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kedah, Mahdzir Khalid, who had served for two terms as the state assemblyman for the seat of Pedu, which fell within Padang Terap's borders.
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