Ahmad Fadhli Shaari | |
|---|---|
| أحمد فضلي بن شعاري | |
Ahmad Fadhli in 2022 | |
| Information Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 22 November 2023 | |
| President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Preceded by | Khairil Nizam Khirudin |
| Youth Chief of thePerikatan Nasional | |
| In office 27 January 2022 – 20 January 2024 | |
| Chairman | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Khairil Nizam Khirudin |
| Succeeded by | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden |
| Youth Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| In office 1 November 2021 – 19 October 2023 | |
| President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Deputy | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden |
| Preceded by | Khairil Nizam Khirudin |
| Succeeded by | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden |
| Deputy Youth Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| In office 24 June 2019 – 1 November 2021 | |
| President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Youth Chief | Khairil Nizam Khirudin |
| Preceded by | Khairil Nizam Khirudin |
| Succeeded by | Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamuddin |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPasir Mas | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz (PR–PAS) |
| Majority | 13,075 (2018) 30,717 (2022) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2020–present | Perikatan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 2020–2022 | Chairman ofSkills Development Fund Corporation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Fadhli bin Shaari (1980-07-18)18 July 1980 (age 45) |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Nor Yani Mohd Salleh |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ahmad Fadhli bin Shaari (Jawi: أحمد فضلي بن شعاري; born 18 July 1980) is a Malaysian politician who is famous for the satire 'Kambing, Biri-biri, dan Monyet' and has served asMember of Parliament (MP) forPasir Mas since May 2018 and Chairman of theSkills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) from 2020 to 2022. He is a member of theMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of thePerikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as the Information Chief of PAS since November 2023. He served as the Youth Chief of PN from January 2022 to January 2024. Ahmad Fadhli also served as the Youth Chief and Deputy Youth Chief of PAS from November 2021 to October 2023 and from June 2019 to November 2021 respectively.
Ahmad Fadhli was born on 18 July 1980 in Pasir Mas, Kelantan.
He received his early education at Maahad Tahfiz Al-Quran Wal Qiraat Pulai Chondong from 1992 to 1999 and then went on to further his studies at the Sultan Ismail Petra International Islamic College (KIAS) in the state capital ofKota Bahru from 1999 to 2002. Later, he furthered his tertiary education at the Islamic Religious Studies faculty of theal-Azhar University inCairo,Egypt from 2003 to 2005.
Ahmad Fadhli served as the Youth Chief of PN from January 2022 to January 2024, Youth Chief and Deputy Youth Chief of PAS from November 2021 to October 2023 and from June 2019 to his promotion in November 2021 respectively.[1] As MP for Pasir Mas, he infamously called for a total ban of international concerts in Malaysia.[2] He claimedColdplay encourages the culture of hedonism in calling for the cancellation of the Coldplay concert in Kuala Lumpur in November 2023.[3] He also defended the selective boycott of Western goods, because he says PAS representatives cannot afford to boycottMercedes-Benz,IPhone andFacebook.[4] In July 2024, he claimed that monopole transmission towers built parallel to thePenang Bridge resembled rockets, a symbol of theDemocratic Action Party that ruledPenang.[5]
Ahmad Fadhli had married Nor Yani Mohd Salleh with whom he has had six children.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P022Pasir Mas | Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS) | 28,080 | 52.44% | Nor Azmawi Ab Rahman (UMNO) | 15,005 | 28.02% | 55,319 | 13,075 | 77.67% | ||
| Ibrahim Ali (IND) | 5,373 | 10.03% | ||||||||||
| Che Ujang Che Daud (PKR) | 5,093 | 9.51% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Ahmad Fadhli Shaari (PAS) | 44,444 | 68.21% | Abdul Ghani Harun (UMNO) | 13,727 | 21.07% | 66,145 | 30,717 | 68.91% | |||
| Husam Musa (AMANAH) | 6,439 | 9.88% | ||||||||||
| Nasrul Ali Hassan Abdul Latif (PUTRA) | 543 | 0.83% | ||||||||||