Zakaria Mohd Edris | |
|---|---|
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forLibaran | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Juslie Ajirol (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Suhaimi Nasir (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 678 (2018) |
| State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Musa Aman |
| Constituency | Gum-Gum |
| Member of theSabah State Legislative Assembly forGum-Gum | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Arunarsin Taib (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 2,498 (2004) Walkover (2008) 2,357 (2013) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| 2018–2019 | Independent |
| 2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| Faction represented inSabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-07-16)16 July 1950 (age 74) Crown Colony of North Borneo |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2018) Independent (2018–2019) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2019–2023)  Gagasan Rakyat (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018, aligned:since 2020) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-2023)  Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS)(aligned:since 2020, member:since 2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
DatukZakaria bin Mohd Edris is aMalaysianpolitician who served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forLibaran from May 2018 to November 2022,State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Chief MinisterMusa Aman from 2013 to 2018 and Member of theSabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forGum-Gum from March 2004 to May 2018. He is a former member ofMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), an official main component party of thePerikatan Nasional (PN) and a former component party ofGabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition also a former component party ofPakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also a former member of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He left UMNO to be anindependent in 2018 and later joined BERSATU in 2019 until 2023.[1][2] In 2023, he officially became the member ofSabah People's Ideas Party (Gagasan Rakyat), the main component party ofGabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) along with 7 other parties.
In the2018 election, UMNO fielded him to contest the Libaran parliamentary seat,[3] facing a new candidate Irwanshah Mustapa from theSabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) and subsequently won.[4][5]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N41Gum-Gum | Zakaria Edris (UMNO) | 3,679 | 75.70% | Tan Mui Ling (PKR) | 1,181 | 24.30% | 5,069 | 2,498 | 55.26% | ||
| 2008 | Zakaria Edris (UMNO) | Walkover | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Zakaria Edris (UMNO) | 5,548 | 61.37% | Ahmad Thamrin Mohd Jaini (PKR) | 3,191 | 35.30% | 9,220 | 2,357 | 78.80% | |||
| Hassan Hami (STAR) | 301 | 3.33% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P184Libaran, Sabah | Zakaria Edris (UMNO) | 17,799 | 49.25% | Irwanshah Mustapa (WARISAN) | 17,121 | 47.37% | 37,091 | 678 | 77.74% | ||
| Alfian Mansyur (PHRS) | 1,223 | 3.38% | ||||||||||
Malacca :
Companion Class I of theExalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (2005)[10][11]
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