Mohamad Ali bin Mohamad (Jawi: محمد علي بن محمد) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who had served as the 14th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara from December 2020 and a Senator from May 2020 to May 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He served as the State Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Melaka from July 2018 and Division Chief of UMNO of Tangga Batu till March 2023.[1][2]

Mohamad Ali Mohamad
محمد علي محمد
14th Deputy President of the
Dewan Negara
In office
16 December 2020 – 19 May 2023
MonarchAbdullah
PresidentRais Yatim
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
Preceded byAbdul Halim Abdul Samad
Succeeded byNur Jazlan Mohamed
Senator
Elected by the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
In office
20 May 2020 – 19 May 2023
Serving with
Lee Tian Sing (2020)
Koh Nai Kwong (2020–2023)
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022–2023)
Preceded byAbidullah Salleh
Succeeded byMustafa Musa
Personal details
Born
Mohamad Ali bin Mohamad

Malacca, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2024)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2024)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2024)
Alma materInstitut Bahasa Kuala Lumpur
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Political career

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State Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Melaka & Division Chief of UMNO of Tangga Batu (2018–2023)

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On 14 July 2018, Mohamad Ali was appointed the Melaka UMNO State Deputy Chairman. In the 2023 UMNO party elections on 18 March 2023, Mohamad Ali was not reelected as the Tangga Batu UMNO Division Chief after narrowly losing to Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Rumput Rais Yasin. However, the results has been controversial and disputed by Mohamad Ali. The results also resulted in the boycott and absence of most of the committee members in the first meeting of Tangga Batu UMNO Division after Rais was elected as its new Chief, alleged sex scandal of Rais and him being replaced with Rais as the Melaka UMNO State Deputy Chairman on 22 March 2023.

Senator & Deputy President of the Dewan Negara (2020–2023)

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On 20 May 2020, Mohamad Ali was elected to the Parliament as a Senator representing Melaka after being nominated and approved by the Malacca State Legislative Assembly. On 16 December 2020, he was appointed the 14th and new Deputy President of the Dewan Negara, deputising for President Rais Yatim and replacing Abdul Halim Abdul Samad. On 19 May 2023, he stepped down as Deputy President of the Dewan Negara and Senator following the expiration of his 3-year term.

Candidate for the Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (2021)

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In the 2021 Melaka state election, Mohamad Ali made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest the Sungai Udang state seat. He was not elected as the Sungai Udang MLA after narrowly losing to Mohd Aleef Yusof of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of only 530 votes. Following his narrow electoral defeat, he filed an election petition to challenge the results.

Election results

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Malacca State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2021 N11 Sungai Udang Mohamad Ali Mohamad (UMNO) 6,259 40.24% Mohd Aleef Yusof (BERSATU) 6,789 43.65% 15,554 530 68.24%
Hasmorni Tamby (PKR) 2,035 13.08%
Mohd Zahar Hashim (IND) 471 3.03%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Senator Mohamad Ali Appointed Dewan Negara Deputy President". BERNAMA. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Mohd Ali, Ras Adiba sworn in as senators". NST. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ "N.11 SUNGAI UDANG". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".