Malacca City is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2019 it has a population of 579,000. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate. The present-day city was founded by Parameswara, a Sumatran prince who escaped to the Malay Peninsula when Srivijaya fell to the Majapahit. Following the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate, the city drew the attention of traders from the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, as well as the Portuguese, who intended to dominate the trade route in Asia. After Malacca was conquered by Portugal, the city became an area of conflict when the sultanates of Aceh and Johor attempted to take control from the Portuguese.
Alor Gajah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Tampin District, Rembau District and Port Dickson District in Negeri Sembilan to the north and borders Jasin District and Melaka Tengah District in the east and south respectively.
Masjid Tanah is a mukim in Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia. The town has been inhabited since mid 1500 AD starting from a small village. It is one of the largest towns in Malacca. In the late 1990s, there was a real estate boom in Masjid Tanah when the government decided to build a Petronas oil refinery in nearby Sungai Udang.
Al-Azim Mosque is the state mosque of Malacca. It is located next to the Malacca General Hospital, the Malacca Al-Quran Museum and the State Heroes Mausoleum and was constructed to replace the former state mosque at Tranquerah Mosque and officially opened on 13 July 1990 by the ninth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak.
Tranquerah Mosque is a mosque in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia.
Kampung Hulu Mosque is a mosque in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. It is the oldest mosque in Malacca and among the oldest in the country.
Melaka Tengah District is one of the three administrative districts in Malacca, Malaysia. It borders Alor Gajah District to the north and Jasin District to the east. The capital of the state, Malacca City, is located in this district. This district is the major destination of tourists in Malacca as most historical spots are situated within it.
Batu Berendam is a small town in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia, which is located next to the Malacca International Airport.
Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka since June 2020. He served as the 9th Chief Minister of Melaka from December 1999 to May 2013, Deputy Minister of Health from November 1996 to December 1999, Deputy Minister of Transport from May 1995 to November 1996, Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Berendam from April 1995 to November 1999, Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Batu from March 2004 to May 2013, Paya Rumput from November 1999 to March 2004, Sungai Udang from October 1990 to April 1995 and Ayer Molek from August 1986 to October 1990. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabuddin was a Malaysian politician. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 1967 to 1978 and the fifth Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Melaka state from 1984 until 2004, the longest served governor in Malacca.
Idris bin Haron is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Udang from May 2013 to November 2021. He served as Member of the Melaka State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2020 to October 2021, 10th Chief Minister of Melaka from May 2013 to May 2018, Deputy Minister of Higher Education from March 2008 to April 2009 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tangga Batu from March 2004 to May 2013. Internationally, he is President of the World Assembly of Youth. He is also former member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. On 4 October 2021, he and three other assemblymen, Nor Azman Hassan of UMNO, Noor Effandi Ahmad of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and Independent Norhizam Hassan Baktee declared their loss of confidence and withdrawal of support for Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali as well as claiming that the state government had fallen. On the same day, his UMNO membership was also nullified, after he triggered the collapse of the state government led by his party UMNO. He, Noor Effandi and Norhizam also resigned as EXCO members at the same day. He started aligning himself and three other MLAs with the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition to form a new state government. However, the assembly was instead dissolved and an election was called. However, he carried on aligning with PH and allowed PH to decide on the future of their political careers. On 6 November 2021, he officially joined the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition and was fielded to contest the Asahan state seat with the PH ticket but lost.
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob is the former Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of the Malaysian state of Melaka. Khalil is a United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) politician from Pahang, and served as the state's Menteri Besar for more than 10 years. He was appointed as governor in 2004 by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The Malacca Strait Bridge is a proposed bridge that would connect Teluk Gong, near Masjid Tanah, Malacca state in Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia to Rupat Island and Dumai in Sumatra island, Indonesia. The project has been submitted for government approval, and is expected to take 10 years to complete. Once completed, the 48-kilometre-long (30 mi) bridge will be the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world. The project will have two cable-stayed bridges and one suspension bridge, both the longest in the world.
Malacca is a state in Malaysia located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, next to the Strait of Malacca.
Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum is a museum which displays the furniture and jewellery of the Peranakan culture in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. It was opened in October 2012 and housed in a heritage house building that used to be a house of a prominent Peranakan Chinese. The house consists of segments such as living room, two open-space courtyards and dining room.
The Melaka Chinese Mosque is a Chinese-style mosque in Krubong, Melaka, Malaysia. The mosque is the third Chinese-style mosque in Malaysia after the ones in Kelantan and Perak. It was developed by the Melaka Chinese Muslim Association (Pertim).
Datuk Wira Hajah Mas Ermieyati binti Samsudin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Wan Junaidi since August 2021. She served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development And Cooperatives in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Wan Junaidi from March 2020 to August 2021 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Masjid Tanah since May 2013. She served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Culture in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 and Women Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from October 2013 to June 2018.
The Muhammadiah Mosque is a mosque in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.
The 2021 Malacca state election, formally the 15th Malacca state election, took place on 20 November 2021. This election was to elect 28 members of the 15th Malacca State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 4 October 2021.
