Zakaria Hanafi

Last updated
2019–2023
Zakaria Hanafi
زكريا بن حنفي
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Semenyih
In office
18 March 2019 12 August 2023
Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Zakaria bin Hanafi

(1961-03-04) 4 March 1961 (age 63) [1]
Beranang, Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater National University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Zakaria bin Hanafi (born 4 March 1961) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Semenyih from March 2019 to August 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. [2] [3]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly [4]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2019 N24 Semenyih Zakaria Hanafi (UMNO)19,78050.44%Muhammad Aiman Zainali (BERSATU)17,86645.56%39,2181,91473.3%
Nik Aziz Afiq Abdul (PSM)8472.16%
Kuan Chee Heng (IND)7251.84%

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References

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