In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Shaari is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Fadhli. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Ahmad Fadhli bin Shaari (Jawi: أحمد فضلي بن شعاري; born 18 July 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Mas since May 2018 and Chairman of the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) since 2020 until 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

Early life and education

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 of Kota Bahru from 1999 to 2002. Later, he furthered his tertiary education at the Islamic Religious Studies faculty of the al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt from 2003 to 2005.

Political career

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 claimed Coldplay 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 boycott Mercedes-Benz, IPhone and Facebook.[4]

Personal life

Ahmad Fadhli had married Nor Yani Mohd Salleh with whom he has had six children.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P022 Pasir Mas, Kelantan 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%

References

  1. ^ "MP Pasir Mas dilantik pengerusi lembaga pengarah PTPK". Shakira Buang (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Cancel foreign act concerts or face protests, says PAS Youth".
  3. ^ "Although Coldplay supports Palestine, it still promotes hedonism, says PAS MP".
  4. ^ "Pas MP: Cancelling Coldplay concert about curbing culture of hedonism [NSTTV]".
  5. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.