Zambry Abdul Kadir

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Yang Berhormat Senator Dato' Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir SPSA SPMP DGSM DPMP AMS
زمبري عبدالقادر‎
Zambry in 2023
Minister of Higher Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2023
Monarchs	Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Mustapha Sakmud
Preceded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Constituency	Senator
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Deputy	Mohamad Alamin
Preceded by	Saifuddin Abdullah
Succeeded by	Mohamad Hasan
Constituency	Senator
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 December 2022
Monarchs	Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Secretary-General of the Barisan Nasional
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2021
Chairman	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Ahmad Maslan
Leader of the Opposition of Perak
In office 3 July 2018 – 1 August 2018
Monarch	Nazrin Shah
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded by	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Succeeded by	Saarani Mohamad
Constituency	Pangkor
11th Menteri Besar of Perak
In office 12 May 2009 – 12 May 2018
Monarchs	Azlan Shah (2009–2014) Nazrin Shah (2014–2018)
Preceded by	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Succeeded by	Ahmad Faizal Azumu
Constituency	Pangkor
Member of the Perak State Executive Council (Education, Human Resources and Multimedia : 31 March 2004–28 September 2006) (Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology : 28 September 2006–16 March 2008)
In office 31 March 2004 – 16 March 2008
Monarch	Azlan Shah
Menteri Besar	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
Preceded by	Abdul Malek Mohamed Hanafiah (Education) Jamal Nasir Rasdi (Human Resources) Ramly Zahari (Multimedia)
Succeeded by	Nga Kor Ming (Education) Su Keong Siong (Higher Education, Science and Technology)
Constituency	Pangkor
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pangkor
In office 21 March 2004 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mohamad Wajdi Ishak (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Norhaslinda Zakaria (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	5,669 (2004) 5,785 (2008) 5,124 (2013) 1,626 (2018)
Non-independent and Non-executive Chairman of the Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
In office 12 August 2020 – 15 December 2022
Minister	Wee Ka Siong (2020–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (2022)
Preceded by	Zainun Ali
Succeeded by	Zainun Ali
Personal details
Born	Zambry bin Abdul Kadir (1962-03-22) 22 March 1962 (age 62) Pangkor Island, Perak, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Saripah Zulkifli
Children	5
Residence(s)	Kampung Masjid, Pulau Pangkor, Perak
Alma mater	International Islamic University Malaysia (AB & MA) Temple University (MA & PhD)
Occupation	Politician
Website	zambry.my www.facebook.com/zambryabdkadir

Dato' Seri DiRaja Dr. Zambry bin Abdul Kadir (Jawi: زمبري بن عبدالقادر‎; born 22 March 1962), is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and a Senator since December 2022. He previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle from December 2022 to December 2023, non-independent and non-executive Chairman of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) from August 2020 to December 2022, Leader of the Opposition of Perak briefly from July 2018 to August 2018, 11th Menteri Besar of Perak from February 2009 to May 2018, Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pangkor from March 2004 to November 2022. He is a Supreme Council Member and the Division Chief of Lumut of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as BN's Secretary-General since June 2021.

Zambry was born on March 22, 1963, in Pangkor Island, a tourist fishing settlement island in Perak, Malaysia.

He is married to Saripah Zulkifli and parents to three girls and two boys—Husna, Huda, Syifa, Munir, and the youngest Mukhlis.

Zambry obtained his early education in Pangkor Island and secondary schools in Sitiawan (SMK Sitiawan) before continuing his upper secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Panglima Bukit Gantang, Parit Buntar, Perak, a high school located in the mainland.

He holds a PhD in Political Thoughts with distinction from Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1995), after completing his Master's degree in Political Philosophy and Comparative Religion from the same university in 1993.

The Perak 11th Chief Minister also holds another master's degree in Islamic Thoughts from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1991, after completing his first degree, B.Econ (Hon) in Economics from the same institution. Zambry recently attended a two-week Executive Leadership Development Program entitled "Leaders in Development – Managing Change in a Dynamic World" at Harvard University, USA (June 2015).

Zambry became actively involved in politics in 1995, soon after his return from the United States.

Prior to his election as the Lumut UMNO Youth Division Chief, he began his political career in UMNO as the Pangkor UMNO Branch Chief. Later, he secured a position as an executive council member at the National UMNO Youth, which led to his appointment as the State UMNO Youth Chief.

In the 2004 General Election, he stood and won the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat for Pangkor and returned as incumbent in the 2008 and 2013 General Election.

Zambry was the head of Perak UMNO before he was replaced by current Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad and still holds the Lumut UMNO Division Chief post. He also had his share of political bitterness when he was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in 1998.

A member of the Perak state legislative assembly, Zambry was a key player in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis as the intended BN Menteri Besar. After three state assemblypersons from the Pakatan Rakyat coalition announced their intention to support a BN candidate for Menteri Besar and to lend their support to a vote of no confidence to the incumbent Pakatan Rakyat Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, Sultan Azlan Shah of Perak requested Nizar's resignation and swore in Zambry as the new Menteri Besar on 6 February 2009. For about three months, Zambry served as Menteri Besar. However, Nizar maintained that the Sultan was not permitted by the state constitution to dismiss him as the Menteri Besar, and on 11 May 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that Nizar had always been the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak.^[2] To maintain administrative continuity, Nizar tentatively endorsed most of Zambry's policies, subject to later review, but reinstated the 817 village development and security committees and 318 local government councillors whom Zambry had sacked.^[3] However, the following day, the Court of Appeal granted a stay of the High Court judgment, and Zambry returned to work.

On May 22nd, the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision, declared Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as the rightful Menteri Besar of Perak. The court held that the order made by the High Court on 11 May, in declaring Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the legitimate Menteri Besar, was wrong and set aside that decision. Justice Md. Raus, in his oral judgement, also held that the Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah, was right in appointing Zambry as the new Menteri Besar under Article 16(2) of the Perak Constitution, after being satisfied that Zambry had the command of the majority of the state legislative assembly. For the record, Sultan Azlan Shah himself was well-versed in law as he had served as Lord President of the Supreme Court from 1982 to 1984.^[4][5]

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Zambry has written essays for local media and publications Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, Dewan Masyarakat, Dewan Budaya, Dakwah, Risalah, Al-Islam, Mastika, and PEMIKIR, besides books and journals.

Among the books he wrote were UMNO dan Jiwa Merdeka (CELDES KL 1998), Pemuda UMNO Menebus Maruah, Menuju Arah (May, 2000) and Islam Malaysia & Amerika. His poems were compiled in an anthology in a book entitled Suara Pelaut (The Voice of a Seaman).

Zambry edited publications on Education and Development for Nurin Enterprise, K.L (1980), served as the Editor for Business Administration in Islam, Hizbi (1991), editor for Memperkasa Kepimpinan Merentas Masa Depan, CELDES, KL (1991). He was also the Editorial Chief for Imbas Gemilang KBS 1998, a publication for the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Among his translation works are Faces of Islam (Berita Publishing, 1990), Qur'anic Sciences (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 1991) and Islamic Legal Philosophy (Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Oktober, 2000).

Zambry received the^[6] (GIFA 2014) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The special award was presented to him as an exemplary leader in eradicating poverty in the state by setting up Yayasan Bina Upaya Darul Ridzuan (YBUDR). GIFA is an award in the Islamic finance services industry.

•  Perak :
  • Ordinary Class of the Perak Family Order of Sultan Azlan Shah (SPSA) – Dato' Seri DiRaja (2011)^[14][15]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2009)^[14]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2002)^[14]
•  Malacca :
  • Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2009)^[14]

•  Monaco :
  • Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles (27 November 2023)^[16]

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