Sulaiman Md Ali

Sulaiman bin Md Ali (born 20 December 1965[1]) is a Malaysian politician who is the incumbent Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Lendu.[2] A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he was appointed the new Chief Minister of Malacca on 9 March 2020.[3]

Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali DMSM KMN PPN MLA
12th Chief Minister of Malacca
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 March 2020
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob Mohd Ali Rustam
Preceded by	Adly Zahari
Constituency	Lendu
Deputy of Malacca State Executive Councillor for Finance, Lands, Economic Planning, Investment, Religious Affairs, Heritage, Youth and Tourism
In office 14 May 2013 – 11 May 2018 Serving with Ghazale Muhamad Norpipah Abdol
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister	Idris Haron
EXCO	Idris Haron
Preceded by	Ismail Othman (Finance, Lands and Economic Planning) Amiruddin Yusop (Investment) Mohd Yazed Khamis (Religious Affairs) Chua Kheng Hwa (Heritage and Tourism) Ab Rahman Ab Karim (Youth)
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Constituency	Lendu
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Lendu
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Idderis Kassim (UMNO–BN)
Majority	2,503 (2013) 627 (2018)
Personal details
Born	(1965-12-20) 20 December 1965 Kampung Durian Daun, Masjid Tanah, Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)	Munira M Yusop
Children	3
Occupation	Politician

He married to Munira M Yusop and has 3 children.[2][3]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly: N04 Lendu; P134 Masjid Tanah

Year			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013		Sulaiman Md Ali (UMNO)	5,009	66.65%		Asri Shaik Abdul Aziz (PAS)	2,506	33.35%	7,613	2,503	86.04%
2018		Sulaiman Md Ali (UMNO)	4,016	46.87%		Ridhuan Affandi Abu Bakar (PPBM)	3,389	39.56%	8,701	627	84.07%
						Arshad Mohamad Som (PAS)	1,163	13.57%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (2002)[4]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2012)[4]
•  Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Order of Malacca (DMSM) - Datuk (2015)[4][5]

References

1. "ADUN Lendu Sulaiman Md Ali Ketua Menteri Baharu Melaka". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. "ADUN Lendu calon Ketua Menteri Melaka ke-12?". 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
3. "Datuk Sulaiman Md Ali Ketua Menteri Melaka baharu". 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
4. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 12 March 2020.
5. "Zahid leads Malacca honours list". Roshidi Abu Samah. New Straits Times. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2020.