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Mohd Nizar bin Zakaria ( Jawi: محمد نزار بن زكريا; born 3 January 1969) is a

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who served as Member of the

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(EXCO) in the

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(BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar

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from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018,

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(MP) for

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from March 2008 to May 2013 and again from May 2018 to November 2022 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Belanja from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party in of the BN coalition. Nizar was elected to Parliament in the

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for the UMNO held seat of Parit. In June 2010, he was a passenger on the '' MV Rachel Corrie'' when it was seized by the

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while attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza. For the

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, Nizar left parliament to contest, and eventually won, the Perak State Legislative Assembly seat of Belanja.

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY-PERA Order of Cura Si Manja Kini - lower classes (new)

Knight of the Order of Cura Si Manja Kini (DPCM) – Dato' (2014)

References

Living people 1969 births Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly Perak state executive councillors United Malays National Organisation politicians Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub

Election results

Honours

See also

References