Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri ( Jawi: ذوالكفل محمد البكري; born 16 January 1969) is a

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scholar. He served as

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in charge of Religious Affairs in the

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(PN) administration under former Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...

from March 2020 to August 2021. He has served as

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since March 2020. Prior to his appointments as minister and senator, he served as the 7th

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of the

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from June 2014 to his appointments in March 2020. Zulkifli is also the founder of

Islamic Religious Council's ''Pondok Moden Al-'Abaqirah'', a religious educational institute. On 5 October 2020, he tested positive for

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after he returned from campaigning in the Sabah state election. He was discharged from Tuanku Ja'afar Hospital in Seremban after his full recovery nine days later.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2019) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight Commander - PMW

Knight Commander of the

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(PMW) – Datuk (2015) * : ** MY-PEN Order of the Defender of State - Commander - DGPN

Commander of the

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(DGPN) – Dato' Seri (2018)

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* 1969 births Living people People from Terengganu Malaysian people of Malay descent Muftis in Malaysia Government ministers of Malaysia Members of the Dewan Negara Sunni Muslim scholars of Islam 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub