Ahmad Fadhli Shaari

Malaysian politician (born 1980)

2018–2020Malaysian Islamic Party2020–presentPerikatan NasionalOther roles2020–2022Chairman of Skills Development Fund Corporation Personal detailsBorn

Ahmad Fadhli bin Shaari

(1980-07-18) 18 July 1980 (age 43)
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, MalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)Other political
affiliationsGagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)SpouseNor Yani Mohd SallehAlma materAl-Azhar UniversityOccupationPolitician

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		Votes	Pct		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

^ "MP Pasir Mas dilantik pengerusi lembaga pengarah PTPK". Shakira Buang (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
^ "Cancel foreign act concerts or face protests, says PAS Youth".
^ "Although Coldplay supports Palestine, it still promotes hedonism, says PAS MP".
^ "Pas MP: Cancelling Coldplay concert about curbing culture of hedonism [NSTTV]".
^ "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.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.