Zaidi Attan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Attan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zaidi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Zaidi Attan DMSM PJK MLA
زيدي بن اتن
Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 April 2023 (Tourism, Heritage, Arts and Culture)
Governor	Mohd Ali Rustam
Chief Minister	Ab Rauf Yusoh
Member	Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman
Constituency	Serkam
In office 14 May 2013 – 11 May 2018 (Public Works, Public Amenities, Transport and Project Restoration)
Governor	Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief Minister	Idris Haron
Member	Abdul Ghafar Atan Lim Ban Hong (2014–2018)
Preceded by	Hasan Abd Rahman (Public Works and Public Amenities) Lai Meng Chong (Transport) Abdul Wahab Abdul Latip (Project Restoration)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Constituency	Serkam
Member of the Malacca State Executive Council
In office 26 November 2021 – 31 March 2023 (Housing, Local Government and Environment)
Governor	Mohd Ali Rustam
Chief Minister	Sulaiman Md Ali
Preceded by	Abdul Ghafar Atan
Succeeded by	Rais Yasin (Senior Member, Housing and Local Government) Portfolio abolished (Environment)
Constituency	Serkam
Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Serkam
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Ghazale Muhamad (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,600 (2013) 2,737 (2018) 79 (2021)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2013–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Zaidi bin Attan (1968-10-04) 4 October 1968 (age 56) Malacca, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician
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Zaidi bin Attan (born 4 October 1968) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh and Member Abdul Razak Abdul Rahman since April 2023 for the second term and under former Chief Minister Idris Haron and former Members Abdul Ghafar Atan and Lim Ban Hong from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 for the first term. He also served as Member of the Malacca EXCO in the BN state administration under former Chief Minister Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023. He has also served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serkam since May 2013. He is also the Deputy Chairman of Syarikat Air Melaka Berhad (SAMB). He is a member and Vice Division Chief of Jasin of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. His appointment as a Deputy EXCO Member in April 2023 is a demotion as he was previously appointed an EXCO Member in November 2021. This has rarely happened in the Malaysian politics.

Personal life and education

Zaidi had his primary education at a Chinese national type primary school (SJKC), a type of vernacular school in Malaysia. As a result, Zaidi is able to communicate in basic Chinese and sign his name in Chinese. Zaidi revealed that he was given a Chinese name '再利' (pinyin : zài lì), although the literal translation of his name to Chinese is '再迪' (pinyin : zài dí).[1]

Election results

Malacca State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N26 Serkam		Zaidi Attan (UMNO)	8,715	63.02%		Kamarudin Sedik (PAS)	5,115	36.98%	14,015	3,600	90.40%
2018			Zaidi Attan (UMNO)	6,401	47.46%		Nor Khairi Yusof (AMANAH)	3,664	27.16%	13,722	2,737	87.10%
							Ahmad Bilal Rahudin (PAS)	3,423	25.38%
2021			Zaidi Attan (UMNO)	5,038	43.31%		Ahmad Bilal Rahudin (PAS)	4,959	42.64%	11,631	79	72.80%
							Mohd Khomeini Kamal (AMANAH)	1,535	13.20%
							Norazlanshah Hazali (IND)	99	0.85%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2005)[6]
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2015)[7]

References

1. "再迪阿丹原来是华小生 用中文签名 写 再利". China Press (in Chinese). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
2. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
3. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
5. "N.26 SERKAM". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
6. "SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI MELAKA 2005" (PDF) (in Malay). Warta Kerajaan Negeri MELAKA.
7. "Mustapa dahului 35 penerima darjah, bintang, pingat kebesaran Melaka" [Mustapa heads 35 Melaka honours]. Berita Harian.