Abu Zahar Ithnin

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|note=on|Abu Zahar|Ithnin}}

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{{Infobox politician

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri

| name = Abu Zahar Ithnin

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DGSM|DMSM|AMN}}

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| office1 = Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs

| term_start1 = December 1999

| term_end1 = March 2004

| predecessor1=

| successor1 = Abu Seman Yusop
{{small|as Parliamentary Secretary of the
Ministry of Internal Security}}

| order2 = 8th

| office2 = Chief Minister of Malacca

| term_start2 = 23 May 1997

| term_end2 = 2 December 1999

| predecessor2= Mohd Zin Abdul Ghani

| successor2 = Mohd Ali Rustam

| constituency_MP3 = Jasin

| parliament3 = Malaysian

| term_start3 = 20 December 1999

| term_end3 = 4 March 2004

| predecessor3 = Abdul Ghafar Baba

| successor3 = Mohammad Said Yusof

| majority3 =

| constituency_AM4 = Merlimau

| assembly4 = Malacca State Legislative

| term_start4 = 1995

| term_end4 = 1999

| majority4 =

| predecessor4 = new constituency

| successor4 = Nazari Adzim

| office5 = Speaker of the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly

| term_start5 = 4 August 1986

| term_end5 = 19 October 1994

| predecessor5 = Abdul Razak Alias

| successor5 = Jaafar Lajis

| constituency_AM6 = Sungai Rambai

| assembly6 = Malacca State Legislative

| term_start6 = 1986

| term_end6 = 1995

| majority6 =

| predecessor6 = Ahmad Ithnin

| successor6 = Abdul Azis Abdul Ghani

| birth_date = {{birth date|1937|9|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kampung Merlimau Pasir, Merlimau, Melaka

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|7|12|1937|9|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Kampung Merlimau Pasir, Merlimau Melaka

| residence = Seri Bendahara

| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)

| occupation = Politician

| alma_mater = Sekolah Tinggi Melaka, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Kota Bharu

| relations =

| spouse = Khalijah binti Haji Mohd Jiddi

| children = Zalina
Roslaini
Marina
Zuraini
Khaidiriah
Mohd Aidi Iskandar

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Abu Zahar bin Ithnin (14 September 1937{{ndash}}12 July 2013) was a Malaysian politician and the Chief Minister of Malacca from May 1997 to December 1999. He had also been Malacca State Legislative Assembly Speaker.{{cite web |author= |url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/768878 |title=Abu Zahar buried at Warriors' Mausoleum |publisher=The Sun Daily |date=13 July 2013 |access-date=12 August 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011005147/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/768878 |url-status=dead }} His daughter, Dira Abu Zahar is also a politician and former actress.