Adhif Syan Abdullah

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Adhif Syan|Abdullah}}

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| native_name = اضيف شان عبدالله

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| birth_name = Adhif Syan bin Abdullah

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|8|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pulau Meranti, Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia

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| constituency_AM = Dengkil

| assembly = Selangor State Legislative

| term_start = 9 May 2018

| term_end = 12 August 2023

| predecessor = Shahrum Mohd Sharif
(BNUMNO)

| successor = Jamil Salleh
(PNBERSATU)

| majority = 6,934 (2018)

| citizenship = Malaysian

| nationality = Malaysia

| party = Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
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People's Justice Party (PKR)
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| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(–2020, since 2024)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(2020–2024)}}

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Adhif Syan bin Abdullah (born 26 August 1981) is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Dengkil from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PH coalitions.

On 11 March 2024, Adhif Syan officially left BERSATU for PKR alongside former Member of the Supreme Council of BERSATU Muhammad Faiz Na'aman.{{cite web|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/654012/berita/politik/bekas-mpt-bersatu-muhammad-faiz-sah-sertai-pkr|title=Bekas MPT Bersatu, Muhammad Faiz sah sertai PKR|website=www.sinarharian.com.my|date=11 March 2024 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/03/11/former-bersatu-supreme-council-man-ex-dengkil-rep-join-pkr/|title=Former Bersatu Supreme Council man, ex-Dengkil rep join PKR|website=www.freemalaysiatoday.com.my|date=11 March 2024 }}

Controversies and issues

Adhif Syan was arrested by the police along with several officials from the federal ministry in a raid on a condominium hosting a fun party on 12 January 2020 at around 1.30am.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/13/report-adhif-syan-denies-being-arrested-for-drugs|title=Report: Adhif Syan denies being arrested for drugs|accessdate=31 December 2021|work=The Star|date=13 January 2020}} He was found drug negative when a pathology test was performed.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/11/dengkil-assemblyman-adhif039s-drug-test-came-back-negative-say-police?itm_source=parsely-api|title=Police: Dengkil rep Adhif's drug test was negative|accessdate=31 December 2021|work=The Star|date=11 March 2020}}

Election results

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|+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=12 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512113049/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

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!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

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!|Pct

!Ballots cast

!Majority

!Turnout

rowspan=2|2018

|rowspan=2|N55 Dengkil

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|rowspan=2|{{nowrap|Adhif Syan Abdullah}} (BERSATU)

|rowspan=2 align="right"|21,172

|rowspan=2| 48.30%

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|Shahrum Mohd Sharif (UMNO)

|align="right" | 14,238

| 32.48%

|rowspan=2| 44,423

|rowspan=2| 6,934

|rowspan=2| 88.03%

{{Party shading/PAS}} |

|Yusmi Haniff Ariffin (PAS)

|align="right" | 8,422

| 19.21%

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