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{{Malay name|Nizar|Jamaluddin}}
{{Infobox officeholder|
| image = Datuk Seri Ir Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin.jpg
| imagesize =
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay titles#Honorary style|Yang Berhormat]] [[Malay titles#Dato' Seri|Dato' Seri Ir.]]
| name = Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
| honorific-suffix = {{small|[[Orders, decorations, and medals of Perak|SPMP]] [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]}}
| caption =
| order = 10th [[List of Chief Ministers of Perak|Menteri Besar of Perak]]
| monarch = [[Sultan Azlan Shah]]
| term_start = 17 March 2008
| term_end = 12 May 2009
| predecessor = [[Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali]]
| successor = [[Zambry Abdul Kadir]]
| office1 = Exco roles (Perak)
| subterm1 = 2018–2020
| suboffice1 = Chairman of the Investment and Corridor Development
| office7 = Faction represented in [[Perak State Legislative Assembly]]
| subterm7 = 2008–2015
| suboffice7 = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]]
| subterm8 = 2015–2018
| suboffice8 = [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]]
| subterm9 = 2018–
| suboffice9 = [[Pakatan Harapan]]
| office5 = Faction represented in [[Dewan Rakyat]]
| subterm5 = 2009–2013
| suboffice5 = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]]
| birth_name = Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|3|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kampar, Perak|Kampar]], [[Perak]], [[Federation of Malaya]] (now [[Malaysia]])
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS) (until 2015) [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)]] (AMANAH) (2015-present)
| otherparty = [[Barisan Alternatif]] (BA) (until 2004) [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) (2008-2015) [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) (2015-present)
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| residence = [[Sungai Rokam]], Perak
| alma_mater = [[Aston University]]
| occupation = Politician
| profession = Engineer
| children = 8
| spouse = Fatimah Taat
| website =
}}
[[Dato' Seri]] [[Ingenieur|Ir.]] '''Mohammad Nizar bin Jamaluddin''' (born 17 March 1957) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] [[politician]] who served as the 10th [[Menteri Besar of Perak]] from March 2008 until the collapse of the [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) state administration in February 2009. From 2009 to 2013 he was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for the [[Bukit Gantang (federal constituency)|Bukit Gantang]]. From May 2018 until the collapse of the [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] state administration in March 2020, he served as a member of the [[Perak State Executive Council]] (EXCO) in the [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar [[Ahmad Faizal Azumu]]. Since May of 2018, he has also served as Member of the [[Perak State Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Sungai Rapat (state constituency)|Sungai Rapat]]. He is a member of the [[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|National Trust Party]] (AMANAH), a component party of the [[Pakatan Harapan|PH]] federal and opposition coalition and was a member of the [[Malaysian Islamic Party]] (PAS), a former component party of the former state ruling [[Pakatan Rakyat|PR]] coalition before being unseated in the [[2009 Perak constitutional crisis|2009 constitutional crisis]].

== Personal life ==
Nizar is the son of a [[Malay people|Malay]] father and a [[Chinese Malaysian|Chinese]] mother, and was raised in a Malay-[[Muslim]] household.<ref>Hah Foong Lian, [http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/news_features/perak_mb_takes_challenges_in_his_stride.html Perak MB takes challenges in his stride], 4 April 2008, [[Malaysian Bar|The Malaysian Bar]] (original article from [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]])</ref> Nizar is married to Datin Seri Fatimah Taat with whom he has eight children. Since 2009 he has resided in Sungai Rokam, [[Perak]]. Prior to his current residence, he resided at the official residence for the Menteri Besar at Jalan Raja DiHilir. He was asked to vacate by the state secretary, Datuk Abdul Rahman Hashim, in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|work=New Strait Times |title=Nizar moves out of MB's residence |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/2487208/Article/index_html |date=23 February 2009 |accessdate=23 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224103838/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Frontpage/2487208/Article/index_html |archive-date=24 February 2009 }}</ref>

Nizar is an engineering graduate from [[Aston University]] in Birmingham, United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://malaysiakini.com/news/79710|publisher=Malaysiakini|date=12 March 2008|accessdate=13 March 2008|title=Nizar is new Perak MB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313093551/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/79710|archive-date=13 March 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He took over the chief minister post from [[Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali|Datuk Seri DiRaja Tajol Rosli Mohd. Ghazali]] of [[Barisan Nasional]].

==Political career==
Nizar was appointed as Menteri Besar on 17 March 2008 but was ousted in January 2009. He was the first Menteri Besar of Perak not from the [[Barisan Nasional]] coalition. His appointment followed the [[2008 Malaysian general election|2008 general election]], in which the [[Pakatan Rakyat]] coalition, comprising the [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|Democratic Action Party]] (DAP), the [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat]] (PKR) and his own party, PAS, won a majority of the seats in the [[Perak State Legislative Assembly]]. Appointed by the [[Raja Nazrin Shah|Crown Prince of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah]] over two other candidates, [[Ngeh Koo Ham|Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham]] and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi, his appointment was initially controversial, as his party was the smallest of the three Pakatan Rakyat parties in the state assembly.<ref>{{cite web |work=The Star |title=Triple joy for Perak as birthday boy Nizar assumes post |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/17/nation/20666523&sec=nation |date=17 March 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604002806/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F3%2F17%2Fnation%2F20666523&sec=nation |archive-date=4 June 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> He was removed as Menteri Besar just over a year later, following defections from Pakatan Rakyat coalition to Barisan Nasional that gave the latter a majority in the assembly and sparked a constitutional crisis.

==Appointment as Menteri Besar==

On 8 March 2008, the [[Pakatan Rakyat]] coalition in [[Perak]] won 31 seats of the 59 seat [[Perak State Assembly]], which enabled it to form a majority state government.<ref>[http://www.undi.info/state/pr/2008/states.html Election Information, Perak State Assembly 2008] www.undi.info</ref> The [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|Democratic Action Party]] (DAP) commanded the most seats out of the 31 seats held by Pakatan Rakyat and were the claimants to the post of [[Menteri Besar]]. However, the Perak State Constitution stipulated that the [[Menteri Besar]] must be of Malay descent, and a non-[[Ethnic Malays|Malay]] could only be appointed by a royal waiver by the [[Sultan of Perak|Perak Palace]]. To resolve this, all three parties sent their nominations for the MB post to the Regent of Perak, [[Raja Nazrin Shah]]. Nizar was chosen over [[Ngeh Koo Ham]] of the DAP and Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi of [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR) on 12 March 2008 by Raja Nazrin,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[New Straits Times]] |date=12 March 2008 |accessdate=13 March 2008 |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/20080312191523/Article/index_html |title=Nizar is new Perak MB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317162406/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/20080312191523/Article/index_html |archive-date=17 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> and sworn in on 17 March 2008 at [[Istana Iskandariah]], [[Kuala Kangsar]]. Nizar was the first person not part of the [[Barisan National]] coalition to hold such a post in [[Perak]].

The appointment of Nizar created a minor stir within the opposition coalition after the [[Democratic Action Party (Malaysia)|DAP]]'s central executive committee, under the advice of [[Lim Kit Siang]] ordered Perak DAP state assemblymen to boycott the swearing-in ceremony to be held on 13 March 2008. Raja Nazrin then ordered a delay of the swearing in ceremony and asked all 31 of [[Pakatan Rakyat]]'s assemblymen to pledge their support of Nizar's appointment, since otherwise Nizar is shown as not having majority support and therefore cannot be appointed as the [[Menteri Besar]]. [[Lim Kit Siang|Lim]] has since apologised and stated that he did not mean to disrespect the decision of the sultan and the regent of Perak.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20080313114905/Article |title=DAP apologises for statement on appointment of Perak MB |date=13 March 2008 |accessdate=13 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314033148/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20080313114905/Article |archive-date=14 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> Following the resolution of this matter, all the state assemblymen from [[People's Justice Party, Malaysia|PKR]], [[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]] and DAP (including [[Lim Kit Siang]]) attended the [[Menteri Besar]] swearing-in ceremony in support of Nizar.

==Controversy and crisis==
===Administration as Menteri Besar===
Nizar's administration granted freehold title to ethnic Chinese landholders in the settlements called as New Villages (Kampung Baru) in Perak. The [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister]], [[Najib Razak|Dato' Seri Najib Tun Razak]] disputed the state government's ability to grant the freehold titles, instead saying that the jurisdiction lied federally.<ref>{{cite web|work=New Strait Times |title=States must refer land issues to national council |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/2435875/Article/index_html |date=23 December 2008 |accessdate=10 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122075809/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/Frontpage/2435875/Article/index_html |archive-date=22 January 2009 }}</ref> Almost every act of his administration was criticised by the Malaysian mainstream press, especially by [[Utusan Malaysia]] and [[Berita Harian]], an [[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]]-owned, Malay-nationalist newspaper.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/15222-utusan-accuses-nizar-of-neglecting-malays |publisher=Malaysian Insider |date=4 January 2009 |accessdate=10 February 2009 |title=Utusan accuses Nizar of neglecting Malays |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308205226/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/15222-utusan-accuses-nizar-of-neglecting-malays |archive-date=8 March 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Nizar's administration was hounded by constant accusations of being a proxy to the DAP which had the majority seats in the State Assembly. In particular he was accused of being a puppet DAP's Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham and Nga Kor Ming, senior exco members in his cabinet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/20292-nizar-denies-being-a-puppet-of-dap-cousins |title=Archived copy |access-date=12 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090315231226/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/20292-nizar-denies-being-a-puppet-of-dap-cousins |archive-date=15 March 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===2009 Perak constitutional crisis===
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In July 2008, former Perak MB [[Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali|Datuk Seri DiRaja Tajol Rosli Mohd. Ghazali]] claimed that the [[Pakatan Rakyat]] state government in [[Perak]] will fall on 31 August 2008 – [[Merdeka|Malaysia's Independence day]] through defections to [[Barisan Nasional]] from the PR camp<ref>{{cite web|work=New Strait Times |title=Perak gov't to fall 31 Aug 2008 – Tajol Rosli |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/2286654/Article/index_html |date=6 July 2008 |accessdate=10 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822094050/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Frontpage/2286654/Article/index_html |archive-date=22 August 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> – a clear corruption of PR leader [[Anwar Ibrahim|Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim]]'s 16 September 2008 plan to engineer mass defections of BN MPs from [[Sabah]] and [[Sarawak]] to form the new federal government.<ref>{{cite web |work=The Star |title=PAnwar claims more than 31 MPs will cross over |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/9/16/nation/20080916144742&sec=nation |date=16 September 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224155831/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F9%2F16%2Fnation%2F20080916144742&sec=nation |archive-date=24 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> Nizar dismissed Tajol's claims and remarked "Who is he (Tajol) to predict the future?".

On 25 January 2009, BN's MLA from the Bota constituency, [[Nasarudin Hashim|Datuk Nasarudin Hashim]] announced his defection from [[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]], a BN component party, to [[Parti Keadilan Rakyat|PKR]], the second largest party in Nizar's Perak PR coalition.<ref>{{cite web|work=New Strait Times|title=Bota rep defects to PKR|url=http://www.nst.com.my/Monday/World/2463560/Article/pppull_index_html|date=26 January 2009|accessdate=11 February 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Nasarudin said that his decision was fully supported by his constituents and reaffirmed that no monetary award was offered to him by PR.<ref>{{cite web |work=The Star |title=My people support me: Nasaruddin |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/28/nation/20090128144606&sec=nation |date=28 January 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203113458/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F1%2F28%2Fnation%2F20090128144606&sec=nation |archive-date=3 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref> Nizar and Anwar supported and welcomed Nasarudin into the PR coalition and Anwar claimed more BN MLAs were going to defect to PR a few days later.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=asiaone news|title=Anwar claims more BN reps to defect|url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20090127-117374.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129220904/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20090127-117374.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 January 2009|date=28 January 2008|accessdate=11 February 2009}}</ref> Nizar then claimed that three more MLAs from UMNO would defect to PR<ref>{{cite web|work=New Strait Times|title=Pakatan Rakyat Perak: PR wooing three UMNO assemblymen to defect|url=http://pakatanrakyat-perak.blogspot.com/2009/01/pr-wooing-three-umno-assemblymen-to.html|date=27 January 2009|accessdate=11 February 2009}}</ref> After Nasarudin's resignation from UMNO, Perak UMNO chief and former MB Tajol Rosli resigned as Perak BN chairman and Perak UMNO chief, taking responsibility for the defection of Nasarudin.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Malaysian Insider |title=Tajol says he is not strong enough to lead Perak UMNO |url=http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/17169-tajol-says-he-is-not-strong-enough-to-lead-perak-umno/ |date=30 January 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720124446/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/17169-tajol-says-he-is-not-strong-enough-to-lead-perak-umno/ |archive-date=20 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> Soon after, UMNO Malaysia Deputy President, [[Najib Razak|Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak]], who is also the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister]] took over as Perak UMNO chairman and Perak BN chairman from Tajol Rosli.<ref>{{cite web |work=The Sun |title=Najib replaces Tajol as Perak UMNO and BN chief |url=http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=29620 |date=30 January 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203090704/http://sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=29620 |archive-date=3 February 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>

Crossover of Nasarudin and three other Perak assemblymen from PR, and effectively and controversially ended the PR majority government. The new Perak government, under Datuk Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir, swore in some executive councillors, but Nizar refused to bow down, and continued his daily routines. The speaker of the assembly, V. Sivakumar then suspended all BN executive councillors for "contempt of assembly" after a complaint by one assemblyman.

On 11 May 2009, the [[Dato' Seri Ir Hj. Mohammad Nizar Bin Jamaluddin v. Dato' Dr. Zambry Bin Abd. Kadir|Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled]] that the Sultan could not constitutionally remove Nizar from office, and that Nizar had always been the rightful Menteri Besar. Nizar announced his intention to immediately meet with the Sultan to request dissolution of the state assembly, while Zambry Abdul Kadir, the intended Barisan Menteri Besar, stated he would vacate the state secretariat as soon as possible.<ref>{{cite news | first=Hafiz | last=Yatim | title=Court rules Nizar is legitimate MB | date=11 May 2009 | work =Malaysiakini | url =http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/103996 | accessdate = 11 May 2009 }}</ref> However, Nizar ultimately lost the legal proceedings when, in February 2010, the Federal Court ruled Zambry to be the lawful Menteri Besar.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/2/10/nation/5649677&sec=nation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212080647/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F2%2F10%2Fnation%2F5649677&sec=nation |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 February 2010 |title=5-0 for BN's Zambry |date=10 February 2010 |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |accessdate=4 February 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===2014 criminal defamation charge===
Nizar was charged in [[2014 Malaysian sedition dragnet|a nationwide dragnet]] in August 2014 for [[criminal defamation]] for allegedly making a speech in 2012 prior to the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 general election]] saying "I was informed that Najib will call all the army generals to do something if BN lost in the general election."<ref name="theedge">{{cite web|url=http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304263&Itemid=77 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140909052211/http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304263&Itemid=77 |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 September 2014 |title=Former Perak MB charged with defaming Najib two years ago |date=25 August 2014 |publisher=The Edge |accessdate=9 September 2014 }}</ref> The defamation case was settled on 26 July 2016, after Najib accepts Nizar's apology.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.malaysia-today.net/2015/10/28/defamation-case-settled-pm-accepts-nizars-apology/|title=Defamation Case Settled, PM Accepts Nizar's Apology|date=26 July 2016 |publisher=[[Malaysia Today]]|work=[[Bernama]]|accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Perak State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref>{{Cite web
|title=Malaysia Decides 2008
|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]
|url=http://thestar.com.my/election/
|accessdate=2 January 2010
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111075207/http://thestar.com.my/election/
|archive-date=11 January 2010
|df=dmy
}}</ref><ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=ms|accessdate=11 July 2010}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
| title = Malaysia General Election
| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
| publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
| url = http://undi.info/#
| accessdate = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref><ref name="GE13 results">{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms | accessdate = 5 May 2013}} Results only available for the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 election]].</ref><ref name="GE14 results">{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms|accessdate=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="The Star GE14">{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian general election|2008]]
|N51 [[Pasir Panjang]], P74 [[Lumut, Malaysia|Lumut]]
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|'''Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin''' ([[Parti Islam Se-Malaysia|'''PAS''']])
|align="right" |'''11,994'''
|'''62.81%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Vasan Sinnadurai ([[Malaysian Indian Congress|MIC]])
|align="right" |7,520
|39.38%
|19,097
|4,474
|76.02%
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2013 Malaysian general election|2013]]
| rowspan=2|N14 [[Changkat Jering]], P59 [[Bukit Gantang]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PAS}} |
| rowspan=2|'''Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin''' ([[Parti Islam Se-Malaysia|'''PAS''']])
| rowspan=2 align="right" |'''14,495'''
| rowspan=2|'''51.28%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Rosli Husin ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |13,325
|47.14%
| rowspan=2|28,264
| rowspan=2|1,170
| rowspan=2|85.40%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Zulkifli Ibrahim ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |84
|0.30%
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2018 Malaysian general election|2018]]
| rowspan=2|N44 Sungai Rapat, P71 [[Gopeng]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
| rowspan=2|'''Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin''' ([[Parti Amanah Negara|'''AMANAH''']])
| rowspan=2 align="right"|'''12,425'''
| rowspan=2|'''39.00%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| Hamzah Mohd Kasim ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |8,811
|27.60%
| rowspan=2|26,346
| rowspan=2|3,614
| rowspan=2|82.60%
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
| Radzi Zainon ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |4,627
|14.50%
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="election results"/><ref name="undiinfo"/>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|[[2004 Malaysian general election|2004]]
|P67 [[Kuala Kangsar]], Perak
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin ([[Parti Islam Se-Malaysia|PAS]])
|align="right" |6,747
|33.43%
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|{{nowrap|'''[[Rafidah Aziz]]'''}} ([[United Malays National Organisation|'''UMNO''']])
|align="right" |'''12,938'''
|'''64.10%'''
|20,184
|6,191
|71.09%
|-
| rowspan=2|[[2009 Bukit Gantang by-election|2009]]
| rowspan=2|P59 [[Bukit Gantang]], Perak
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PAS}} |
| rowspan=2|'''Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin''' ([[Parti Islam Se-Malaysia|'''PAS''']])
| rowspan=2 align="right" |'''21,860'''
| rowspan=2|'''52.50%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Ismail Safian ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |19,071
|45.80%
| rowspan=2|41,626
| rowspan=2|2,789
| rowspan=2|75.00%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Kamarul Ramizu Idris ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |62
|0.10%
|}

==Honours==
* {{Flag|Perak}} :
** [[File:MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - Kn Grd Commander - SPMP.svg|50px]] Knight Grand Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Perak|Order of the Perak State Crown]] (SPMP) – '''Dato' Seri''' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utusan.com.my/rencana/forum/kebijaksanaan-sultan-perak-1.784898|title=Kebijaksanaan Sultan Perak|date=11 November 2018|language=ms|work=[[Utusan Malaysia]]|author=AHMAD, Hulu Bernam|accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref>

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Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin - Revision history

Sarada22: small refined page based on references and cleaned formatting for consistency

->Doublethinkplus: Edited the personal life section to read more smoothly.