Idris Haron
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Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Utama Ir. Haji Idris Haron MLA |
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| Chief Minister of Melaka | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Udang |
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Assumed office 6 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Yaakob Mohd Amin |
| Majority | 9,136 (2013) |
| President of World Assembly of Youth | |
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Assumed office 23 November 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Mohd Ali Rustam |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Tangga Batu, Melaka |
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In office 8 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah |
| Majority | 19,244 (2004) 14,500 (2008) |
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Idris bin Haron 13 May 1966 Pekan Asahan, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation |
| Spouse(s) | Fadilah Abdullah |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Website | idrisharon |
Datuk Seri Utama Ir. Haji Idris bin Haron (born 13 May 1966 at Asahan, Melaka) is a Malaysian politician and current Chief Minister of Melaka. He was a member of the Parliament of Malaysia from 2004 to 2013 and became a deputy minister in 2008. He left federal politics in 2013, winning election to the Malacca State Legislative Assembly and becoming the state's chief minister. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in the Barisan Nasional coalition. Internationally, he is the President of World Assembly of Youth.
Idris is married with three children. For his primary education, he went to four different schools: Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan (SRK) Simpang Bekoh, SRK Belading, SRK Asahan from 1973 to 1977 and SRK Kubu from 1977 till 1978. He received his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah (MOZAC), Melaka from 1979 till 1983. At MOZAC, he became the school's best student. He later pursued his tertiary education at University of Texas at El Paso and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering . His ambition was to become a pilot but he changed his mind to become an electrical engineer instead during interviews.
He was the Chairman of the Malaysian Student Conference until he graduated in 1989. In 1993 he participated in an intensive Japanese language training at ITM before pursuing further studies in a technical field at the Kensyu Centre in Tokyo, Japan. He has trained by the Kandenko Corporation Ltd for six months in Tokyo, Japan, in the field of electrical distribution systems. Before his election to Parliament, Idris was chairman of the Alor Gajah district council.
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