Candidate · N11 Sungai Udang (2021)
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Overall due diligence
High complexity
Enhanced due diligence required
Records show senior office (Deputy President of the Dewan Negara), a party switch, and unresolved criminal charges on 21 counts plus a pending defamation suit, so enhanced due diligence is needed.
Electoral resilience
Low
Only one contest is recorded: Sungai Udang in the 2021 Melaka state election, where he lost with 6,259 votes in a four-cornered fight. His election petition was dismissed in 2022.
Political continuity
Elevated
Long UMNO service in Melaka, including state liaison deputy chair and Tangga Batu division chief, before joining Bersatu in 2024 and taking state Bersatu posts. Senate office came through nomination rather than election.
Integrity signal
Concern
He was charged in 2025 on 20 MACC Act counts plus a separate corruption charge and pleaded not guilty to both; no conviction, acquittal or dismissal of the charges is recorded.
Financial / corporate
Open
No company-registry, asset, credit or court-registry checks are covered by the records, and no corporate or GLC role is documented. Charges describe contractor appointments and luxury cars, but not any office he held in those companies.
How much due-diligence attention each area needs — not a finding of wrongdoing.
Held the office of Deputy President of the Dewan Negara and was a Senator, plus senior party posts, giving high exposure from the offices themselves.
Held UMNO Melaka liaison deputy chair and division chief posts and now senior Melaka Bersatu posts, with a Senate post proposed by the Prime Minister.
Charges allege payments for appointing a company as contractor on a RM45.1 million sea reclamation project and for subcontract works.
Records document no directorships, GLC or foundation roles, and no company-registry checks are covered.
A dismissed election petition, 21 pending charges and a pending defamation suit in which he is defendant.
Charged in 2025 on 20 MACC Act counts and one further corruption charge; pleaded not guilty and no finding is recorded.
No asset declarations, credit checks or financial statements appear in the records.
Corruption charges and a defamation action over his social media statements are on the public record and unresolved.
Election petition filed 14 December 2021 seeking to void the Sungai Udang result and alleging elements of corruption in the constituency, with preliminary objections by the Election Commission, returning officer and the successful candidate.N4N2N3N1
Status: Dismissed by the Malacca Election Court on 8 June 2022 after a trial hearing 20 witnesses.
Twenty counts under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act alleging acceptance of RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars as payment for appointing a company as contractor for a RM45.1 million sea reclamation project in Kota Laksamana.N15
Status: Charged 18 June 2025; no conviction or disposal is recorded in the records.
Charge of corruptly accepting a Range Rover Sport from a company director as an inducement for awarding subcontract works related to the Kota Laksamana reclamation project in June 2015.N13
Status: Pleaded not guilty on 26 June 2025; case unresolved on the records.
Suit over statements published on the defendant's TikTok account; an inter-parte injunction, including an order to take down the posts, was reported as allowed by the Melaka High Court.N6N5
Status: Ongoing; a new trial date was still to be fixed as at the August 2026 report.
The records establish a long political career that peaked in senior appointed office — Senator from May 2020 and Deputy President of the Dewan Negara from December 2020 — alongside senior Melaka UMNO posts, followed by a move to Bersatu in 2024 and Melaka Bersatu state roles. His only recorded electoral contest, Sungai Udang in 2021, was lost and his petition against the result was dismissed in 2022. The dominant due-diligence feature is legal: a 2025 MACC detention, 20 MACC Act charges over a RM45.1 million reclamation project plus a further corruption charge, all unresolved and pleaded not guilty, and a pending defamation suit brought by the Melaka Chief Minister. Corporate, asset and financial checks are not covered by the records, so the assessment is confined to the office, political and litigation picture above.
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Malaysiakini reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad, the BN candidate for the Sungai Udang state seat in the Malacca state election, filed an election petition on 14 Dec 2021 seeking to annul the victory of Perikatan Nasional's Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof, alleging elements of corruption in the constituency during the election.
“He filed an election petition on Dec 14 to annul the victory of Perikatan Nasional (PN)'s Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof, alleging there were elements of corruption in the constituency during the election.”
Malaysiakini reported that the Malacca High Court fixed 7 and 11 Feb 2022 to hear preliminary objections by the Election Commission, the returning officer and Dr Mohd Aleef Yusof against Mohamad Ali Mohamad's election petition, with Judge Azman Abdullah presiding.
“The Malacca High Court has set Feb 7 and 11 to hear preliminary objections by the Election Commission (EC) and two others against an election petition filed by Mohamad Ali Mohamad who lost in the recent Malacca state election.”
Malaysiakini reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad is seeking a declaration that Mohd Aleef was not duly elected and that the Sungai Udang election be voided, with the Melaka High Court setting 30 December 2021 for case management.
“Dia memohon perisytiharan bahawa Mohd Aleef tidak dipilih dengan sewajarnya dan PRN di kawasan itu adalah terbatal serta perintah atau relif lain yang difikirkan wajar oleh mahkamah.Mahkamah Tinggi Melaka menetapkan 30 Dis ini bagi pengurusan kes.”
Bernama reported that the Malacca Election Court on 8 June 2022 dismissed the election petition filed by Barisan Nasional candidate Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad to challenge the result of the Sungai Udang state seat in the Malacca state election, after hearing 20 witnesses in a trial that ran from 24 March to 20 April.
“MELAKA, 8 Jun (Bernama) -- Mahkamah Pilihan Raya Melaka hari ini menolak petisyen yang difailkan calon Barisan Nasional (BN) Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad bagi mencabar keputusan Pilihan Raya Negeri (PRN) bagi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sungai Udang.”
The Vibes reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad, 61, was charged in the Shah Alam Sessions Court on 20 counts under Section 16(a)(A) of the MACC Act of accepting RM235,000 in cash and three luxury cars (a BMW 730Li, a Range Rover and a Bentley Flying Spur) as payment for appointing a company as contractor for a RM45.1 million sea reclamation project in Kota Laksamana, Melaka Tengah.
“A FORMER Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Negara was charged in the Shah Alam Sessions Court on 20 counts of accepting bribes totalling RM235,000 and three luxury cars in connection with a reclaimation project in Melaka.”
The Vibes reported that former Dewan Negara Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh on 26 June 2025 to a charge of corruptly accepting a Range Rover Sport from a company director as an inducement for awarding subcontract works related to a coastal reclamation project in Kota Laksamana in June 2015.
“FORMER Dewan Negara Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court in Ayer Keroh today to a charge of accepting a luxury vehicle as a bribe in 2015.”
RTM reported that in September of the previous year the Melaka High Court allowed Datuk Seri Ab Rauf an inter-parte injunction in the defamation suit, including an order that the allegedly defamatory social media posts be taken down.
“Terdahulu pada September tahun lalu, Mahkamah Tinggi Melaka membenarkan Datuk Seri Ab Rauf memperoleh injunksi inter-parte berhubung saman fitnah itu. Injunksi berkenaan membabitkan arahan supaya hantaran media sosial yang didakwa berunsur fitnah berkaitan kes tersebut diturunkan.”
RTM reported that Datuk Mohamad Ali Mohamad is the defendant in a defamation suit brought by Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh over statements published on the defendant's TikTok account, with the Ayer Keroh High Court expected to fix a new trial date.
“Mahkamah Tinggi Ayer Keroh dijangka menetapkan tarikh baharu esok bagi meneruskan perbicaraan kes saman fitnah Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Ab Rauf Yusoh terhadap bekas Timbalan Speaker Dewan Negara, Datuk Mohamad Ali Mohamad.”
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Malaysiakini reported that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) detained Mohamad Ali Mohamad, former deputy speaker of the Dewan Negara and Bersatu deputy information chief, on 14 April evening at his home in Tangga Batu, Melaka, under Section 16 of the MACC Act over a corruption allegation, and that he was taken to court for a remand application the next morning.
“SPRM menahan bekas timbalan speaker Dewan Negara Mohamad Ali Mohamad yang juga timbalan Ketua Penerangan Bersatu Mohamad Ali Mohamad semalam berhubung dakwaan rasuah.”
Sinar Harian reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad was named as a Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia candidate for the N.14 Kelebang seat in the 16th Melaka state election.
“N.14 KelebangDatuk Lim Ban Hong (BN-MCA)Farzana Hayani Mohd Nasir (PH-PKR)Young Jie Yu (Bersama)Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad (Bersatu)”
Free Malaysia Today reported that he contested the Sungai Udang seat for Barisan Nasional in the 2021 Melaka state election and was defeated by Dr Aleef Yusof of Perikatan Nasional.
“He contested the Sungai Udang seat for Barisan Nasional in the 2021 state election, but was defeated by Dr Aleef Yusof of Perikatan Nasional.”
Free Malaysia Today reported that Mohamad was a former deputy president of the Dewan Negara and had previously been with Umno before joining Bersatu in 2024.
“Mohamad, a former deputy president of the Dewan Negara, was previously with Umno before joining Bersatu in 2024.”
Free Malaysia Today reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad is Melaka Bersatu's state deputy chief and its state election director, and that state information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim endorsed him to be fielded as the Bersatu candidate for Kelebang in the coming Melaka polls.
“Melaka Bersatu information chief Hishamuddin Abdul Karim has endorsed the party’s state deputy chief Mohamad Ali Mohamad to be fielded as the Bersatu candidate for Kelebang at the impending Melaka polls.”
Malaysiakini reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad is a former deputy president of the Senate and was formerly Malacca Umno deputy chairperson and Tangga Batu Umno chief.
“Umno has stripped the membership of former Senate deputy president Mohamad Ali Mohamad who was found to have joined Bersatu.”
Astro Awani reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad has been active in politics since 1985.
“who has been active in politics since 1985”
Astro Awani reported that Mohamad Ali Mohamad holds the posts of Melaka UMNO liaison committee deputy chairman, Tangga Batu UMNO division chief and Deputy President of Dewan Negara.
“Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad, 57, who has been active in politics since 1985, is also Tangga Batu UMNO division chief as well as the Deputy President of Dewan Negara.”
Astro Awani reported that Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad, 57, was named the Barisan Nasional candidate for the Sungai Udang (N11) seat in the Melaka state election, his first time contesting, in a four-cornered fight with PN, PH and an independent candidate.
“Despite being in politics for a long time, Melaka UMNO liaison committee deputy chairman is contesting for the first time as Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the Melaka state election in the Sungai Udang constituency.”
Astro Awani reported that Mohamad Ali, aged 56, is also the deputy chairman of the Melaka UMNO Liaison Committee.
“Mohamad Ali, 56, who is also Melaka UMNO Liaison Committee deputy chairman, is the sole candidate proposed by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.”
Astro Awani reported that Mohamad Ali was appointed as a Senator on 20 May and took his oath of office before Senate president Rais Yatim.
“Mohamad Ali, who was appointed as Senator on May 20, later took his oath of office before Rais.”
Astro Awani reported that Senator Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad was appointed Deputy President of the Dewan Negara on 16 December 2020, the sole candidate proposed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Senator Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad has been appointed as the deputy president of the Dewan Negara today.”
Contested 1 election, won 0.
| Election | Seat | Ticket | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melaka state election 2021 | N11 Sungai Udang | UMNO · BN | 6,259 40.2% | 2nd of 4 |
Official gazetted results via the Malaysian Election Corpus (grade A record).
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