| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri |
| Abu Zahar Ithnin | |
| Office1: | Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs |
| Term Start1: | December 1999 |
| Term End1: | March 2004 |
| Successor1: | Abu Seman Yusop |
| 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 |
| Constituency Am4: | Merlimau |
| Assembly4: | Malacca State Legislative |
| Term Start4: | 1995 |
| Term End4: | 1999 |
| 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 |
| Predecessor6: | Ahmad Ithnin |
| Successor6: | Abdul Azis Abdul Ghani |
| Birth Date: | 14 September 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Kampung Merlimau Pasir, Merlimau, Malacca, Strait Settlements |
| Death Place: | Kampung Merlimau Pasir, Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia |
| 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 |
| Spouse: | Khalijah binti Haji Mohd Jiddi |
| Children: | Zalina Roslaini Marina Zuraini Khaidiriah Mohd Aidi Iskandar |
Datuk Seri Abu Zahar bin Ithnin (14 September 193912 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.[1] His daughter, Dira Abu Zahar is also a politician and former actress.
Ithnin died of complications of a kidney disease on 12 July 2013 at the age of 74.[2] He was buried at the Malacca Heroes Mausoleum near Al Azim Mosque, Malacca Town.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | N20 Sungai Rambai | Abu Zahar Ithnin (UMNO) | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | Abu Zahar Ithnin (UMNO) | |||||||||||||
| 1995 | N23 Merlimau | Abu Zahar Ithnin (UMNO) | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P124 Jasin, Malacca | Abu Zahar Ithnin (UMNO) | 23,638 | 64.61% | Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS) | 12,947 | 35.39% | 37,467 | 10,691 | 77.78% | |||||
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