Adam Adli Abd Halim (born July 3, 1989) is a

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and

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who has served as the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports in the

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(PH) administration under Prime Minister

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and Minister Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan since December 2022 and the

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(MP) for

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since November 2022. He is a member of the

People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The p ...

(PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the 5th Youth Chief of PKR and Deputy Youth Chief of PH since July 2022.

Personal life

Adli studied at the

Sultan Idris Education University Sultan Idris Education University ( ms, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysi ...

. On 9 January 2013, Adli was suspended for three semesters, which ended in September for tarnishing the university's name and disturbing public peace and safety.

Political career

On 16 September 2021, Adam Adli officially joined the

, along with 20 other young activists and student leaders, including lawyer Asheeq Ali, and activist Sarah Hadi. After the 2022 People's Justice Party leadership elections, he was elected as youth chief for the party for the 2022-2026 term.

Legal Battle

Sedition charges

On 13 May 2013, Adam Adli was arrested over the statements he made during a forum held at the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall in

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. He was arrested at 3:15 PM on 18 May 2013 under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act. Adli was handcuffed at his office in Bangsar will be charged with sedition and is being investigated under Section 125b of the Penal Code, for acting in a manner detrimental to Malaysia's parliamentary democracy. On 19 May 2013, Adli was

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by the Malaysian authorities for five days until 23 May following his arrest for sedition. City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohmad Salleh said the remand order was to help police investigate Adam Adli on statements he made during a 13 May forum. Adam Adli was charged under Section 4 of the Sedition Act on 23 May 2013 in Kuala Lumpur. On 22 February 2018, Adam Adli was acquitted of his sedition charge. The judge states that "the conviction was unsafe due to several misdirections in law", during the Sessions and High Courts verdicts. With him being a free man, Adam Adli continued his studies at the

Sultan Idris University of Education Sultan Idris Education University ( ms, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysi ...

Election results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adli, Adam Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Malaysian activists Malaysian people of Malay descent 1989 births