He was also member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

He received his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Sains Muzaffar Syah (MOZAC), Melaka[3] from 1979 till 1983.

He later pursued his tertiary education at University of Texas at El Paso and received a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering .

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.

The move was far from a demotion: it was carried out by the Barisan Nasional coalition to install him as the Chief Minister of Malacca, replacing Mohd Ali Rustam.

[9] He continued the legacy of his predecessor, Mohd Ali Rustam, but with opposing style[10] by establishing "Melaka Maju-Fasa Dua" (Progressive Melaka-Phase Two).

The project, which began on 5 November 2012 and completed in February 2015, is aimed at making 129.64 hectares of the Big Island and houses resorts and historic areas, as one of the major tourism products in Melaka.

The upgrading of Sekolah Menengah Agama Dan Tahfiz Al-Quran Pulau Besar Melaka is also ongoing to provide students with greater comfort to memorize the Koran.

[18] A complete jetty and mosque with police cottages and CCTV surveillance are designed to be built on the Big Island to avoid the bad deeds of the visitors, thereby preventing the activities of superstition.

In February 2018, he had received a full report on his activities on the Big Island and requested that a discussion involve a large desk be made to find the most appropriate approach to address the problem.

The elevated viaduct was constructed at the intersection of MITC International Trade Center and Peringgit and is expected to be completed in June 2018 to reduce traffic congestion.

[24] He started aligning himself and three other MLAs with the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition to form a new state government.