Datuk Seri Utama Haji Sulaiman bin Md Ali (Jawi: سليمان بن مد علي; born 20 December 1966)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lendu since May 2013.
[2] He is a member, State Secretary of Malacca and Division Deputy Chief of Masjid Tanah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
In the election, Barisan Nasional (BN) gained a landslide victory and two-thirds majority in the assembly by winning 21 out of 28 state seats, he remained as chief minister in the new government.
[4] On 29 March 2023, Deputy Prime Minister and BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed that Sulaiman had tendered his resignation letter to the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka Mohd Ali Rustam and informed him of his intention to resign as the Chief Minister of Melaka.
On 30 March 2023, Ahmad Zahid nominated Ab Rauf Yusoh, the State Chairman of BN of Melaka and MLA for Tanjung Bidara as his successor.