air il ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁co - ordin ating ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁activities ▁in ▁propag ating ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Pen ang ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁and ▁international ▁aren as , ▁and ▁providing ▁real istic ▁solutions ▁for ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁su sten ance ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁region ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Institute ▁organ ised ▁the ▁A SE AN ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁C lean ▁Govern ance ▁( AC CG ). ▁The ▁inaug ural ▁conference ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁attract ing ▁participants ▁from ▁seven ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Z air il ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Executive ▁Director ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁re ins ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Association ▁of ▁Pen ang . ▁He ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Fellow ▁of ▁Pen ang ▁Institute . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁General ▁E lections ▁of ▁Malays ia , ▁Z air il ▁won ▁the ▁B uk it ▁B end era ▁parliament ary ▁seat ▁pol ling ▁ 4 5 , 5 9 1 ▁votes ▁defe ating ▁Bar isan ▁National ▁candidate ▁with ▁ 3 2 , 7 7 8 ▁majority . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁major ities ▁won ▁during ▁the ▁elections . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁young est ▁candidate ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁seat ▁during ▁the