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Mattlan Zackhras (January 13, 1970 – August 8, 2017) was a Marshallese politician and government minister. In January 2016 he was appointed as Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands by President Hilda Heine. In this position, Zackhras acted as a substitute for the President of Marshall Islands.
Zackhras graduated from the Marshall Islands High School in 1989. He then received his bachelor's degree in businessman administration and management from Urbana University. Zackhras was elected as a member of Nitijela for Namdrik Atoll in 2004. Before he was elected to Nitijela, Zackhras worked in the President's office and in the Marshall Islands Embassy in Washington DC.
Zackhras died at the age of 47 in Taipei unexpectedly following a brief illness. He was survived by his spouse, Angela J Zackhras, and three children.