Newly appointed Election Commission (EC) chairperson Azhar Harun has denied being the person in viral photographs depicting a man consuming alcohol and partying with women.

The photographs, accompanied by a text alleging that it was Azhar, have gone viral.

Apart from drinking alcohol, the photographs also showed the man kissing a woman and resting his head on the shoulder of another woman.

"It's not me. Obviously," Azhar, who is better known as Art Harun, told The Star.

The Star said a Google reverse search image revealed that the photographs led to numerous sites in Indonesia.

“According to Indonesian Facebook page RPS 2019, the man is ustaz Abu Janda al-Boliwudi and is an Indonesian.

“It said Abu Janda's personal Facebook account had been hacked and that his personal photo album, which was set to private, became publicly accessible,” read the report.

On Sept 21, the government announced that Azhar, a 56-year-old veteran lawyer, has been appointed as the new EC chairperson.