Ahmad Hamzah
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah DGSM DCSM MP | |
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أحمد حمزة | |
Ministerial roles | |
2020–2021 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries |
2021– | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries |
Exco roles (Malacca) | |
1995–1999 | Chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Development |
1999–2004 | Chairman of the Industry, Science and Technology |
2004–2008 | Chairman of the Health, Consumer Affair and Human Resources |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
2008– | Barisan Nasional |
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
1995–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 27 September 1948
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Spouse(s) | Zainun Abdul Ghafar |
Relations | Abdul Ghafar Baba (father-in-law) |
Alma mater | University of London |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | p139jasin |
Ahmad bin Hamzah (Jawi: أحمد بن حمزة; born 27 September 1948) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Ronald Kiandee since August 2021. He served his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Ronald Kiandee from March 2020 to August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Jasin since March 2008. He served as Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serkam from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with the PN coalition.
Ahmad was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the Jasin seat ahead of its incumbent member Mohammad Said bin Yusof.[1][2] Before entering the federal parliament, Ahmad was previously a three terms member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Serkam .[2]
Ahmad retained the Jasin seat in the 2013 and 2018 general elections consecutively.
Election results[]
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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1995 | N24 Serkam, P124 Jasin | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 6,594 | 72.69% | Md Said Omar (PAS) | 2,477 | 27.31% | 9,246 | 4,117 | 79.46% | ||
1999 | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 5,902 | 59.53% | Halim Ramli (PAS) | 4,013 | 40.47% | 10,187 | 1,889 | 80.78% | |||
2004 | N26 Serkam, P139 Jasin | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 7,344 | 71.02% | Kamarudin Sedik (PAS) | 2,997 | 28.98% | 10,523 | 4,347 | 83.52% |
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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2008 | P139 Jasin, Malacca | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 28,101 | 64.64% | Zulkefly Othman (PKR) | 15,373 | 35.36% | 44,654 | 12,728 | 79.57% | ||
2013 | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 33,736 | 60.56% | Rahmat Yusof (PKR) | 21,973 | 39.44% | 56,856 | 11,763 | 88.21% | |||
2018 | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 26,560 | 43.00% | Khairuddin Abu Hassan (AMANAH) | 26,341 | 42.65% | 62,912 | 219 | 85.67% | |||
Abdul Alim Shapie (PAS) | 8,860 | 14.35% |
Honours[]
- Malacca :
See also[]
References[]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "'Close one eye' MP out". asiaone. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Keputusan Rasmi Pilihan Raya Umum". SPR. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ^ "83 Datuks in Malacca list". Lee Yuk Peng. The Star. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Idris leads Malacca awards list". The Star. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- Living people
- 1948 births
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