Ahmad Amzad Hashim

Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim (Jawi احمد امزاد بن هاشيم; born 15 January 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He serves in the Cabinet of Malaysia as the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation since 10 March 2020.

In this Malay name, the name Hashim is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Amzad.
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Ahmad Amzad Hashim

MP
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
Preceded byIsnaraissah Munirah Majilis as Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change
ConstituencyKuala Terengganu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRaja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad (AMANAH)
Majority14,773 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim

(1970-01-15) 15 January 1970
Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyPAS
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)
Suriati Abidin
​
(
m. 1992; died 2016)

Nur Diana Ahmad Takri
(
m. 2017)
Alma materUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Background

He was born on January 15, 1970, at Kuala Terengganu General Hospital (HBKT).

He received his education at the Sultan Mahmud Secondary School of Science (SESMA), an elite school at the time in Terengganu and a graduate of accounting in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Career

Upon completing his studies, he established his name in the field of shipping with MSET Shipbuilding Corporation SDN. BHD as the Managing Director from 1995 to 2004, raising the name of the company to the name of Southeast Asia.

Personal Life

He is married to Suriati Abidin in 1992. On February 12, 2016, Hajah Suriati passed away from pancreatic cancer[1]. Later, Amzad married Dr. Nur Diana Ahmad Takri in 2017. Haji Amzad now has 9 children, 5 sons and 4 daughters.

Election Results
Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P036 Kuala Terengganu Ahmad Amzad Hashim (PAS) 42,988 49.65% Wan Nawawi Wan Ismail (UMNO) 28,215 32.59% 87,786 14,773 84.73%
Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad (AMANAH) 15,380 17.76%

References
  1. Wartawan BO Isteri Haji Amzad Meninggal Dunia BuletinOnline
  2. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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