Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 4 February 2016 to 10 May 2018.[2] He was appointed as Menteri Besar after Mukhriz Mahathir agreed to step down after losing majority support in the state assembly.[3][4][5][6] Ahmad Bashah was sworn in as Menteri Besar of Kedah the day after Mukhriz resigned, on February 4, 2016.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah | |
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| 12th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 4 February 2016 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim Sallehuddin |
| Preceded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Succeeded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Constituency | Bakar Bata |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 3 February 2016 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Hasan Malek (2013–
2015) Hamzah Zainudin (2015–2016) |
| Preceded by | Tan Lian Hoe Rohani Abdul Karim |
| Succeeded by | Henry Sum Agong |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bakar Bata | |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 12 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Zamri Yusuf (PKR–PH) |
| Majority | 6,037 (2004) 358 (2008) 895 (2013) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Alor Merah | |
| In office 10 February 1995 – 1 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Azizan Taib |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 5,933 (1995) 2,922 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah 10 October 1950 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse(s) | Hizam Awang Ahmad |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin Che Liah Hassan[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Following his appointment as Menteri Besar, Ahmad Bashah resigned as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism and as a Senator.[7]
In the 2018 election, Ahmad Bashah failed to retain the Suka Menanti state seat when he lost to Zamri Yusuf, of the People's Justice Party (PKR), in a three-corner fight with Mohd Sabri Omar of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 1995 | N14 Alor Merah, P9 Alor Setar | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 9.558 | 69.10% | Fadzil Ahmad (PAS) | 3,965 | 28.66% | 13,833 | 5,593 | 71.14% | ||
| 1999 | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 8,850 | 58.66% | Fadzil Ahmad (PAS) | 5,928 | 39.30% | 15,086 | 2,922 | 71.77% | |||
| 2004 | N12 Bakar Bata, P9 Alor Setar. | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 11,091 | 67.89% | Ismail Salleh (PAS) | 5,054 | 30.94% | 16,336 | 6,037 | 75.72% | ||
| 2008 | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 8,232 | 51.21% | Rohani Bakar (PKR) | 7,874 | 48.01% | 16,395 | 358 | 72.24% | |||
| 2013 | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 11,999 | 50.72% | Mohd Eekmal Ahmad (PKR) | 11,104 | 46.94% | 23,658 | 895 | 84.30% | |||
| Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (MUPP) | 192 | 0.81% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | N12 Suka Menanti, P9 Alor Setar. | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) | 7,050 | 28.28% | Zamri Yusuf (PKR) | 13,301 | 53.35% | 25,371 | 6,251 | 81.04% | ||
| Mohd Sabri Omar (PAS) | 4,580 | 18.37% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
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References
- "Ahmad Bashah ikut jejak langkah ayah - Utara - Sinar Harian".
- Su-Lyn, Boo; Kumar, Kamles (3 February 2016). "Ahmad Bashah to be appointed new Kedah MB". The Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- "Mukhriz to quit as MB today after losing majority support - The Malaysian Insider". Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "Mukhriz Mahathir resigns as Kedah Menteri Besar; Ahmad Bashah to take over | Malaysia Today". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "Mukhriz Resigns, Ahmad Bashah Chosen As Kedah's New MB". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "Ahmad Bashah diumum Menteri Besar Kedah yang baharu | Astro Awani". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "BERNAMA - Ahmad Bashah Gives Up Posts Of Deputy Minister, Senator". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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| Preceded by Mukhriz Mahathir |
Chief Minister of Kedah 2016–2018 |
Succeeded by Mukhriz Mahathir |
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