Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Abdul Hamid | |
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محمد عبد الحميد | |
Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I | |
Assumed office 16 August 2023 Serving with Jagdeep Singh Deo (Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II) | |
Governor | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
Chief minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
Preceded by | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman |
Constituency | Batu Maung |
Member of the Penang State Executive Council | |
Assumed office 16 August 2023 (Islamic Development, Education, Higher Education & Social Unity) | |
Governor | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
Chief minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
Preceded by | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (Islamic Development) Ramasamy Palanisamy (Education) Portfolios established (Higher Education & Social Unity) |
Constituency | Batu Maung |
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Batu Maung | |
Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Halim Hussain (PH–PKR) |
Majority | 3,221 (2023) |
Rector of the Penang International Islamic College of Technology | |
Assumed office 2 January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Mustapa Kassim |
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
2023– | Pakatan Harapan |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohamad Abdul Hamid Bertam, Penang, Malaysia |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Academic |
Dato’ Dr. Mohamad bin Abdul Hamid is a Malaysian politician and academic who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Batu Maung since August 2023. He is a member and State Deputy Chairman of Penang of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as Rector of the Penang International Islamic College of Technology since January 2020.