Ahmad Hamzah | |
|---|---|
| أحمد حمزة | |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Ronald Kiandee |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Chan Foong Hin (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security) |
| Constituency | Jasin |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Ronald Kiandee |
| Preceded by | Sim Tze Tzin (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Jasin |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jasin | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Said Yusof (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Zulkifli Ismail (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 12,728 (2008) 11,763 (2013) 219 (2018) |
| Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly for Serkam | |
| In office 24 April 1995 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Arifin Baba (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Ghazale Muhamad (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 4,117 (1995) 1,889 (1999) 4,347 (2004) |
| 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 | |
| 2008–2022 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1995–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad bin Hamzah 27 September 1948 Malacca, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | 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 served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Ronald from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Member of Parliament (MP) for Jasin from March 2008 to November 2022 and 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 BN coalition and the son-in-law of Abdul Ghafar Baba, the former Deputy Prime Minister.
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.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
- ^ a b "'Close one eye' MP out". asiaone. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010.