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 theMalaysian Parliament forJasin | |
| 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 theMelaka State Legislative Assembly forSerkam | |
| 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 inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2022 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented inMalacca State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1995–2008 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad bin Hamzah (1948-09-27)27 September 1948 (age 77) |
| 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 aMalaysianpolitician who served asDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I for the second term in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Dato' SeriIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former MinisterRonald Kiandee from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in thePerikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Tan SriMuhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Ronald from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021,Member of Parliament (MP) forJasin from March 2008 to November 2022 and Member of theMelaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) forSerkam from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of theUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition and the son-in-law of TunAbdul Ghafar Baba, the formerDeputy Prime Minister.
Ahmad was elected to federal Parliament in the2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the Jasin seat ahead of its incumbent memberMohammad Said bin Yusof.[1][2] Before entering the federal parliament, Ahmad was previously a three terms member of theMalacca State Legislative Assembly for the seat ofSerkam .[2]
Ahmad retained the Jasin seat in the2013 and2018 general elections consecutively.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | N24Serkam | 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 | N26Serkam | Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO) | 7,344 | 71.02% | Kamarudin Sedik (PAS) | 2,997 | 28.98% | 10,523 | 4,347 | 83.52% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P139Jasin | 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% | ||||||||||
Malacca
Grand Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) –Datuk Seri (2016)[7][8] Knight Commander of theExalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2004)[7][9] Companion Class I of theExalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) –Datuk (1996)[10]
