Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah | |
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| أحمد باشا محمد حنيفة | |
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| 12th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 4 February 2016 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | 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 | |
| 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 | Hizam Awang Ahmad |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin Che Liah Hassan[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in the 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.
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).
Controversy
On 16 August 2016, Alor Setar MP Gooi Hsiao Leung blasted Ahmad Bashah for accusing foreign countries of intervening in Malaysia's administration to topple its leader. Gooi asked if Ahmad Bashah was referring to the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuits to seize some US$1 billion worth of assets in the US bought with "stolen money" from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).[8]
Ahmad Bashah had said that he did not want any “foreign element” to determine the country's future leaders and to take over what the government had developed.[9]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | N14 Alor Merah | 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 | 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 | 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
Malaysia:
Medal of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PPN) (1985)[13]
Kedah:
Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (1994)[14]
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (1996)[14]
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2002)[14]
Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (DHMS) – Dato' Paduka (2006)
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (2014)
Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) – Dato' Seri Diraja (2017)[15]
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". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "Mukhriz Resigns, Ahmad Bashah Chosen As Kedah's New MB". Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Kedah MB's remarks about foreign intervention shameful, says PKR MP". Malaysiakini. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ Bernama (2016-08-15). "Kedah MB: Foreign intervention a hidden agenda to topple leader". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1985" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
- ^ a b c "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
- ^ "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.