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Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
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أحمد باشا محمد حنيفة
12th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office
4 February 2016 – 10 May 2018
MonarchsAbdul Halim
Sallehuddin
Preceded byMukhriz Mahathir
Succeeded byMukhriz Mahathir
ConstituencyBakar Bata
Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
In office
16 May 2013 – 3 February 2016
MinisterHasan Malek (2013– 2015)
Hamzah Zainudin (2015–2016)
Preceded byTan Lian Hoe
Rohani Abdul Karim
Succeeded byHenry Sum Agong
ConstituencySenator
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Bakar Bata
In office
1 October 2004 – 12 March 2018
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byZamri Yusuf (PKR–PH)
Majority6,037 (2004)
358 (2008)
895 (2013)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Alor Merah
In office
10 February 1995 – 1 October 2004
Preceded byAzizan Taib
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority5,933 (1995)
2,922 (1999)
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah

(1950-10-10) 10 October 1950
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
SpouseHizam Awang Ahmad
Children4
Parent(s)Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin
Che Liah Hassan[1]
OccupationPolitician

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.

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 has 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

Kedah State Legislative Assembly[10][11][12]
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

References

  1. ↑ "Ahmad Bashah ikut jejak langkah ayah - Utara - Sinar Harian".
  2. ↑ Su-Lyn, Boo; Kumar, Kamles (3 February 2016). "Ahmad Bashah to be appointed new Kedah MB". The Malay Mail Online. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ "Ahmad Bashah diumum Menteri Besar Kedah yang baharu | Astro Awani". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  7. ↑ "BERNAMA - Ahmad Bashah Gives Up Posts Of Deputy Minister, Senator". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Kedah MB's remarks about foreign intervention shameful, says PKR MP". Malaysiakini. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  9. ↑ Bernama (2016-08-15). "Kedah MB: Foreign intervention a hidden agenda to topple leader". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  10. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  12. ↑ "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.
  13. ↑ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1985" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  14. 1 2 3 "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
  15. ↑ "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.


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