Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
KMN SSDK SHMS
12th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office
4 February 2016 – 10 May 2018
Monarch 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
Monarch Abdul Halim
Prime Minister Najib Razak
Minister Hasan Malek (2013-2015)
Hamzah Zainudin (2015-2016)
Preceded by 1. Tan Lian Hoe
2. Rohani Abdul Karim
Succeeded by Henry Sum Agong
Constituency Senator
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Bakar Bata
In office
2004 – 10 May 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
1995–2004
Preceded by Azizan Taib
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah
(1950-10-10) 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)
Spouse(s) Hizam Awang Ahmad
Parents Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin
Che Liah Hassan[1]
Occupation Politician

Dato' Seri Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. 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]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly[8][9][10]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N14 Alor Merah, P9 Alor Setar 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, P9 Alor Setar. Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 11,091 67.89% Ismail Salleh (PAS) 5,054 30.94% 16,336 6,037 75.72%
2008 Rohani Bakar (PKR) 7,874 48.01% Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 8,232 51.21% 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%

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". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Mukhriz Resigns, Ahmad Bashah Chosen As Kedah's New MB". Retrieved 2016-02-03.
  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. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  10. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Raja Muda of Kedah heads state awards list". The Star Online. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by
Mukhriz Mahathir		 Chief Minister of Kedah
2016–2018		 Succeeded by
Mukhriz Mahathir
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