Nawawi Ahmad

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ir. Haji
Nawawi Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Langkawi, Kedah
In office
2013–2018
Preceded by Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by Mahathir Mohamad (PPBM–PH)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah
In office
2004–2013
Preceded by Sanusi Junid (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by Nor Saidi Nanyan (UMNO–BN)
Personal details
Born Nawawi bin Ahmad
(1961-05-03) 3 May 1961
Langkawi, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malays National Organisation
Other political
affiliations		 Barisan Nasional
Occupation Politician
Profession Engineer

Dato' Ir. Haji Nawawi bin Ahmad (born 3 May 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Langkawi, Kedah from 2013 to 2018. Before his election in 2013, he served two terms as the member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he is the head of the party's Langkawi division.[1][2]

In 2014, Nawawi apologised to the family of Karpal Singh, a leading opposition politician who had died in a car accident, for posting photos of Karpal's corpse on Facebook.[3][4]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly:N2 Kuah, P4 Langkawi[5][6]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 8,065 79.18% Mazlan Ahmad (PAS) 1,890 18.56% 10,186 6,175 79.78%
2008 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 6,660 64.52% Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi (PKR) 3,336 32.32% 10,322 3,324 76.49%
Parliament of Malaysia:P4 Langkawi, Kedah[6][7][8][9]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 21,407 68.76% Ahmad Abdullah (PKR) 9,546 30.66% 32,096 11,861 85.51%
Marina Hussein (IND) 180 0.58%
2018 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 10,061 29.14% Mahathir Mohamad (PPBM) 18,954 54.90% 34,527 8,893 80.87%
Zubir Ahmad (PAS) 5,512 15.96%

See also

References

  1. ↑ MMK.Kedah."Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine., Pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah", 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
  2. ↑ PoliticGags'Screenshot
  3. ↑ "Langkawi BN MP pokes fun at Karpal Singh's remains". The Malaysian Insider. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Umno MP admits to Facebook photos of Karpal in death". Malay Mail Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
  6. 1 2 "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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