Idris Ahmad (politician)

Idris Ahmad
إدريس أحمد
Idris in 2022
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Religious Affairs)
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyAhmad Marzuk Shaary
Preceded byZulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri
Succeeded byMohd Na'im Mokhtar
ConstituencySenator
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
16 June 2020 – 5 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bagan Serai
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byNoor Azmi Ghazali
(BNUMNO)
Majority18,551 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Bukit Gantang
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byMohamad Nizar Jamaluddin
(PRPAS)
Succeeded bySyed Abu Hussin Hafiz
(BN–UMNO)
Majority986 (2013)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018Malaysian Islamic Party
2022–Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
2020Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Idris bin Ahmad

(1963-10-19) 19 October 1963 (age 61)
Changkat Jering, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
SpouseKamariah Mat Ali
EducationSultan Alam Shah Islamic College
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Idris bin Ahmad (Jawi: إدريس أحمد; born 19 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Serai since November 2022. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Senator from June 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 and the MP for Bukit Gantang from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions.[1]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[2][3][4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P005 Jerlun Idris Ahmad (PAS) 16,981 47.03% Abdul Rahman Ariffin (UMNO) 19,123 52.97% 36,822 2,142 83.41%
2008 Idris Ahmad (PAS) 17,219 46.99% Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO) 19,424 53.01% 37,242 2,205 81.95%
2013 P059 Bukit Gantang Idris Ahmad (PAS) 30,563 50.82% Ismail Saffian (UMNO) 29,577 49.18% 61,018 986 85.63%
2018 Idris Ahmad (PAS) 16,052 28.23% Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (UMNO) 22,450 39.48% 57,867 4,089 82.82%
Khadri Khalid (BERSATU) 18,361 32.29%
2022 P058 Bagan Serai Idris Ahmad (PAS) 33,753 53.98% Zul Helmi Ghazali (UMNO) 15,202 24.31% 62,533 18,551 77.88%
Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail (PKR) 13,195 21.10%
Ahmad Luqman Ahmad Yahya (PEJUANG) 383 0.61%

Honour

References

  1. ^ "Rais Yatim among five sworn senators". NST. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.