Asmaiza Ahmad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Asmaiza.
Asmaiza Ahmad
أسماء عزة بنت أحمد
Member of the
Perlis State Executive Council
(Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumerism, Regional, Corridor, New Growth Areas and New Townships Development : 12 May 2017–23 May 2018)
(Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Development of New Growth Centre, Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage : 13 June 2018–22 November 2022)
In office
13 June 2018 – 22 November 2022
MonarchSirajuddin
Menteri BesarAzlan Man
Preceded byNurulhisham Yaakob
(Rural Development and Poverty Eradication)
Herself
(Development of New Growth Centre)
Abdul Jamil Saad
(Tourism, Culture, Art and Heritage)
Succeeded byRazali Saad
(Rural Development and Poverty Eradication)
Mohd Shukri Ramli
(Development of New Growth Centre)
Wan Badariah Wan Saad
(Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage)
ConstituencyChuping
In office
12 May 2017 – 23 May 2018
MonarchSirajuddin
Menteri BesarAzlan Man
Preceded bySabry Ahmad
Succeeded byAzizan Sulaiman
(Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism)
Herself
(Regional, Corridor, New Growth Areas and New Townships Development)
ConstituencyChuping
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
for Chuping
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byMansor Jusoh
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded bySaad Seman
(PN–PAS)
Majority2,876 (2013)
1,367 (2018)
Personal details
BornPerlis, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
OccupationPolitician

Asmaiza binti Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azlan Man from May 2017 to May 2018 for the first term and from June 2018 to the collapse of the BN state administration in November 2022 for the second term as well as Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chuping from May 2013 to November 2022. She is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Political career

Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (2017–2022)

On 12 May 2017, Asmaiza was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the first term in charge of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives, Consumerism, Transport, Development of Region, Corridor, New Growth Areas and New Town by Menteri Besar Azlan to replace Sabry Ahmad.[1][2]

On 13 June 2018, Asmaiza was reappointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the second term in charge of Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Development of New Growth Centre, Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage by Menteri Besar Azlan.[3][4]

On 22 November 2022, Asmaiza lost her position after the BN state administration collapsed following the huge defeat of BN in the 2022 Perlis state election that wiped BN out of the assembly.

Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (2013–2022)

2013 Perlis state election

In the 2013 Perlis state election, Asmaiza made her electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Chuping state seat. She won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Chuping MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Wan Mohamad Fishaal Wan Daud of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a majority of 2,876 votes.

2018 Perlis state election

In the 2018 Perlis state election, Asmaiza was renominated by BN to defend the Chuping seat. She defended the seat and was reelected as the Chuping MLA for the second term after defeating Poziyah Hamza of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Mohd Ali Puteh of Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by a majority of 1,367 votes.

2022 Perlis state election

In the 2022 Perlis state election, Asmaiza was renominated by BN to defend the Chuping seat. She lost the seat and was not reelected as the Chuping MLA after losing to Saad Seman of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of 2,420 votes.

Election results

Perlis State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N03 Chuping Asmaiza Ahmad (UMNO) 5,688 66.92% Wan Mohamad Fishaal Wan Daud (PKR) 2,812 33.08% 8,682 2,876 88.16%
2018 Asmaiza Ahmad (UMNO) 3,889 46.42% Poziyah Hamza (PKR) 2,522 30.10% 8,624 1,367 81.81%
Mohd Ali Puteh (PAS) 1,967 23.48%
2022 Asmaiza Ahmad (UMNO) 3,453 31.60% Saad Seman (PAS) 5,873 53.74% 8,939 2,420 73.7%
Natthavuth Seng (PKR) 1,602 14.66%

References

  1. ^ "2 EXCO baharu dilantik di Perlis". Berita Harian (in Malay). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Nurulhisham, Asmaiza dilantik Exco baru Perlis". Harian Metro. 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Perlis crisis ends after eight Umno reps sworn in as exco members". R. Sekaran. The Star. 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ "8 EXCO Perlis angkat sumpah". Berita Harian. 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.