Abdul Ghani Ahmad

Dr. Haji Abdul Ghani Ahmad (born 3 June 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He was twice the Member of the State Assembly of Kedah for the seat of Ayer Hitam, representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). His two terms were from 1999 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2013[1] In the latter term he was a member of the Executive Council of Kedah responsible for Information and Entrepreneur Development.[2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Ghani.
Dr. Haji

Abdul Ghani Ahmad
Kedah State Executive Councillor for Information, Human Development and Entrepreneur Development
In office
10 March 2010 – 6 May 2013
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarAzizan Abdul Razak
Preceded byIsmail Salleh (Information and Human Development)
Phahrolrazi Zawawi (Entrepreneur Development)
Succeeded byMohd Tajudin Abdullah (Information)
Badrul Hisham Hashim (Human Development)
Suraya Yaacob (Entrepreneur Development)
ConstituencyAyer Hitam
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Ayer Hitam
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byOthman Aziz (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byMukhriz Mahathir (UMNO-BN)
Majority506 (2008)
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAbd Rahman Ariffin (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byOthman Aziz (UMNO-BN)
Majority144 (199)
Personal details
Born (1970-06-03) 3 June 1970
Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyPan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://pkwr-ayerhitam.blogspot.com/

Abdul Ghani was first elected to the Kedah State Assembly for Ayer Hitam in the 1999 election, but was defeated in 2004 by Othman Aziz of Barisan Nasional (BN). In the 2008 election Abdul Ghani won back the seat in a re-match against Othman.[3] With PAS winning government in Kedah in the 2008 election (as part of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition),[4] Abdul Ghani was appointed to the State Executive Council in March 2010.[2] In the 2013 election, PAS lost the Kedah state government control and Abdul Ghani also lost his state seat, to UMNO's Mukhriz Mahathir.

In the 2018 election, Abdul Ghani lost to Mukhriz Mahathir again, who was contesting under the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) ticket, in a three-corner fight with UMNO for the Jerlun parliamentary seat.

Election results
State Assembly of Kedah: N4 Ayer Hitam[3][5][6]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 8,558 49.34% Abdul Rahman Ariffin (UMNO) 8,414 48.51% 17,346 144 78.30%
2004 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 9,899 47.28% Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,759 51.39% 20,935 860 83.94%
2008 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 10,652 50.31% Othman Aziz (UMNO) 10,146 47.92% 21,171 506 82.24%
2013 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 11,637 45.07% Mukhriz Mahathir (UMNO) 14,083 54.55% 26,200 2,446 88.61%
Parliament of Malaysia: P5 Jerlun, Kedah.[5][7][8]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 Abdul Ghani Ahmad (PAS) 12,829 28.72% Othman Aziz (UMNO) 12,413 27.79% 44,660 5,866 83.00%
Mukhriz Mahathir (PPBM) 18,695 41.86%

References
  1. "Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Government of Kedah. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. "Two new faces in reshuffled Kedah exco". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "New Kedah MB sworn in (updated)". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  5. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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