Ahmad Marzuk Shaary
Datuk Ahmad Marzuk bin Shaary (Jawi احمد مارزوق بن شاعاري; born 7 December 1975) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pengkalan Chepa since May 2018. He served as the MP for Bachok from May 2013 to May 2018.
Ahmad Marzuk Shaary | |
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احمد مارزوق بن شاعاري | |
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| Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri |
| Preceded by | Fuziah Salleh |
| Constituency | Pengkalan Chepa |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pengkalan Chepa | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Izani Husin (PAS) |
| Majority | 13,232 (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bachok | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nasharudin Mat Isa (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Nik Mohamed Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz (PAS) |
| Majority | 201 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Marzuk bin Shaary 7 December 1975 Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse(s) | Pg Radziah Pg Abdullah |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Politics
At the party level, Ahmad Marzuk is the EXCO Kelantan PAS Youth Council.
He contested for Bachok parliamentary seat in 2013, defeating former deputy minister Awang Adek Hussin with a slim majority. In 2018 General Election, he contested for Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat.
In the Malaysian Cabinet 2020, he is appointed Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department of Malaysia (Religious Affairs) by Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin to assist Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
Election Results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2013 | P025 Bachok | Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PAS ) | 35,419 | 50.14% | Awang Adek Hussin (UMNO) | 35,218 | 49.86% | 71,792 | 201 | 88.02% | ||
| 2018 | P020 Pengkalan Chepa | Ahmad Marzuk Shaary (PAS) | 32,592 | 54.88% | Zaluzi Sulaiman (UMNO) | 19,360 | 32.60% | 60,862 | 13,232 | 80.74% | ||
| Mohamad Ibrahim (AMANAH) | 7,435 | 12.52% | ||||||||||
Honours
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)
Kelantan
Companion of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (JMK) (2019)[5]
References
- "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.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- Abdullah, Sharifah Mahsinah (11 November 2019). "Auditor general among 623 to receive Kelantan awards". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.