Amiruddin Hamzah
Dato' Wira Amiruddin bin Hamzah (Jawi: أميرالدين بن حمزة; born 20 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician. He has been a member and Secretary-General of the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG) since its formation in August 2020 and was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU). He has also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kubang Pasu since May 2018. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from July 2018 to its implosion in February 2020. [1]
Amiruddin Hamzah | |
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أميرالدين بن حمزة | |
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| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V (2018-2019 Abdullah (2019-2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Othman Aziz (Deputy Minister of Finance I) Lee Chee Leong (Deputy Minister of Finance II) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Bakri (Deputy Minister of Finance I) Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Deputy Minister of Finance II) |
| Constituency | Kubang Pasu |
| Kedah State Executive Councillor (Industry, Investment, Agriculture, Science and Innovation : 12 March 2008–12 March 2012) (Industry, Investment, Housing, Public Works, Agriculture, Agro-Based Industry and Biotechnology : 12 March 2012–6 May 2013) (Finance, State-owned Companies, Industry, Investment and Religion : 22 May 2018–1 August 2018) | |
| In office 22 May 2018 – 1 August 2018 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (Finance and State-owned Companies) Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (Religion) |
| Succeeded by | Mukhriz Mahathir (Finance) Ismail Salleh (State-owned Companies and Religion) Tan Kok Yew (Industry and Investment) |
| Constituency | Anak Bukit |
| In office 12 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Azizan Abdul Razak |
| Preceded by | Chong Itt Chew (Industry, Investment, Science and Innovation) Shuib Saedin (Agriculture) |
| Succeeded by | Ku Abd Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Badrul Hisham Hashim (Housing) Tajul Urus Mat Zain (Public Works) Suraya Yaacob (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Biotechnology) |
| Constituency | Anak Bukit |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO–BN) |
| Majority | 13,009 (2018) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Anak Bukit | |
| Assumed office 18 July 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Fadzil Noor (PAS) |
| Majority | 508 (2002) 96 (2004) 3,806 (2008) 2,806 (2013) 1,579 (2018) |
| 1st Secretary-General of the Homeland Fighters' Party | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amiruddin bin Hamzah 20 April 1962 Kuala Kedah, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | PAS (till 2017) BERSATU (2017-2020) PEJUANG (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | BA (1999-2004) PR (2008-2015) PH (2017-2020) Independent (IND) (2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Mohamed Noor |
| Residence | No.26, Taman Perumahan Al Azhar, Pulau Nyior, 06000 Jitra, Kedah |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
| Occupation | Politician |
Amiruddin had previously served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party before leaving for BERSATU in 2017. His decision was caused by PAS' exit from the Pakatan Harapan coalition.[2]
Amiruddin is married to Nora Mohamed Noor.[3]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2002 | N15 Anak Bukit | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 8,298 | 55.17% | Zakaria Said (UMNO) | 7,790 | 48.04% | 16220 | 508 | 83.61% | ||
| 2004 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 10,240 | 50.05% | Abd Muthalib Harun (UMNO) | 10,144 | 49.58% | 20,641 | 96 | 84.17% | |||
| 2008 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 12,493 | 57.10% | Harisfadzilah Hussain (UMNO) | 8,687 | 30.71% | 21,877 | 3,806 | 83.46% | |||
| 2013 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 13,822 | 54.66% | Hashim Jahaya (UMNO) | 11,016 | 43.57% | 25,286 | 2,806 | 87.30% | |||
| Abd Samat Che Noh (IND) | 85 | 0.34% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PPBM) | 9,831 | 42.30% | Johari Aziz (UMNO) | 5,200 | 22.37% | 23,241 | 1,579 | 82.35% | |||
| Hamdi Ishak (PAS) | 8,231 | 35,42% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P4 Langkawi, Kedah | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 5,802 | 31.97% | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 12,349 | 68.03% | 18,566 | 6,547 | 80.43% | ||
| 2018 | P6 Kubang Pasu, Kedah | Amiruddin Hamzah (PPBM) | 29,984 | 49.70% | Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO) | 16,975 | 28.14% | 61,452 | 13,009 | 83.18% | ||
| Norhafiza Fadzil (PAS) | 13,375 | 22.17% | ||||||||||
Honours
Kedah :
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) - Dato' Wira (2019)[11][12]
External links
References
- "New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List) - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- "Amiruddin switches his loyalties". The Star. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- Senarai Timbalan Menteri dan pasangan Archived 21 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay) Retrieved 19 October 2018
- "BN rampas Pendang -- Pas kekalkan kerusi Anak Bukit dengan majoriti susut kepada 508 undi" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "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.
- "62 terima darjah kebesaran hari ini" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- Hashim, Roslinda (25 August 2019). "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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