Nawawi Ahmad
Dato' Ir. Haji Nawawi bin Ahmad (born 3 May 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Langkawi, Kedah from 2013 to 2018. Before his election in 2013, he served two terms as the member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah from 2004 to 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he is the head of the party's Langkawi division.[1][2]
Nawawi Ahmad | |
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| Kedah State Executive Councillor | |
| In office 26 November 2007 – 9 March 2008 Works, Energy, Information, Information Technology and Environment | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Himself (Works, Energy, Environment) Khalidah Adibah Ayob (Information) Azimi Daim (Information Technology) |
| Succeeded by | Amiruddin Hamzah (Works) Phahrolrazi Zawawi (Energy) Abdul Ghani Ahmad (Information) Ismail Salleh (Information Technology) Tan Wei Shu (Environment) |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| In office 29 December 2005 – 26 November 2007 Works, Energy and Environment | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Fong Chok Gin (Works, Energy) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| In office 28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005 Culture, Arts and Tourism | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah |
| Preceded by | Osman Md Aji |
| Succeeded by | Fong Chok Gin |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Langkawi, Kedah | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO–BN) |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad (PPBM–PH) |
| Majority | 11,861 (2013) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sanusi Junid (UMNO–BN) |
| Succeeded by | Nor Saidi Nanyan (UMNO–BN) |
| Majority | 6,175 (2004) 3,324 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nawawi bin Ahmad 3 May 1961 Langkawi, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
In 2014, Nawawi apologised to the family of Karpal Singh, a leading opposition politician who had died in a car accident, for posting photos of Karpal's corpse on Facebook.[3][4]
Election results
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 8,065 | 79.18% | Mazlan Ahmad (PAS) | 1,890 | 18.56% | 10,186 | 6,175 | 79.78% | ||
| 2008 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 6,660 | 64.52% | Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi (PKR) | 3,336 | 32.32% | 10,322 | 3,324 | 76.49% | ||
| Year | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 21,407 | 68.76% | Ahmad Abdullah (PKR) | 9,546 | 30.66% | 32,096 | 11,861 | 85.51% | ||
| Marina Hussein (IND) | 180 | 0.58% | |||||||||
| 2018 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 10,061 | 29.14% | Mahathir Mohamad (PPBM) | 18,954 | 54.90% | 34,527 | 8,893 | 80.87% | ||
| Zubir Ahmad (PAS) | 5,512 | 15.96% | |||||||||
References
- MMK.Kedah."Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah", 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
- PoliticGags'Screenshot
- "Langkawi BN MP pokes fun at Karpal Singh's remains". The Malaysian Insider. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
- "Umno MP admits to Facebook photos of Karpal in death". Malay Mail Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
- "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 March 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.
- "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.
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