Ahmad Amzad Hashim

Datuk Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim (Jawi احمد امزاد بن هاشم; born 15 January 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Khairy Jamaluddin since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Terengganu since May 2018.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Amzad.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Haji

Ahmad Amzad Hashim

PMW MP
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation
Assumed office
10 March 2020
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterKhairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar
Preceded byIsnaraissah Munirah Majilis as Deputy Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change
ConstituencyKuala Terengganu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Terengganu
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRaja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad (AMANAH)
Majority14,773 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim

(1970-01-15) 15 January 1970
Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyPAS
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Spouse(s)
Suriati Abidin
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(m. 1992; died 2016)​

Nur Diana Ahmad Takri
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(m. 2017)​
Alma materUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Background

He was born on January 15, 1970, at Kuala Terengganu General Hospital (HBKT).

He received his education at the Sultan Mahmud Secondary School of Science (SESMA), an elite school at the time in Terengganu and a graduate of accounting in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

Career

Upon completing his studies, he established his name in the field of shipping with MSET Shipbuilding Corporation SDN. BHD as the Managing Director from 1995 to 2004, raising the name of the company to the name of Southeast Asia.

Personal life

He is married to Suriati Abidin in 1992. On February 12, 2016, Hajah Suriati died from pancreatic cancer.[1] Later, Amzad married Dr. Nur Diana Ahmad Takri in 2017. Haji Amzad now has 9 children, 5 sons and 4 daughters.

Election Results
Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P036 Kuala Terengganu Ahmad Amzad Hashim (PAS) 42,988 49.65% Wan Nawawi Wan Ismail (UMNO) 28,215 32.59% 87,786 14,773 84.73%
Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad (AMANAH) 15,380 17.76%

Honour

References
  1. Wartawan BO Isteri Haji Amzad Meninggal Dunia BuletinOnline
  2. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. Hadir, Shawaliah (1 February 2021). "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". MalaysiaGazette (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.


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