Ahmad Shabery Cheek

Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek (Jawi: احمد شابري بن چيق; born 10 December 1958) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government (2015-2018), and sat in Parliament as the member for Kemaman, Terengganu from 2004 to May 2018. He represents the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[1] He was elected to the Supreme Council of UMNO in 2009.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Cheek is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Shabery.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri

Ahmad Shabery Cheek

SSAP DPMT SMT
احمد شابري بن چيق
Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
In office
29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
MonarchAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyTajuddin Abdul Rahman
Nogeh Gumbek
Preceded byIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Succeeded bySalahuddin Ayub
ConstituencyKemaman
Minister of Communications and Multimedia
(Minister of Information : 19 March 2008–9 April 2009)
In office
16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyJailani Johari
Preceded byRais Yatim as Minister of Information, Communication and Culture
Succeeded bySalleh Said Keruak
ConstituencyKemaman
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
DeputyTan Lian Hoe
Preceded byZainuddin Maidin
Succeeded byRais Yatim as Minister of Information, Communication and Culture
ConstituencyKemaman
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyRazali Ibrahim
Wee Jeck Seng (2009–2010)
Gan Ping Sieu (2010–2013)
Preceded byIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Succeeded byKhairy Jamaluddin
ConstituencyKemaman
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kemaman
In office
21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Yusof (PKR)
Succeeded byChe Alias Hamid (PAS)
Majority15,882 (2004)
12,683 (2008)
12,306 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek

(1958-12-10) 10 December 1958
Kemaman, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1989; 1996–present)
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996)
Other political
affiliations		Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990-1996)
Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990-1996)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (Until 1989; 1996-present)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present)
Spouse(s)Che Sharifah Ismail
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
Bachelor's degree (Economics)
University of Leeds
Master's degree (Political Science)
OccupationPolitician

Education and early career

Ahmad Shabery was born in Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu, on 10 December 1958, and received his early education at the Sekolah Sungai Lembing and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak in Seremban.

In 1983, he pursued a course in economics at the Universiti Malaya. During this period, he was also elected as the president of the university's Muslim Students Association. In 1986, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds and in 1989 he obtained a postgraduate diploma in International Relations from the Uppsala University in Sweden. That same year, he was appointed the Secretary of the Malaysian Social Science Association (PSSM).

In 1990, he became a lecturer in the University Malaya's Faculty of Economics and Administration. He has also served as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.

Political career

Ahmad Shabery left UMNO in 1989 to join other members rebelling against the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the newly formed breakaway Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46), until its dissolution in 1996 where he rejoined UMNO again.

In 2004, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kemaman, defeating incumbent Abd Rahman Yusof of the People's Justice Party (PKR) by 15,882 votes. In 2008, he retained the seat after beating PKR's Fariz Musa by 12,682 votes, and won again in 2013, defeating Kamaruddin Chik (PKR) by 12,306 votes. But in the 2018 general election, he lost the parliamentary seat.

After the 2008 general election, which saw the incumbent Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin lose his parliamentary seat, the then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Ahmad as Zainuddin's replacement.[2]

On 15 July 2008, Ahmad Shabery Cheek participated in a historic debate on the national fuel price with the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, which was televised live.[3]

In April 2009, the new Prime Minister Najib Razak appointed him as the Minister for Youth and Sports.[4] After the 13th General Election, he was appointed as Minister of Communication and Multimedia.[5]

In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in a cabinet reshuffle. When he and BN lost in the 2018 general election, he was replaced by Salahuddin Ayub from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new government.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 P.37 Kemaman, Terengganu Ahmad Shabery Cheek (S46) 11,793 34.80% Ismail Said (UMNO) 21,239 62.60% 33,904 9,446 81.15%
1995 P.75 Lipis, Pahang Ahmad Shabery Cheek (S46) 8,394 31.20% Abu Dahari Osman (UMNO) 18,507 68.80% 29,011 10,113 68.49%
2004 P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) 36,517 62.5% Abdul Rahman Yusof (PKR) 20,635 35.1% 58,461 15,882 88.02%
2008 P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) 37,199 59.2% Mohd Fariz Abd Talib @ Musa (PKR) 24,516 39.0% 62,868 12,683 83.82%
2013 P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) 45,525 56.9% Kamarudin Chik (PKR) 33,219 41.5% 80,168 12,306 87.19%
2018 P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) 37,715 41.67% Mohd Huzaifah Md Suhaimi (PKR) 12,911 14.27% 90,504 2,163 84.12%
Che Alias Hamid (PAS) 39,878 44.06%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek, Y.B. Dato' Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. "Malaysian govt. softens stance toward bloggers". The Hindu. 22 March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 November 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  3. Andrew Ong (15 July 2008). "Anwar vs Shabery in historic debate". Malaysiakini. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. "Nor Mohamed sees role in EPU as vital for 1Malaysia". The Star. Star Publications. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
  5. "MCMC: Shabery The Right Man For Communications and Multimedia Minister Post". Malaysian Digest. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. "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.
  10. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. "Sultan of Pahang's birthday honours list 2010". The Star. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  14. "Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Honours list". The Star. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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