Ahmad Awang | |
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أحمد أواڠ | |
General Advisor of National Trust Party | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Preceded by | Position establish |
7th Commissioner of PAS Perak | |
In office 2003–2009 | |
Preceded by | Sabran Asmawi |
Succeeded by | Abu Bakar Hussian |
Yang Dipertua Persatuan Ulama Malaysia | |
In office 1981–1999 | |
Preceded by | Nik Mohd Mohyiddeen Wan Musa |
Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Samsudin |
Personal details | |
Born | 1936 (age 87–88) Tasek Gelugor, Penang, Federated Malay States (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1984–2015) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015) |
Other political affiliations | Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Religious Teacher |
Website | usahmadawang |
Ustaz Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad bin Awang is a Malaysian politician and religious leader from the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH). He was a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), then a component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalitions, before leaving the party after being defeated in the 2015 PAS Muktamar. At the party level, he is the current General Advisor of the National Trust Party.