Awang Adek Hussin | |
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| اواڠ اديق حسين | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance I | |
| In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Chor Chee Heung (2009–2010) Donald Lim Siang Chai (2010–2013) | |
| Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Najib Razak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Maslan |
| Constituency | Senator |
| In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008 Serving with Ng Yen Yen | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Nor Mohamed Yakcop |
| Preceded by | Tengku Putera Tengku Awang |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah |
| Constituency | Bachok |
| Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 Serving with Tiki Lafe | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin |
| Preceded by | Palanivel Govindasamy |
| Succeeded by | Zainal Abdidin Osman |
| Constituency | Bachok |
| 14th Malaysian Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 31 March 2014 – 28 December 2016 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Preceded by | Othman Hashim |
| Succeeded by | Zulhasnan Rafique |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bachok | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Wan Nik Wan Yusoff (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Nasharudin Mat Isa (PAS) |
| Majority | 1,567 (2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Awang Adek bin Hussin 18 May 1956 Bachok, Kelantan, 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) |
| Spouse | Latifah Mohd Yusof |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Drew University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Awang Adek bin Hussin (born 18 May 1956) is a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He is the former Malaysian Ambassador to the United States.[1] He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Bachok constituency in Kelantan for one term from 2004 to 2008. Datuk Dr. Awang Adek bin Hussin is no longer an active politician he once was. He had relinquished all his party positions after the General Election in 2018. He remains active as an ordinary party member and is no longer active in party politics. Since 2018, his involvements focused mainly on corporate activities and has been chairmen on a few boards.