Abdul Ghani Ahmad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Ghani.
Yang Berhormat Dr. Haji
Abdul Ghani Ahmad
عبدالغني احمد
SMK JP MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerlun
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMukhriz Mahathir
(PH–BERSATU)
Majority20,456 (2022)
Member of the
Kedah State Executive Council
In office
10 March 2010 – 6 May 2013
(Information, Human Development and Entrepreneur Development)
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarAzizan Abdul Razak
Preceded byIsmail Salleh
(Information and Human Development)
Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi
(Entrepreneur Development)
Succeeded byMohd Tajudin Abdullah
(Information)
Badrul Hisham Hashim
(Human Development)
Suraya Yaacob
(Entrepreneur Development)
ConstituencyAyer Hitam
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Ayer Hitam
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byOthman Aziz
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byMukhriz Mahathir
(BN–UMNO)
Majority506 (2008)
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAbd Rahman Ariffin
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byOthman Aziz
(BN–UMNO)
Majority144 (1999)
Personal details
Born (1970-06-03) 3 June 1970 (age 54)
Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
OccupationPolitician
Websitehttp://pkwr-ayerhitam.blogspot.com/

Abdul Ghani bin Ahmad JP (born 3 June 1970) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerlun since November 2022. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak from March 2010 to the collapse of the PR state administration in May 2013 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ayer Hitam from November 1999 to March 2004 and again from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PR coalitions.[1][2]

Abdul Ghani was first elected to the Kedah Assembly for Ayer Hitam in the 1999 state election, but was defeated in 2004 by Othman Aziz of Barisan Nasional (BN).

In the 2008 state election, Abdul Ghani regained the seat in a rematch against Othman.[3] With PR defeating BN in the 2008 state election and seeing the first ever transition of power in the history of Kedah as well as ending the 60-year rule of BN of the state,[4] Abdul Ghani was appointed as an Kedah EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Azizan in March 2010.[2]

In the 2013 state election, BN regained power by defeating PR and Abdul Ghani also lost his state seat to Mukhriz Mahathir of BN.

In the 2018 general election, Abdul Ghani moved to the federal politics and lost to Mukhriz again, but of Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the contest for the Jerlun federal seat.

In the 2022 general election, Abdul Ghani defeated defending MP Mukhriz of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) and other candidates in the contest for the same federal seat.

  1. ^ "Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Government of Kedah. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Two new faces in reshuffled Kedah exco". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "New Kedah MB sworn in (updated)". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). 9 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2010.