Abdul Latiff 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 Latiff. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Abdul Latiff Ahmad
DMSM SMJ PIS
عبداللطيف أحمد‎
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyMastura Mohd Yazid
Preceded byMohd Redzuan Md Yusof
Succeeded byArmizan Mohd Ali
ConstituencyMersing
Minister of Rural Development
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Deputy
Preceded byRina Harun
Succeeded byMahdzir Khalid
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byAbu Seman Yusop
Succeeded byAbdul Rahim Bakri
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
27 March 2004 – 9 April 2009
Monarchs
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Preceded byAbu Seman Yusop
Succeeded byRosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs
Prime Minister
MinisterFong Chan Onn
Preceded byAffifudin Omar
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Bakar
ConstituencyMersing
In office
11 June 2013 – 30 January 2019
Minister
CEOAhmad Azizi Ali
Preceded byIdris Haron
Succeeded byMohammad Mentek
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Mersing
In office
29 November 1999 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by
Succeeded byMuhammad Islahuddin Abas (PN-BERSATU)
Majority
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
1995–1999Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1958-07-09) 9 July 1958 (age 66)
Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
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Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad (Jawi: عبداللطيف بن أحمد ; born 9 July 1958) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions from 2021 to 2022. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mersing from 1999 to 2022.

Abdul Latiff previously served as Minister of Rural Development from 2020 to 2021. He held various posts such as Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Health, and Deputy Minister of Human Resources.[1][2][3]

Abdul Latiff was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[4] He left UMNO in 2018, and joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) the following year. BERSATU is a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

  1. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  2. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  3. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ Mazwin Nik Anis, Muguntan Vanar and Zakiah Koya (15 December 2018). "Six more MPs leave Umno". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.