Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | |
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أحمد سمسوري مختار | |
15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu | |
Assumed office 10 May 2018 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Preceded by | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman |
Constituency | Ru Rendang |
Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
Assumed office 21 June 2019 Serving with Idris Ahmad & Mohd Amar Abdullah | |
President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
Preceded by | Iskandar Abdul Samad |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kemaman | |
Assumed office 2 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Che Alias Hamid (PN–PAS) |
Majority | 37,220 (2023) |
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ru Rendang | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Hadi Awang (PR–PAS) |
Majority | 6,028 (2018) 17,826 (2023) |
Faction represented in the Dewan Rakyat | |
2023– | Perikatan Nasional |
Faction represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar 16 November 1970 Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
Other political affiliations | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
Education | Sultan Mahmud Science Secondary School |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (BEng) University of Leeds (MSc, PhD) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | |
Website | drsamsuri |
Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar (Jawi: أحمد سمسوري بن مختار; born 16 November 1970), better known as Dr. Sam, is a Malaysian politician, aerospace engineer and lecturer who has served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang since May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kemaman since December 2023 and group chairman for Terengganu Incorporated (TI Group).[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of PAS since June 2019.[2][3]