Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
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Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (born January 12, 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian politician and currently serves as the political secretary to the Chief Minister of Selangor Abdul Khalid Ibrahim.
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[edit] Early life
He grew up in the suburb of Petaling Jaya. He received his education at La Salle in Kuala Lumpur before being admitted into the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. Upon graduation and preparatory program at a local institution, he was admitted into King's College London to read law.
In the United Kingdom, he became active in his college's Labour Student Society and the Federation of Students Islamic Societies (FOSIS). Among the Malaysian students in the UK he was also secretary of the Malaysian Law Students Union and vice chairman of the Malaysian Students Executive Council (UKEC).
He has written articles for a number of publication such as the Asia Times, Aliran, Malaysiakini, Education Quarterly and The Sun.
[edit] Political career
After serving as an assistant to Anwar Ibrahim, he was nominated by Parti Keadilan Rakyat to contest the Seri Setia state seat in Selangor for the 2008 Malaysian general election. On polling day, Nik Nazmi won by a majority of 2,863 votes, defeating the incumbent Seripah Noli Syed Hussin who had won an 11,141 vote majority in the previous election.[1] Nik Nazmi was the youngest candidate to contest a seat in the 2008 election.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Keputusan Rasmi Seri Setia (Malay). Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ "2008 polls - interesting facts", Malaysiakini, 2008-03-10. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
