Nawawi Ahmad

This is a Malay name; the name Ahmad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nawawi.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir. Haji
Nawawi Ahmad
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Langkawi, Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO–BN)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah
In office
2004–2013
Preceded by Sanusi Junid (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by Nor Saidi Nanyan (UMNO–BN)
Personal details
Born 3 May 1961
Langkawi, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party United Malays National Organisation–BN
Occupation Politician, engineer
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Ir. Haji Nawawi Ahmad (born 3 May 1961) is a Malaysian politician. He is the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Langkawi, Kedah. Before his election in 2013, he served two terms as the member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he is the head of the party's Langkawi division.[1][2]

In 2014, Nawawi apologised to the family of Karpal Singh, a leading opposition politician who had died in a car accident, for posting photos of Karpal's corpse on Facebook.[3][4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Langkawi, Kedah[5]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2013 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 21,407 69% Ahmad Abdullah (PKR) 9,546 31%
Kedah State Legislative Assembly: Kuah[5]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2004 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 8,065 81% Mazlan Ahmad (PAS) 1,890 19%
2008 Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) 6,660 67% Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi (PKR) 3,336 33%

References

  1. ↑ MMK.Kedah."Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri", Pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah", 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
  2. ↑ PoliticGags'Screenshot
  3. ↑ "Langkawi BN MP pokes fun at Karpal Singh's remains". The Malaysian Insider. 17 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Umno MP admits to Facebook photos of Karpal in death". Malay Mail Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding infomal votes.