Ahmad Kassim Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berbahagia Dato' Paduka Haji
Ahmad Kassim
Birth Date:24 March 1963
Birth Place:Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Constituency Mp2:Kuala Kedah
Parliament2:Malaysian
Term Start2:8 March 2008
Term End2:5 May 2013
Majority2:7,018 (2008)
Predecessor2:Hashim Jahaya (BNUMNO)
Successor2:Azman Ismail (PRPKR)
Office:Speaker of the
Kedah State Legislative Assembly
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Mukhriz Mahathir
(2018–2020)
Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
(2020)
Term Start:4 July 2018
Term End:15 August 2020
Predecessor:Md Rozai Safian
Successor:Juhari Bulat
Constituency:non-MLA (Pakatan Harapan)
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation:Politician
Citizenship:Malaysian
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|أحمد قاسم

Dato' Paduka Haji Ahmad bin Kassim (born 24 March 1963) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Kedah constituency in Kedah for one term from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition.[1]

Kassim was elected to the Kuala Kedah seat in the 2008 election, defeating Hashim Jahaya of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.[2] He served one term in Parliament; before the 2013 election he was replaced as PKR's candidate for the seat by Azman Ismail,[3] who went on to retain the seat for the opposition party.

Election results

Year!
Constituency CandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2008P010 Kuala Kedah, Kedah (PKR)35,68955.45%Hashim Jahaya (UMNO)28,67144.55%65,7507,01879.09%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmad bin Kasim, Y.B. Tuan Haji. Parliament of Malaysia. Malay. 22 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Malaysia Decides 2008 . . 20 December 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080409212729/http://thestar.com.my/election/ . 9 April 2008 .
  3. News: PKR unveils candidates for Alor Star, Kuala Kedah seats . 31 March 2013 . New Straits Times . 3 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141019065054/http://www2.nst.com.my/pkr-unveils-candidates-for-alor-star-kuala-kedah-seats-1.245603 . 19 October 2014 .
  4. Web site: Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat. eservices.kedah.gov.my.
  5. Web site: Malay. 25 August 2019. 25 August 2019. Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran. Sinar Harian. Hashim. Roslinda.
  6. Web site: Malay. 25 August 2019. Berita Harian. Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah. 25 August 2019. Bernama.