Idris Ahmad (politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Datuk
Idris Ahmad
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|إدريس أحمد
Office:Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
Term Start:30 August 2021
Term End:24 November 2022
Primeminister:Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy:Ahmad Marzuk Shaary
Predecessor:Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri
Successor:Mohd Na'im Mokhtar
Constituency:Senator
Office1:Senator
Term Start1:16 June 2020
Term End1:5 November 2022
Monarch1:Abdullah
Primeminister1:Muhyiddin Yassin
Constituency Mp2:Bagan Serai
Parliament2:Malaysian
Term Start2:19 November 2022
Majority2:18,551 (2022)
Predecessor2:Noor Azmi Ghazali
(BNUMNO)
Constituency Mp3:Bukit Gantang
Parliament3:Malaysian
Term Start3:5 May 2013
Term End3:9 May 2018
Predecessor3:Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin
(PRPAS)
Successor3:Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz
(BN–UMNO)
Majority3:986 (2013)
Office6:Faction represented in Dewan Negara
Subterm6:2020
Suboffice6:Malaysian Islamic Party
Subterm7:2020–2022
Suboffice7:Perikatan Nasional
Office4:Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
Subterm4:2013–2018
Suboffice4:Malaysian Islamic Party
Subterm5:2022–
Suboffice5:Perikatan Nasional
Party:Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Otherparty:Barisan Alternatif (BA)

Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)

Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Occupation:Politician
Birth Name:Idris bin Ahmad
Birth Date:19 October 1963
Birth Place:Changkat Jering, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Citizenship:Malaysian
Spouse:Kamariah Mat Ali
Education:Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College
Alma Mater:National University of Malaysia

Idris bin Ahmad (Jawi: إدريس أحمد; born 19 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Serai since November 2022. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Senator from June 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 and the MP for Bukit Gantang from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions.[1]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2004P005 JerlunIdris Ahmad (PAS)16,98147.03% (UMNO) 19,12352.97%36,8222,14283.41%
2008Idris Ahmad (PAS)17,21946.99% (UMNO) 19,42453.01%37,2422,20581.95%
2013P059 Bukit Gantang (PAS)30,56350.82%Ismail Saffian (UMNO)29,57749.18%61,01898685.63%
2018Idris Ahmad (PAS)16,05228.23% (UMNO)22,45039.48%57,8674,08982.82%
Khadri Khalid (BERSATU)18,36132.29%
2022P058 Bagan Serai (PAS)33,75353.98%Zul Helmi Ghazali (UMNO) 15,20224.31%62,53318,55177.88%
Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail (PKR) 13,19521.10%
bgcolor= Ahmad Luqman Ahmad Yahya (PEJUANG) 3830.61%

Honour

Notes and References

  1. News: Rais Yatim among five sworn senators. 23 December 2020. NST. 16 June 2020.
  2. Web site: 8 February 2022. Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients. 8 February 2022. The Star.