Abdul Ghani Ahmad

Malaysian politician
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Biography

Haji Abdul Ghani Ahmad (born 3 June 1970) is a Malaysian politician. He was twice the Member of the State Assembly of Kedah for the seat of Ayer Hitam, representing the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). His two terms were from 1999 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2013 In the latter term he was a member of the Executive Council of Kedah responsible for Information and Entrepreneur Development.
Abdul Ghani was first elected to the Kedah State Assembly for Ayer Hitam in the 1999 election, but was defeated in 2004 by Othman Aziz of Barisan Nasional. In the 2008 election Abdul Ghani won back the seat in a re-match against Othman. With PAS winning government in Kedah in the 2008 election (as part of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition), Abdul Ghani was appointed to the State Executive Council in March 2010. In the 2013 election, PAS lost government and Abdul Ghani lost his seat, to UMNO's Mukhriz Mahathir.

Election results

State Assembly of Kedah: N4 Ayer Hitam
YearGovernmentVotesPctOppositionVotesPct
1999Abdul Rahman Ariffin8,41448.5%Abdul Ghani Ahmad8,55849.3%
2004Othman Aziz10,75951%Abdul Ghani Ahmad9,89947%
2008Abdul Ghani Ahmad10,65250%Othman Aziz10,14648%
2013Mukhriz Mahathir14,08354%Abdul Ghani Ahmad11,63744%

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