Ahmad Kassim | |
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أحمد قاسم | |
Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
In office 4 July 2018 – 15 August 2020 | |
Monarch | Sallehuddin |
Menteri Besar |
Mukhriz Mahathir (2018–2020) Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (2020) |
Preceded by | Md Rozai Safian |
Succeeded by | Juhari Bulat |
Constituency | non-MLA ( Pakatan Harapan) |
Member of the
Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kedah | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Hashim Jahaya ( UMNO– BN) |
Succeeded by | Azman Ismail ( PKR) |
Majority | 7,018 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 24 March 1963
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
Occupation | Politician |
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.
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P010 Kuala Kedah, Kedah | Ahmad Kassim ( PKR) | 35,689 | 55.45% | Hashim Jahaya ( UMNO) | 28,671 | 44.55% | 65,750 | 7,018 | 79.09% |