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Amiruddin Hamzah 
Summary
Dato' Wira Amiruddin bin Hamzah (Jawi: أميرالدين بن حمزة; born 20 April 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Finance in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration from March 2008 to the collapse of the PR state administration in May 2013 and again in the PH state administration from May 2018 to August 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kubang Pasu from May 2018 to November 2022, Leader of the Opposition of Kedah and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Anak Bukit from July 2002 to August 2023. He is a member of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG). He has served as the 1st and founding Secretary-General of PEJUANG since party foundation in August 2020. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly the PH coalition and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly PR and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. He also served as the State Deputy Commissioner of PAS of Kedah.[1][2][3]
Amiruddin Hamzah | |
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| أميرالدين حمزة | |
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| Deputy Minister of Finance | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Lim Guan Eng |
| Preceded by | Othman Aziz (Deputy Minister of Finance I) Lee Chee Leong (Deputy Minister of Finance II) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Bakri (Deputy Minister of Finance I) Mohd Shahar Abdullah (Deputy Minister of Finance II) |
| Constituency | Kubang Pasu |
| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (Industry, Investment, Agriculture, Science and Innovation : 12 March 2008–12 March 2012) (Industry, Investment, Housing, Public Works, Agriculture, Agro-Based Industry and Biotechnology : 12 March 2012–6 May 2013) (Finance, State-owned Companies, Industry, Investment and Religion : 22 May 2018–1 August 2018) | |
| In office 22 May 2018 – 1 August 2018 | |
| Monarch | Sallehuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (Finance and State-owned Companies) Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Mohd Rawi Abdul Hamid (Religion) |
| Succeeded by | Mukhriz Mahathir (Finance) Ismail Salleh (State-owned Companies and Religion) Tan Kok Yew (Industry and Investment) |
| Constituency | Anak Bukit |
| In office 12 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Azizan Abdul Razak |
| Preceded by | Chong Itt Chew (Industry, Investment, Science and Innovation) Shuib Saedin (Agriculture) |
| Succeeded by | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (Industry and Investment) Badrul Hisham Hashim (Housing) Tajul Urus Mat Zain (Public Works) Suraya Yaacob (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Biotechnology) |
| Constituency | Anak Bukit |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Johari Baharum (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (PN–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 13,009 (2018) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Anak Bukit | |
| In office 18 July 2002 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Fadzil Noor (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Rashidi Abdul Razak (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 508 (2002) 96 (2004) 3,806 (2008) 2,806 (2013) 1,579 (2018) |
| 1st Secretary-General of the Homeland Fighters Party | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Chairman | Mahathir Mohamad (2020–2022) |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amiruddin bin Hamzah 20 April 1962 Kuala Kedah, Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (–2017) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2017–2020) Independent (2020) Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2017–2020) |
| Spouse | Nora Mohamed Noor |
| Residence(s) | Jitra, Kedah (private main) Alor Setar, Kedah (hometown cum birthplace) |
| Alma mater | University of Bradford |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | N15 Anak Bukit | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 8,298 | 55.17% | Zakaria Said (UMNO) | 7,790 | 48.04% | 16220 | 508 | 83.61% | ||
| 2004 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 10,240 | 50.05% | Abd Muthalib Harun (UMNO) | 10,144 | 49.58% | 20,641 | 96 | 84.17% | |||
| 2008 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 12,493 | 57.10% | Harisfadzilah Hussain (UMNO) | 8,687 | 30.71% | 21,877 | 3,806 | 83.46% | |||
| 2013 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 13,822 | 54.66% | Hashim Jahaya (UMNO) | 11,016 | 43.57% | 25,286 | 2,806 | 87.30% | |||
| Abd Samat Che Noh (IND) | 85 | 0.34% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Amiruddin Hamzah (BERSATU) | 9,831 | 42.30% | Hamdi Ishak (PAS) | 8,231 | 35.42% | 23,241 | 1,579 | 82.35% | |||
| Johari Aziz (UMNO) | 5,200 | 22.37% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | P004 Langkawi, Kedah | Amiruddin Hamzah (PAS) | 5,802 | 31.97% | Abu Bakar Taib (UMNO) | 12,349 | 68.03% | 18,566 | 6,547 | 80.43% | ||
| 2018 | P006 Kubang Pasu, Kedah | Amiruddin Hamzah (BERSATU) | 29,984 | 49.70% | Mohd Johari Baharum (UMNO) | 16,975 | 28.14% | 61,452 | 13,009 | 83.18% | ||
| Norhafiza Fadzil (PAS) | 13,375 | 22.17% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Amiruddin Hamzah (PEJUANG) | 5,329 | 6.39% | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BERSATU) | 47,584 | 57.05% | 83,402 | 31,584 | 77.07% | |||
| Mohd Aizuddin Ariffin (PKR) | 16,000 | 19.18% | ||||||||||
| Hasmuni Hassan @ Tok Muni (UMNO) | 14,489 | 17.37% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Kedah :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2009)[11]- Justice of the Peace (JP) (2014)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2019)[12][13]
External links edit
Amiruddin Hamzah on Facebook
References edit
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- ^ "Amiruddin switches his loyalties". The Star. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Senarai Timbalan Menteri dan pasangan Archived 21 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Malay) Retrieved 19 October 2018
- ^ "BN rampas Pendang – Pas kekalkan kerusi Anak Bukit dengan majoriti susut kepada 508 undi" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 19 July 2002. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 10 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Keputusan:Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "62 terima darjah kebesaran hari ini". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). 17 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ Hashim, Roslinda (25 August 2019). "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
