Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah

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Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
أحمد حسني حنظلة
Ahmad in 2013
Ministerial roles
2004–2008Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry
2008–2009Deputy Minister of Finance
2009–2016Minister of Finance
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah

(1951-07-21) 21 July 1951 (age 72)
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseFauziah Kamarudin
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
Bachelor's degree (Economics)
OccupationPolitician, economist

Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah (Jawi: أحمد حسني بن محمد حنظلة; born 21 July 1951) is a former Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia.[1] He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became Prime Minister. He was also the Member of Parliament for Tambun for five terms from April 1995 to May 2018.[2] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Husni was educated at the University of Malaya. He entered the government sector in 1984 as general manager of the Perak State Islamic Economic Corporation.[3] Ahmad Husni was a Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Deputy Finance Minister before becoming a minister.[3]

Career[edit]

Politics[edit]

  • 1983 - Started joining the UMNO branch of Sungai Rokam
  • 1983 - Member of the UMNO Youth Division of the Tambun Youth Movement
  • 1985 - Tambun Umno Division Youth Vice Chairman
  • 1987 - Tambun Umno Division Youth Chief
  • 1993 - Tambun Umno Division Chief

Elections[edit]

In the 1999 Malaysian general election, Election Commission (EC) declared Ahmad Husni has won the Tambun parliamentary seat with a majority of 7,084. In the 2004 Malaysian general election, Ahmad Husni defeated Dr Khairuddin Abd Malek from PAS with a majority of 17,360. In the 2008 Malaysian general election, Ahmad Husni once again defended the Tambun parliamentary seat with 27,942 votes. His PKR opponent was the former Dermawan assemblyman Mohamad Asri Othman, who received 22,556 votes. The turnout percentage is 75%. The total of rejected ballots are 927.

1MDB scandal[edit]

In October 2016, Husni being the only MP from the incumbent government to submit a question on 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal (1MDB).[4]

On 3 November 2016, Husni with 2 former cabinet ministers, Muhyiddin Yassin and Shafie Apdal were convicted of the Sedition Act 1948 for breaching and debating debt-laden companies, 1MDB.

Election results[edit]

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 P060 Tambun, Perak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 33,224 83.46% Abd Rahman Md Nur (S46) 6,585 16.54% 42,732 26,639 72.96%
1999 Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 24,595 58.41% Khairuddin Abd Malik (PAS) 17,511 41.59% 44,832 7,084 70.74%
2004 P063 Tambun, Perak Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 31,824 68.75% Khairuddin Abd Malik (PAS) 9,950 31.25% 47,571 17,360 72.94%
2008 Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 27,942 55.33% Mohd Asri Othman (PKR) 22,556 44.67% 51,844 5,386 75.17%
2013 Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 42,093 56.23% Siti Aishah Shaik Ahmad (PKR) 32,768 43.77% 76,275 9,325 85.29%
2018 Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (UMNO) 33,341 38.35% Ahmad Faizal Azumu (BERSATU) 38,661 44.46% 88,920 5,320 82.51%
Muhd Zulkifli Mohd Zakaria (PAS) 14,948 17.19%

Honours[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Speech By YB Dato' Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah at the Launch of SC Capital Market Graduate Training Programme". Perbendaharaan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah, Y.B. Dato' Seri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Najib Keeps Finance Portfolio, Names Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah As 2nd Finance Minister". Bernama. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Single 1MDB question from BN leaves Kit Siang shocked again". Malaysiakini. 14 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ^ "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my.
  14. ^ "Perak Sultan's 81st Birthday Honours List". The Star. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2018.