Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah

This is a Malay name; the name Md. Hanipah is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Bashah.
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri
Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
MLA
Menteri Besar of Kedah
Assumed office
4 February 2016
Monarch Abdul Halim
Preceded by Mukhriz Mahathir
Constituency Bakar Bata
Member of the Dewan Negara
In office
15 May 2013  4 February 2016
Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bakar Bata
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by New constituency
Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Alor Merah
In office
1995–2004
Preceded by Azizan Taib
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah
(1950-10-10) 10 October 1950
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malays National OrganisationBN
Spouse(s) Hizam Awang Ahmad
Parents Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin
Che Liah Hassan[1]
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Seri Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician who is the current Menteri Besar of Kedah.[2] He was appointed as Menteri Besar after Mukhriz Mahathir agreed to step down after losing majority support in the state assembly.[3][4][5][6] Ahmad Bashah is sworn in as Menteri Besar Kedah a day after Mukhriz resigning, which is on February 4, 2016.

Following his appointment as Menteri Besar, Ahmad Bashah resigned as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism and as a senator.[7]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly: N12 Bakar Bata
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 11,091 67.9% Ismail Salleh (PAS) 5,054 30.9% 16,336 6,037 75.72%
2008 Rohani Bakar (PKR) 7,874 48.7% Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 8,232 51.0% 16,395 358 72.2%
2013 Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 11,999 50.7% Mohd Eekmal Ahmad (PKR) 11,104 46.9% 23,658 895 83.9%
Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (MUPP) 192 0.8%

References

Government offices
Preceded by
Mukhriz Mahathir
Chief Minister of Kedah
2016–present
Incumbent
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