Ahmad Kassim

Malaysian politician

أحمد قاسم‎Speaker of the
Kedah State Legislative AssemblyIn office
4 July 2018 – 15 August 2020MonarchSallehuddinMenteri BesarMukhriz Mahathir
(2018–2020)
Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
(2020)Preceded byMd Rozai SafianSucceeded byJuhari BulatConstituencynon-MLA (Pakatan Harapan)Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala KedahIn office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013Preceded byHashim Jahaya (BN–UMNO)Succeeded byAzman Ismail (PR–PKR)Majority7,018 (2008) Personal detailsBorn (1963-03-24) 24 March 1963 (age 61)
Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianNationality

MalaysiaPolitical partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Rakyat (PR)OccupationPolitician

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.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[4]
Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
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%

Honours

Kedah :
- Justice of the Peace of Kedah (JP) (2009)^[5]
- Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2011)^[5]
- Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2013)
- Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin (DPSS) – Dato' Paduka (2019)^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Ahmad bin Kasim, Y.B. Tuan Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
^ "PKR unveils candidates for Alor Star, Kuala Kedah seats". New Straits Times. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ ^a ^b "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
^ 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.