Dato' Ir. Haji Nawawi bin Ahmad (3 May 1961 – 28 November 2022) was a Malaysian politician and engineer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langkawi from May 2013 to May 2018, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah and Mahdzir Khalid from March 2004 to March 2008 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuah from March 2004 to May 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he was the Division Chief of UMNO of Langkawi.[1][2]
Nawawi Ahmad DSDK AMK | |
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| Member of the Kedah State Executive Council | |
| In office 26 November 2007 – 9 March 2008 (Works, Energy, Information, Information Technology and Environment) | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Himself (Works, Energy, Environment) Khalidah Adibah Ayob (Information) Azimi Daim (Information Technology) |
| Succeeded by | Amiruddin Hamzah (Works) Phahrolrazi Zawawi (Energy) Abdul Ghani Ahmad (Information) Ismail Salleh (Information Technology) Tan Wei Shu (Environment) |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| In office 29 December 2005 – 26 November 2007 (Works, Energy and Environment) | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Fong Chok Gin (Works, Energy) Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (Environment) |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| In office 28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005 (Culture, Arts and Tourism) | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Menteri Besar | Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah |
| Preceded by | Osman Md Aji |
| Succeeded by | Fong Chok Gin |
| Constituency | Kuah |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Langkawi | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakar Taib (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Mahathir Mohamad (PH–BERSATU) |
| Majority | 11,861 (2013) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Kuah | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Sanusi Junid (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Nor Saidi Nanyan (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 6,175 (2004) 3,324 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nawawi bin Ahmad 3 May 1961 Langkawi, Kedah, Federation of Malaya |
| Died | 28 November 2022 (aged 61) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
In 2016, police are investigating Nawawi Ahmad’s claim that the ‘Malaysian Official 1', which the Department of Justice (DOJ) said received US$731 million from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is the Agong.[3]
Controversy edit
In 2014, Nawawi apologised to the family of Karpal Singh, a leading opposition politician who had died in a car accident, for posting photos of Karpal's corpse on Facebook.[4][5]
Death edit
Nawawi died in Frankfurt, Germany at about 3 am on 28 November 2022 on a working visit in his capacity as the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) board member. He was accompanied by his wife and buried in Frankfurt, Germany as well.[6]
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N02 Kuah | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 8,065 | 79.18% | Mazlan Ahmad (PAS) | 1,890 | 18.56% | 10,186 | 6,175 | 79.78% | ||
| 2008 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 6,660 | 64.52% | Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi (PKR) | 3,336 | 32.32% | 10,322 | 3,324 | 76.49% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P004 Langkawi, Kedah | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 21,407 | 68.76% | Ahmad Abdullah (PKR) | 9,546 | 30.66% | 32,096 | 11,861 | 85.51% | ||
| Marina Hussein (IND) | 180 | 0.58% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO) | 10,061 | 29.14% | Mahathir Mohamad (BERSATU) | 18,954 | 54.90% | 34,527 | 8,893 | 80.87% | |||
| Zubir Ahmad (PAS) | 5,512 | 15.96% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Kedah :
Member of the Exalted Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2004)[12]
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2006)
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ MMK.Kedah."Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" Archived 10 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah", 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
- ^ Langkawi MP Datuk Nawawi Ahmad
- ^ Zulkifli, Shakira Buang & Zulaikha (19 August 2016). "Cops to quiz Nawawi over 'MO1' remark, Perkasa wants datukship revoked". Malaysiakini.
- ^ "Langkawi BN MP pokes fun at Karpal Singh's remains". The Malaysian Insider. 17 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Umno MP admits to Facebook photos of Karpal in death". Malay Mail Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Former Langkawi MP Nawawi Ahmad passes away". The Star. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 March 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. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
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