Ahmad Azam Hamzah
Appearance
Ahmad Azam Hamzah | |
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أحمد عزام حمزة | |
Senator | |
Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 15 August 2022 Serving with Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (since 2022) |
Preceded by | Himself |
In office 9 May 2019 – 8 May 2022 Serving with Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
Preceded by | Salim Shariff |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Azam bin Hamzah 1961 (age 62–63) Kemaman, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
Occupation | Politician |
Ahmad Azam bin Hamzah (born 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan from May 2019 to May 2022 and again since August 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Career
[edit]On 9 May 2019, Ahmad Azam was elected to the Parliament as the Senator representing Negeri Sembilan for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. On 8 May 2022, his first 3-year term ended. On 15 August 2022, he was reelected as the Senator for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.
Honours
[edit]- Negeri Sembilan :
- Knight of the Order of Loyal Service to Negeri Sembilan (DBNS) – Dato' (2022)[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr Ahmad Azam sworn in as senator". LobservateurDuMaroc. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Bernama (15 August 2022). "PKR's Ahmad Azam reappointed as senator". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr Ahmad Azam sworn in as senator". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ BERNAMA (26 December 2022). "Profile of Dr Ahmad Azam Hamzah – Dewan Negara Senator". BERNAMA. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Ghazali, N. Faizal (9 September 2020). "PKR senator apologises, admits speech lifted from research coordinator". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Ex-EIC charged with defamation". The Star. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Zamrose ketuai senarai penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat N.Sembilan". Berita Harian. 14 January 2022.