Ahmad Kassim

Ahmad Kassim
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Paduka Haji; Ahmad Kassim; DPSS
Speaker of the ; Kedah State Legislative Assembly
	In office; 4 July 2018 – 15 August 2020
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Mukhriz Mahathir ; (2018–2020) ; Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor ; (2020)
Preceded by	Md Rozai Safian
Succeeded by	Juhari Bulat
Constituency	non-MLA (Pakatan Harapan)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Kuala Kedah
	In office; 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Hashim Jahaya (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded by	Azman Ismail (PKR)
Majority	7,018 (2008)
Personal details
Born	24 March 1963; Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political; affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Occupation	Politician

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**: Kuala Kedah, Kedah[4]
Year	Opposition		Votes	Pct	Government		Votes	Pct
2008		Ahmad Kassim (PKR)	35,689	54%		Hashim Jahaya (UMNO)	28,671	44%

Honours

Kedah :
- 50px Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin (DPSS) - Dato' Paduka (2019)[5][6]

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.
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.

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[1] "Ahmad bin Kasim, Y.B. Tuan Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 March 2010.

[2] "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

[3] "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.

[election_results-4] "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.

[5] Hashim, Roslinda (25 August 2019). "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.

[6] "Mukhriz dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran daripada Sultan Kedah". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.