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Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman

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Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman
أَحْمَد تَرْمِذِي سُلَيْمَان
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Sik
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byMansor Abd Rahman
(BNUMNO)
Majority42,772 (2018)
51,659 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman

(1976-07-08) 8 July 1976 (age 48)
Kampung Pau, Sik District, Kedah, Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
OccupationPolitician

Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sik since May 2018.[1] He was Deputy President of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisation (MAPIM). He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN), formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Political career

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Candidate for the Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2013)

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2013 Kedah state election

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In the 2013 Kedah state election, Ahmad Tarmizi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest for the Jeneri state seat. He lost to Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a minority of 2,060 votes.

Member of Parliament (since 2018)

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2018 general election

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In the 2018 general election, Ahmad Tarmizi was nominated by GS to contest for the Sik federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Sik MP for the first term after defeating defending MP Mansor Abd Rahman of BN and Azli Che Uda of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 42,772 votes.

2022 general election

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In the 2022 general election, Ahmad Tarmizi was nominated by PN to defend the Sik seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to Parliament as the Sik MP for the second term after defeating of Maizatulakmam Othman Ibrahim of BN and Latifah Mohammad Yatim of PH by a majority of 51,659 votes.

Other career

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Non-governmental organisation

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As the Deputy President of MAPIM,[2] Ahmad Tarmizi participated in its mission to spread humanitarianism to other Islamic nations.

Election results

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Kedah State Legislative Assembly[3][4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N23 Jeneri Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) 10,258 45.44% Mahadzir Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 12,318 54.56% 22,576 2,060 89.80%
Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P013 Sik Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) 20,088 46.97% Mansor Abd Rahman (UMNO) 14,870 34.77% 42,772 5,218 84.89%
Azli Che Uda (AMANAH) 6,970 16.30%
2022 Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) 34,606 67.64% Maizatulakmam Othman @Ibrahim (UMNO) 12,189 25.06% 21,787 51,659 81.05%
Latifah Mohammad Yatim (AMANAH) 3,736 7.30%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Dashboard PRU14". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ "Organisasi MAPIM". Archived from the original on 2020-12-06. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  5. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Kedah". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. ^ "Carian Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". eservices.kedah.gov.my.
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