Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party in Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was the Menteri Besar of Kedah from 4 February 2016 to 10 May 2018. He was appointed as Menteri Besar after Mukhriz Mahathir agreed to step down after losing majority support in the state assembly. Ahmad Bashah was sworn in as Menteri Besar of Kedah the day after Mukhriz resigned, on February 4, 2016.
Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Diraja Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah SHMS SSDK DHMS DSDK SDK AMK KMN PPN | |
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| أحمد باشا محمد حنيفة | |
| 12th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 4 February 2016 – 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim Sallehuddin |
| Preceded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Succeeded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Constituency | Bakar Bata |
| Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism | |
| In office 16 May 2013 – 3 February 2016 | |
| Minister | Hasan Malek (2013–
2015) Hamzah Zainudin (2015–2016) |
| Preceded by | Tan Lian Hoe Rohani Abdul Karim |
| Succeeded by | Henry Sum Agong |
| Constituency | Senator |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bakar Bata | |
| In office 1 October 2004 – 12 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Zamri Yusuf (PKR–PH) |
| Majority | 6,037 (2004) 358 (2008) 895 (2013) |
| Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Alor Merah | |
| In office 10 February 1995 – 1 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Azizan Taib |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 5,933 (1995) 2,922 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah 10 October 1950 Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse | Hizam Awang Ahmad |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) | Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin Che Liah Hassan |
| Occupation | Politician |
Following his appointment as Menteri Besar, Ahmad Bashah resigned as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism and as a Senator.
In the 2018 election, Ahmad Bashah failed to retain the Suka Menanti state seat when he lost to Zamri Yusuf, of the People's Justice Party (PKR), in a three-corner fight with Mohd Sabri Omar of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).