Ahmad bin Hamzah (Jawi: أحمد بن حمزة; born 27 September 1948) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Ronald from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Member of Parliament (MP) for Jasin from March 2008 to November 2022 and Member of the Melaka State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serkam from April 1995 to March 2008. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition and the son-in-law of Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba, the former Deputy Prime Minister.

Ahmad was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election, having been nominated by UMNO to contest the Jasin seat ahead of its incumbent member Mohammad Said bin Yusof. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available. Before entering the federal parliament, Ahmad was previously a three terms member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly for the seat of Serkam .

Ahmad retained the Jasin seat in the 2013 and 2018 general elections consecutively.

Election results + Malacca State Legislative Assembly Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1995N24 Serkam (UMNO)6,59472.69%Md Said Omar (PAS)2,47727.31%9,2464,11779.46%1999 (UMNO)5,90259.53%Halim Ramli (PAS)4,01340.47%10,1871,88980.78%2004N26 Serkam (UMNO)7,34471.02%Kamarudin Sedik (PAS)2,99728.98%10,5234,34783.52%

+ Parliament of Malaysia Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2008P139 Jasin (UMNO)28,10164.64%Zulkefly Othman (PKR)15,37335.36%44,65412,72879.57%2013 (UMNO)33,73660.56%Rahmat Yusof (PKR)21,97339.44%56,85611,76388.21%2018Ahmad Hamzah (UMNO)26,56043.00% Khairuddin Abu Hassan (AMANAH)26,34142.65%62,91221985.67%Abdul Alim Shapie (PAS)8,86014.35%

Honours

Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2016) Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) – Datuk Wira (2004) Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (1996)

See also Jasin (federal constituency)

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