Nawawi bin Haji Ahmad (3 May 1961 – 28 November 2022) was a Malaysian politician and engineer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langkawi from May 2013 to May 2018, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah and Mahdzir Khalid from March 2004 to March 2008 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuah from March 2004 to May 2013. A member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), he was the Division Chief of UMNO of Langkawi.MMK.Kedah."Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri" , Pejabat Dewan Undangan Negeri Kedah, 15 October 2008. Retrieved on 27 April 2013.
In 2016, police are investigating Nawawi Ahmad’s claim that the ‘Malaysian Official 1', which the Department of Justice (DOJ) said received US$731 million from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is the Agong.
Controversy In 2014, Nawawi apologised to the family of Karpal Singh, a leading opposition politician who had died in a car accident, for posting photos of Karpal's corpse on Facebook.
Death Nawawi died in Frankfurt, Germany at about 3 am on 28 November 2022 on a working visit in his capacity as the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) board member. He was accompanied by his wife and buried in Frankfurt, Germany as well.
Election results + Kedah State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout, excluding informal votes. Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004N02 KuahNawawi Ahmad (UMNO)8,06579.18%Mazlan Ahmad (PAS)1,89018.56%10,1866,17579.78%2008Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO)6,66064.52%Hasrul Muhaimin Hasbi (PKR)3,33632.32%10,3223,32476.49%
+ Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPct Opponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2013P004 LangkawiNawawi Ahmad (UMNO)21,40768.76%Ahmad Abdullah (PKR)9,54630.66%32,09611,86185.51%Marina Hussein (IND)1800.58%2018Nawawi Ahmad (UMNO)10,06129.14%Mahathir Mohamad (BERSATU)18,95454.90%34,5278,89380.87%Zubir Ahmad (PAS) 5,51215.96%
Honours
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2006) Member of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (AMK) (2004) Recipient of the Public Service Star (BKM)
See also Kuah (state constituency) Langkawi (federal constituency)
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