Noor Amin bin Ahmad (born 20 February 1982) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kangar from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has served the State Chairman of PH of Perlis since May 2021.[1][2]

Noor Amin Ahmad
نور أمين أحمد
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kangar
In office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byShaharuddin Ismail
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byZakri Hassan
(PNBERSATU)
Majority5,603 (2018)
State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Perlis
Assumed office
10 May 2021
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
National ChairmanAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byAmeir Hassan
Other roles
2023–Chairman of Malaysian Institute of Translation and Books
Personal details
Born
Noor Amin bin Ahmad

(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)
Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Alma materUniversiti Putra Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Political career

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In the 2013 election, Amin represented the People's Justice Party (PKR) and faced Mat Hassan of the Barisan Nasional Party for the Kuala Perlis state seat. He lost with a majority vote of 1,384.[3]

In the 2018 election, he represented the PKR party and won the Kangar parliamentary seat, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate Ramli Shariff and giving BN its first defeat for a parliamentary seat in Perlis state since independence.[4]

Election results

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Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N09 Kuala Perlis Noor Amin Ahmad (PKR) 3,374 40.54% Mat Hassan (UMNO) 4,758 57.17% 8,323 1,384 83.55%
Shaari Ludin (IND) 191 2.29%
Parliament of Malaysia[5][6][7][8]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P002 Kangar Noor Amin Ahmad (PKR) 20,909 46.80% Ramli Shariff (UMNO) 15,306 34.26% 45,703 5,603 81.70%
Zahid Ibrahim (PAS) 8,465 18.95%
2022 Noor Amin Ahmad (PKR) 15,143 26.94% Zakri Hassan (BERSATU) 24,562 43.70% 56,200 9,192 75.07%
Fathul Bari Mat Jahya (UMNO) 15,370 27.35%
Nur Sulaiman Zolkapli (PEJUANG) 708 1.26%
Rohimi Shapiee (WARISAN) 417 0.74%

References

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  1. ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Noor Amin Ahmad, pemikir muda yang kini jadi Ahli Parlimen". www.utusanborneo.com.my. 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Keputusan PRU-13 Bagi Negeri Perlis - Semasa | mStar". www.mstar.com.my. 5 May 2013.
  4. ^ "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 232/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.