Ahmad Lai Bujang
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Ahmad Lai Bujang | |
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| أحمد لاي بوجڠ | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sibuti | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lukanisman Awang Sauni (BN–PBB) |
| Majority | 3,648 (2008) 6,066 (2013) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1949 Crown Colony of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) |
| Died | 9 August 2019 (aged 69) National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Party | Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) (2018–2019) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Ahmad Lai bin Bujang (26 November 1949 – 9 August 2019) was a Malaysian politician who had served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sibuti from March 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), a component party of the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and formerly the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions.[1]
Ahmad Lai was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election as the Sibuti MP, defeating Michael Teo Yu Keng of Pakatan Rakyat (PR).[2] Prior to his election as an MP, he was the Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Sarawak Abdul Taib Mahmud.[3] He was reelected in the 2013 general election. He declined to seek for reelection in the 2018 general election for health reasons.
On 9 August 2019, Ahmad Lai died at the National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur at the age of 69.[4]
