Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman
Malaysian politician
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Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sik since May 2018.[1] He was Deputy President of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisation (MAPIM). He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN), formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
(BN–UMNO)
7 August 1976
Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman | |
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| أَحْمَد تَرْمِذِي سُلَيْمَان | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sik | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mansor Abd Rahman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 42,772 (2018) 51,659 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman 7 August 1976 |
| Party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
Candidate for the Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2013)
2013 Kedah state election
In the 2013 Kedah state election, Ahmad Tarmizi made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest for the Jeneri state seat. He lost to Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a minority of 2,060 votes.
Member of Parliament (since 2018)
2018 general election
In the 2018 general election, Ahmad Tarmizi was nominated by GS to contest for the Sik federal seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Parliament as the Sik MP for the first term after defeating defending MP Mansor Abd Rahman of BN and Azli Che Uda of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 42,772 votes.
2022 general election
In the 2022 general election, Ahmad Tarmizi was nominated by PN to defend the Sik seat. He defended the seat and was reelected to Parliament as the Sik MP for the second term after defeating of Maizatulakmam Othman Ibrahim of BN and Latifah Mohammad Yatim of PH by a majority of 51,659 votes.
Other career
Non-governmental organisation
As the Deputy President of MAPIM,[2] Ahmad Tarmizi participated in its mission to spread humanitarianism to other Islamic nations.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2013 | N23 Jeneri | Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) | 10,258 | 45.44% | Mahadzir Abdul Hamid (UMNO) | 12,318 | 54.56% | 22,576 | 2,060 | 89.80% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P013 Sik | Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) | 20,088 | 46.97% | Mansor Abd Rahman (UMNO) | 14,870 | 34.77% | 42,772 | 5,218 | 84.89% | ||
| Azli Che Uda (AMANAH) | 6,970 | 16.30% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PAS) | 34,606 | 67.64% | Maizatulakmam Othman @Ibrahim (UMNO) | 12,189 | 25.06% | 21,787 | 51,659 | 81.05% | |||
| Latifah Mohammad Yatim (AMANAH) | 3,736 | 7.30% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Kedah
Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2023)[6]
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