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Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah

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Dato' Seri DiRaja

Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
MLA
Menteri Besar of Kedah
Assumed office
4 February 2016
Monarch Abdul Halim
Preceded by Mukhriz Mahathir
Constituency Bakar Bata
Member of the Dewan Negara
In office
15 May 2013 – 4 February 2016
Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Bakar Bata
Assumed office
2004
Preceded by New constituency
Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Alor Merah
In office
1995–2004
Preceded by Azizan Taib
Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah
(1950-10-10) 10 October 1950 (age 66)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malays National OrganisationBN
Spouse(s) Hizam Awang Ahmad
Parents Md Hanipah Sheikh Alauddin (decased)
Che Liah Hassan (deceased)
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Seri DiRaja Ahmad Bashah bin Md Hanipah is a Malaysian politician who is the current Menteri Besar of Kedah. He was appointed as Menteri Besar after Mukhriz Mahathir agreed to step down after losing majority support in the state assembly. Ahmad Bashah is sworn in as Menteri Besar Kedah a day after Mukhriz resigning, which is on February 4, 2016.

Following his appointment as Menteri Besar, Ahmad Bashah resigned as the Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism and as a senator.


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