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Haji Abdul Ghani bin Ahmad (born 3 June 1970) is a

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n politician. He was twice the Member of the

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of Kedah for the seat of Ayer Hitam, representing the

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(PAS). His two terms were from 1999 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2013 In the latter term he was a member of the Executive Council of Kedah responsible for Information and Entrepreneur Development. Abdul Ghani was first elected to the Kedah State Assembly for Ayer Hitam in the 1999 election, but was defeated in

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Othman Aziz Dato' Wira Othman bin Aziz (born 15 May 1959) is a Malaysian politician. He was the member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Jerlun, Kedah, from 5 May 2013 to 10 May 2018. He previously served one term in the Kedah State Legislat ...

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(BN). In the

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Abdul Ghani won back the seat in a re-match against Othman. Percentage figures based on total turnout. With PAS winning government in Kedah in the 2008 election (as part of the

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coalition), Abdul Ghani was appointed to the State Executive Council in March 2010. In the 2013 election, PAS lost the Kedah state government control and Abdul Ghani also lost his state seat, to UMNO's

Mukhriz Mahathir Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...

. In the 2018 election, Abdul Ghani lost to Mukhriz Mahathir again, who was contesting under the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) ticket, in a three-corner fight with UMNO for the Jerlun parliamentary seat.

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