Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah ( Jawi: ; born 21 July 1952) is a former Second Minister of Finance of

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. He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became

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. He was also the

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for

Tambun Tambun ( Jawi: تمبون; ) is a major town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. The Lost World of Tambun, a waterpark, is located here, as is the prehistoric Tambun rock art. Famous goods Pomelos Tambun is notable for its pomelo produce, ...

for five terms from April 1995 to May 2018. He is a member of the

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(UMNO), a major component party in the

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 ...

(BN) coalition. Husni was educated at the

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. He entered the government sector in 1984 as general manager of the Perak State Islamic Economic Corporation. Ahmad Husni was a Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Deputy Finance Minister before becoming a minister.

Career

* 1978 - Manager at AsiaVest Merchant bankers Berhad * 1989 - General Manager of Perak Islamic Economic Development Corporation * 1997 - Chairman of

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(PTPTN) * 2001 - Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board * 2002 - MATRADE chairman * 2003 - Public Accounts Committee (PAC) * 2009 - Director of

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Politics

* 1983 - Started joining the

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branch of Sungai Rokam * 1983 - Member of the UMNO Youth Division of the Tambun Youth Movement * 1985 - Tambun Umno Division Youth Vice Chairman * 1987 - Tambun Umno Division Youth Chief * 1993 - Tambun Umno Division Chief

Elections

In the

1999 Malaysian general election A general election was held on Monday, 29 November 1999 for members of the 10th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 193 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominan ...

, Election Commission (EC) declared Ahmad Husni has won the Tambun parliamentary seat with a majority of 7,084. In the

2004 Malaysian general election A general election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004 for members of the 11th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 219 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant ...

, Ahmad Husni defeated Dr Khairuddin Abd Malek from PAS with a majority of 17,360. In the

2008 Malaysian general election A general election was held on Saturday, 8 March 2008 for members of the 12th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 222 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant ...

, Ahmad Husni once again defended the Tambun parliamentary seat with 27,942 votes. His PKR opponent was the former Dermawan assemblyman Mohamad Asri Othman, who received 22,556 votes. The turnout percentage is 75%. The total of rejected ballots are 927.

Controversy

* On March 7, 2010, Jelutong MP, Jeff Ooi Chuan Aun asked Ahmad Husni to apologize for his racist speech at the Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce on March 5, 2010. * On 3 November 2016, Dato 'Seri Husni with 2 former cabinet ministers, Tan Sri

Muhyiddin Yassin Tan Sri Dato' Haji Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Muhammad Yassin ( ms, محيي الدين بن محمد ياسين, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ), is a Malaysian politician who serv ...

and Datuk Seri

Shafie Apdal Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Shafie bin Apdal ( Jawi: محمد شافعي بن أفضل; born 20 October 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Semporna since April 1995, State Leader of the Opposition ...

were convicted of the Sedition Act 1948 for breaching and debating debt-laden companies, 1MDB.

Election results

Honours

* : **

Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (1988) ** MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_(before_2001)

Knight Commander of the

Order of the Perak State Crown The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak. Background It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957. ...

(DPMP) – Dato’ (2000) ** MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - Kn Grd Commander - SPMP

Knight Grand Commander of the

(SPMP) – Dato’ Seri (2009)

References

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