Idris Ahmad | |
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إدريس أحمد | |
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) | |
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Deputy | Ahmad Marzuk Shaary |
Preceded by | Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri |
Succeeded by | Mohd Na'im Mokhtar |
Constituency | Senator |
Senator Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
In office 16 June 2020 – 5 November 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Serai | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Noor Azmi Ghazali (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 18,551 (2022) |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Gantang | |
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin (PR–PAS) |
Succeeded by | Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 986 (2013) |
Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
Assumed office 4 June 2015 Serving with Mohd Amar Abdullah & Iskandar Abdul Samad (2015–2019) & Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (since 2019) | |
President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
Preceded by | Salahuddin Ayub |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
2013–2018 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
2022– | Perikatan Nasional |
Faction represented in Dewan Negara | |
2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Idris bin Ahmad 19 October 1963 Changkat Jering, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysia |
Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
Spouse | Kamariah Mat Ali |
Relations | Hassan Ahmad (Elder brother) |
Education | Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lecturer |
Idris bin Ahmad (Jawi: إدريس بن أحمد; born 19 October 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Serai since November 2022. He served as the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Religious Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Senator from June 2020 to his resignation in November 2022 and the MP for Bukit Gantang from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions.[1]