Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Ahmad Shabery Cheek | |
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احمد شابيري بن چيايك | |
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Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry | |
In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018 | |
Monarchs | Abdul Halim Muhammad V |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy | Nogeh Gumbek |
Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Succeeded by | Salahuddin Ayub |
Constituency | Kemaman |
Minister of Communications and Multimedia | |
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
Monarch | Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy | Jailani Johari |
Preceded by | Rais Yatim (Information, Communication and Culture) |
Succeeded by | Salleh Said Keruak |
Constituency | Kemaman |
Minister of Youth and Sports | |
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 | |
Monarchs | Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim |
Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
Deputy | 1. Razali Ibrahim 2. Wee Jeck Seng (2009-2010) 3. Gan Ping Sieu (2010-2013) |
Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
Succeeded by | Khairy Jamaluddin |
Constituency | Kemaman |
Minister of Information | |
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
Deputy | Tan Lian Hoe |
Preceded by | Zainuddin Maidin |
Succeeded by | Rais Yatim |
Constituency | Kemaman |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kemaman | |
In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Yusof (PKR) |
Succeeded by | Che Alias Hamid (PAS) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek 10 December 1958 Kemaman, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1989; 1996–present) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989-1996) |
Spouse | Che Sharifah Ismail |
Alma mater | University of Malaya Bachelor's degree (Economics) University of Leeds Master's degree (Political Science) |
Occupation | Politician |
Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek (Jawi: احمد شابيري بن چيايك; born 10 December 1958) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government (2015-2018), and sits in Parliament as the member for Kemaman, Terengganu from 2004 to May 2018. He represents the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).[1] He was elected to the Supreme Council of UMNO in 2009.
Education and early career
Ahmad Shabery was born in Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu, on 10 December 1958, and received his early education at the Sekolah Sungai Lembing and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak in Seremban.
In 1983, he pursued a course in economics at the Universiti Malaya. During this period, he was also elected as the president of the university's Muslim Students Association. In 1986, he obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds and in 1989 he obtained a postgraduate diploma in International Relations from the Uppsala University in Sweden. That same year, he was appointed the Secretary of the Malaysian Social Science Association (PSSM).
In 1990, he became a lecturer in the University Malaya's Faculty of Economics and Administration. He has also served as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
Political career
Ahmad Shabery left UMNO in 1989 to join other members rebelling against the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the newly formed breakaway Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46), until its dissolution in 1996 where he rejoined UMNO again.
In 2004, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kemaman, defeating incumbent Abd Rahman Yusof of the People's Justice Party (PKR) by 15,882 votes. In 2008, he retained the seat after beating PKR's Fariz Musa by 12,682 votes, and won again in 2013, defeating Kamaruddin Chik (PKR) by 12,306 votes. But in the 2018 general election, he lost the parliamentary seat.
After the 2008 general election, which saw the incumbent Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin lose his parliamentary seat, the then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Ahmad as Zainuddin's replacement.[2]
On 15 July 2008, Ahmad Shabery Cheek participated in a historic debate on the national fuel price with the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, which was televised live.[3]
In April 2009, the new Prime Minister Najib Razak appointed him as the Minister for Youth and Sports.[4] After the 13th General Election, he was appointed as Minister of Communication and Multimedia.[5]
In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in a cabinet reshuffle. When he and BN lost in the 2018 general election, he was replaced by Salahuddin Ayub from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new government.
Election results
Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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1990 | P.37 Kemaman, Terengganu | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (S46) | 11,793 | 34.80% | Ismail Said (UMNO) | 21,239 | 62.60% | 33,904 | 9,446 | 81.15% | ||
1995 | P.75 Lipis, Pahang | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (S46) | 8,394 | 31.20% | Abu Dahari Osman (UMNO) | 18,507 | 68.80% | 29,011 | 10,113 | 68.49% | ||
2004 | P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) | 36,517 | 62.5% | Abdul Rahman Yusof (PKR) | 20,635 | 35.1% | 58,461 | 15,882 | 88.02% | ||
2008 | P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) | 37,199 | 59.2% | Mohd Fariz Abd Talib @ Musa (PKR) | 24,516 | 39.0% | 62,868 | 12,683 | 83.82% | ||
2013 | P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) | 45,525 | 56.9% | Kamarudin Chik (PKR) | 33,219 | 41.5% | 80,168 | 12,306 | 87.19% | ||
2018 | P.40 Kemaman, Terengganu | Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO) | 37,715 | 41.67% | Mohd Huzaifah Md Suhaimi (PKR) | 12,911 | 14.27% | 90,504 | 2,163 | 84.12% | ||
Che Alias Hamid (PAS) | 39,878 | 44.06% |
Honours
Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) - Dato' Sri (2010)[13]
Terengganu :
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SMT) - Dato' (2005)[14]
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (DPMT) - Dato' (2007)
See also
References
- ^ "Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek, Y.B. Dato' Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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- ^ "Nor Mohamed sees role in EPU as vital for 1Malaysia". The Star. Star Publications. 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Percentage figures based on total turnout. - ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
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- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Percentage figures based on total turnout. - ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Sultan of Pahang's birthday honours list 2010". The Star. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Honours list". The Star. 27 July 2005. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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