Ahmad Azam Hamzah
Ahmad Azam Hamzah | |
|---|---|
| أحمد عزام حمزة | |
| Senator | |
| Elected by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 August 2022 – 14 August 2025 Serving with Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim (2024–2025) |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022–2025) |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Jufitri Joha |
| In office 9 May 2019 – 8 May 2022 Serving with Kesavadas Achyuthan Nair | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad (2019–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) |
| Preceded by | Salim Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Azam bin Hamzah 1961 (age 63–64) Kemaman, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party |  People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations |  Pakatan Harapan (PH) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Veterinarian |
Ahmad Azam bin Hamzah (born 1961) is a Malaysian politician and veterinarian who has served as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan from May 2019 to May 2022 and again from August 2022 to August 2025. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
Ahmad Azam holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Veterinary medicine from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (UPM). He was the Negeri Sembilan Pakatan Harapan election director in 2018.
On 9 May 2019, Ahmad Azam was elected to the Parliament as a Senator representing Negeri Sembilan for the first term after being nominated and approved by the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. On 8 May 2022, his first 3-year term ended. On 15 August 2022, he was reelected as a Senator for the second term after being renominated and reapproved by the assembly.
Honours
Malaysia:
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2025)
Negeri Sembilan:
Knight of the Order of Loyal Service to Negeri Sembilan (DBNS) – Dato' (2022)[7]
See also
- Members of the Dewan Negara, 14th Malaysian Parliament
- Members of the Dewan Negara, 15th Malaysian Parliament
References
- ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Profile Ahli Dewan". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr Ahmad Azam sworn in as senator". LobservateurDuMaroc. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Dr Ahmad Azam sworn in as senator". www.thesundaily.my. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ BERNAMA (26 December 2022). "Profile of Dr Ahmad Azam Hamzah – Dewan Negara Senator". BERNAMA. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Ghazali, N. Faizal (9 September 2020). "PKR senator apologises, admits speech lifted from research coordinator". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Tuan Dr Ahmad Azam bin Hamzah". keadilanrakyat.org.
- ^ "Zamrose ketuai senarai penerima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat N.Sembilan". Berita Harian. 14 January 2022.