Abdul Latiff Ahmad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Latiff. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk
Abdul Latiff Ahmad
DMSM SMJ PIS
عبداللطيف أحمد‎
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
DeputyMastura Mohd Yazid
Preceded byMohd Redzuan Md Yusof
Succeeded byArmizan Mohd Ali
ConstituencyMersing
Minister of Rural Development
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
Deputy
Preceded byRina Harun
Succeeded byMahdzir Khalid
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byAbu Seman Yusop
Succeeded byAbdul Rahim Bakri
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
27 March 2004 – 9 April 2009
Monarchs
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Preceded byAbu Seman Yusop
Succeeded byRosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
ConstituencyMersing
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office
15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs
Prime Minister
MinisterFong Chan Onn
Preceded byAffifudin Omar
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Bakar
ConstituencyMersing
In office
11 June 2013 – 30 January 2019
Minister
CEOAhmad Azizi Ali
Preceded byIdris Haron
Succeeded byMohammad Mentek
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Mersing
In office
29 November 1999 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by
Succeeded byMuhammad Islahuddin Abas (PN-BERSATU)
Majority
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
1995–1999Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1958-07-09) 9 July 1958 (age 66)
Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya
Political party
Other political
affiliations
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
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Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad (Jawi: عبداللطيف بن أحمد ; born 9 July 1958) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions from 2021 to 2022. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mersing from 1999 to 2022.

Abdul Latiff previously served as Minister of Rural Development from 2020 to 2021. He held various posts such as Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Health, and Deputy Minister of Human Resources.[1][2][3]

Abdul Latiff was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[4] He left UMNO in 2018, and joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) the following year. BERSATU is a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

Political career

Abd Latiff was firstly elected to the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Endau seat in 1995 election. In the 1999 general election he switched to federal politics by contesting and winning to be the MP of Mersing constituency in Johor, and thereafter served as Deputy Minister of Human Resources (1999 to 2004), Deputy Minister of Health (2004 to 2008) and Deputy Minister of Defence (2008 to 2013). He was reelected MP for the Mersing parliamentary seat in the consecutive 2004, 2008, 2013 and 2018 general elections.

Abd Latiff was dropped from Najib Razak's cabinet after the 2013 general election, and was appointed the chairman of the government-linked housing development company Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB).[5] He left SPNB in early 2019 after BN lost as the ruling federal government to Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 2018 election.[6][7]

Controversy

Insulting UMNO

On 8 July 2020, he said UMNO was an unscrupulous party in Sabah after its leaders jumped to Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu). Earlier, a video featuring Abdul Latiff's statement in an open forum on the matter was spread on social media where he mentioned "Sabahans do not mention jumping but call migration and usually from Berjaya to PBS, PBS goes to UMNO. Meanwhile, Abdul Latiff's statement met with opposition from UMNO leaders who are now urging him to resign.[8][9] After receiving word of mouth from UMNO leaders, finally he admitted his mistake. While reminding UMNO, the real enemy is the opponents and they should not quarrel with each other, he said he apologized if the statement regarding "UMNO does not work in Sabah" was misunderstood and hurt the hearts of many parties.[10]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N09 Endau Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 7,315 69% Sheikh Abdullah Said Salleh (PAS) 3,302 31% 10,668 4,013 64.36%
Parliament of Malaysia[1][2][3][11][12][13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 P129 Mersing, Johor Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 18,821 70.28% Idris Tukachil (PAS) 7,960 29.72% 27,617 10,861 70.29%
2004 P154 Mersing, Johor Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 19,222 80.52% Idris Tukachil (PAS) 4,649 19.48% 24,484 14,573 72.25%
2008 Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 20,116 75.92% Shahar Abdullah (PAS) 6,380 24.08% 27,548 13,736 75.59%
2013 Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 26,184 71.50% Roslan Nikmat (PAS) 10,437 28.50% 37,393 15,747 84.03%
2018 Abdul Latiff Ahmad (UMNO) 19,806 53.00% Md Nasir Hashim (PPBM) 11,347 30.37% 38,306 8,459 79.51%
A. Rahman A. Hamid (PAS) 6,215 16.63%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

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  2. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  3. ^ a b c "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ Mazwin Nik Anis, Muguntan Vanar and Zakiah Koya (15 December 2018). "Six more MPs leave Umno". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Former deputy minister Dr Abd Latif now SPNB chairman". The Malaysian Insider. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Heads to roll from more than 100 MOF Inc firms, says report". Malaysiakini. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ^ Nabila Yasmin Razib (22 February 2019). "Mohammad Mentek dilantik Pengerusi SPNB". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  8. ^ "UMNO Sabah Sudah Tidak Laku – Abdul Latiff | Borneo Today".
  9. ^ "UMNO parti tak laku: Abdul Latiff digesa letak jawatan". 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Latiff Ahmad mohon maaf kata 'Umno tak laku'". 8 July 2020.
  11. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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