Ahmad Awang

Ahmad bin Awang is a Malaysian politician and religious leader from the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH). He was a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), then a component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalitions, before leaving the party after being defeated in the 2015 PAS Muktamar. At the party level, he is the current General Advisor of the National Trust Party.

Education After four years of studying in a Malay school, he started religious studies at Maahad Al-Ehya Al Shariff, Gunung Semanggol starting from primary level up to upper secondary level (Thanawi Rabi'). At the time, this school was not only famous as an educational center, but also as an institution of the Islamic movement in the struggle for independence which was feared by British colonialists. Many of the freedom fighters who were arrested by the British colonialists were graduates of this institution.

Ahmad Awang would go on to complete his higher education at Malayan Islamic College. Soon after, he continued his studies in the field of Islamic law at Al-Azhar University, Egypt. He then obtained a Master's Degree in addition to a Diploma in Education from the same university.

In 2015, he ran in the PAS Muktamar that was held in Kuala Selangor for the position of party president, leading the progressive faction of the party that had been at crossroads with the conservative faction. He challenged incumbent Abdul Hadi Awang who had held the position since 2002. However, on 4 June 2015, Ustaz Ahmad Awang lost the election, obtaining just 233 votes to the incumbent who won 928 votes. A total of 1,165 delegates voted, though the total number of ballot papers that were returned was 1,141.

National Trust Party (AMANAH) After Ahmad Awang and other progressive PAS leaders (referred to as the G18) were defeated at the 2015 PAS Muktamar, they left the party and launched the Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) and took over the dormant Malaysian Workers' Party (PPPM), after their attempt to form a new party called Parti Progresif Islam (PPI) was rejected by the Home Affairs Ministry. GHB was later rebranded as Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) with Ahmad Awang as its first General Advisor.

Election results

+ Perak State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout 2004 N12 Selinsing (PAS)4,71140.66% (UMNO)6,87659.34%11,8202,16573.27%

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