Ahmad Nor

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Nor is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Ahmad bin Nor was a Malaysian politician and trade unionist. He was former Member of parliament (MP) for Bayan Baru from October 1990 to April 1995. He was a member of DAP and president for CUEPACS (1983-1986). ^[2]

Ahmad Nor
احمد نور‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bayan Baru
In office 21 October 1990 – 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Peter Paul Dason (DAP)
Succeeded by	Wong Kam Hoong (BN–MCA)
Majority	2,340 (1990)
President of the Socialist Democratic Party
In office 1 March 1986 – 28 October 1986
Preceded by	Ismail Hashim
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–1995	Democratic Action Party
1990–1995	Gagasan Rakyat
Personal details
Born	Ahmad Nor 1943 Alor Setar, Kedah, Japanese occupation of Malaya[1]
Died	11 February 2003(2003-02-11) (aged 59–60)
Political party	Malaysian Nationalist Party (NASMA) (1986) Socialist Democratic Party (SDP) (1986) Democratic Action Party (DAP) (1990–2003)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1990–1995) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2001)
Spouse	Mariam Bibie Ibrahim
Children	5
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Ahmad Nor first foray into politics was when he founded Malaysian Nationalist Party and become its deputy president.^[3] He later quit the party due to a power struggle.^[4]

On 1st March 1986, Ahmad Nor took over as chairman of the Socialist Democratic Party.^[5][6][7] He contested the 1986 Malaysian general election in the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat and Kelana Jaya state seat but lost in both.

Ahmad Nor later joined the DAP after the 1986 Malaysian general election.^[8] He contested the 1987 Gopeng by-election but lost.^[9]

In 1990 Malaysian general election, he finally won the Bayan Baru parliamentary contest and became the first elected Malay representative for DAP. ^[10][11] He did not managed to defend the seat on 1995 Malaysian general election.

In 1990, Ahmad Nor lost against Chen Man Hin for the position National DAP chairmen.^[12]

In 1999 Malaysian general election, he lost against BN candidate Lim Choon Kim for state seat N25 Damansara Utama, Selangor

Death

Ahmad Nor passed away aged 60, dying at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on 11 February 2003 due to lung cancer. He was admitted to the hospital after falling into a coma and was hospitalised for three weeks. He was buried at his hometown in Alor Star.^[13]

Legacy

A road have been named after him in 2014.^[14][15]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	P100 Lembah Pantai		Ahmad Nor (SDP)	6,112	16.60%		Abdul Razak Abu Samah (UMNO)	21,408	58.17%	36,803	12,540	58.48%
							Yap Kiew Sing (DAP)	8,868	24.10%
1987	P064 Gopeng		Ahmad Nor (DAP)	8,096	38.89%		Ting Chew Peh (MCA)	12,619	60.62%	21,236	4,523	62.20%
							Tan Kee Chye (IND)	103	0.49%
1990	P047 Bayan Baru		Ahmad Nor (DAP)	25,853	52.37%		Khoo Gark Kim (MCA)	23,513	47.63%	50,180	2,340	74.25%
1995	P050 Bayan Baru		Ahmad Nor (DAP)	25,351	43.57%		Wong Kam Hoong (MCA)	32,190	55.32%	59,273	6,839	75.55%
							Lakhbir Singh Sadu Singh (PBS)	648	1.11%

Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1986	N27 Kelana Jaya		Ahmad Nor (SDP)	800	4.06%		Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas (UMNO)	10,402	52.76%	19,714	3,261	63.69%
							Yap Kok Heng (DAP)	7,141	36.22%
							Yusof Ghani (PAS)	919	4.66%
							Radakrishnan Pillai (NASMA)	170	0.86%
1999	N25 Damansara Utama		Ahmad Nor (DAP)	12,531	43.35%		Lim Choon Kin (MCA)	16,378	56.65%	28,909	3,847	72.95%