Hanifa 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, Hanifa.

Hanifa bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician and has served as Kelantan State Executive Councillor.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Hanifa Ahmad DJMK
حنفية أحمد‎
Exco roles (Kelantan)
2010–2013	Deputy Chairman of the Public Administration, Land Development and Region
2013–2018	Chairman of the Infrastructure, Utilities and Information Technology
2018–2023	Chairman of the Industry, Trade, Investment and Entrepreneur Development
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
2008–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–2023	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-08) 8 August 1946 (age 79) Kelantan, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Spouse	Datin Zaharah Rosminah Amaluddin ​ ​ (died 2021)​
Occupation	Politician

Election Results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[1][2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2005	N12 Pengkalan Pasir		Hanifa Ahmad (PAS)	7,288	48.18%		Hanafi Mamat (UMNO)	7,422	49.07%	15,450	134	73.00%
							Ibrahim Ali (IND)	415	2.74%
2008			Hanifa Ahmad (PAS)	10,377	56.38%		Hanafi Mamat (UMNO)	8,029	43.62%	18,740	2,348	82.99%
2013			Hanifa Ahmad (PAS)	13,398	60.68%		Tuan Anuwa Tuan Mat (UMNO)	8,683	39.32%	22,454	4,715	82.20%
2018			Hanifa Ahmad (PAS)	10,143	53.14%		Che Johan Che Pa (UMNO)	5,545	29.06%	19,680	4,598	76.23%
							Mohd Sharani Mohd Naim (AMANAH)	2,570	13.47%
							Suharto Mat Nasir (IND)	826	4.33%

Honours

• Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2013)^[3]