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{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Malay name|Ahmad Amzad|Hashim}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Malay titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berhormat Datuk]] [[Hajj|Haji]]
| name = Ahmad Amzad Hashim
| image =
| honorific-suffix = {{small|[[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories#Federal Territories|PMW]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]]}}
| office1 = Ministerial roles
| subterm1 = 2020–
| suboffice1 = [[Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation]]
| office6 = Faction represented in [[Dewan Rakyat]]
| subterm6 = 2018–2020
| suboffice6 = [[Malaysian Islamic Party]]
| subterm7 = 2020–
| suboffice7 = [[Perikatan Nasional]]
| birth_name = Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|01|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nur Zahirah Hospital, [[Kuala Terengganu]], Terengganu, Malaysia
| residence =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| citizenship = [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]]
| nationality = Malaysian
| party = [[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]]
| otherparty = [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN)<br />[[Muafakat Nasional]] (MN)<br />[[Gagasan Sejahtera]] (GS)
| occupation = Politician
| alma_mater = [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

[[Malay titles|Datuk]] '''Ahmad Amzad bin Hashim''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]] احمد امزاد بن هاشم; born 15 January 1970) is a [[Malaysian people|Malaysian]] politician who has served as [[Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)|Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation]] for the second term in the [[Barisan Nasional]] (BN) administration under Prime Minister [[Ismail Sabri Yaakob]] and Minister [[Adham Baba]] since August 2021. He served his first term in [[Perikatan Nasional]] (PN) administration under former Prime Minister [[Muhyiddin Yassin]] and former [[Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Malaysia)|Minister]] [[Khairy Jamaluddin]] from March 2020 to August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for [[Kuala Terengganu (federal constituency)|Kuala Terengganu]] since May 2018.

== Background ==

He was born on 15 January 1970, at Kuala Terengganu General Hospital (HBKT).

He received his education at the Sultan Mahmud Secondary School of Science (SESMA), an elite school at the time in Terengganu and a graduate of accounting in [[Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia]].

== Career ==

Upon completing his studies, he established his name in the field of shipping with MSET Shipbuilding Corporation SDN. BHD as the managing director from 1995 to 2004, raising the name of the company to the name of Southeast Asia.

== Personal life ==

He is married to Suriati Abidin in 1992. On 12 February 2016, Hajah Suriati died from pancreatic cancer.<ref>Wartawan BO [https://buletinonline.net/v7/index.php/isteri-haji-amzad-meninggal-dunia/ Isteri Haji Amzad Meninggal Dunia] BuletinOnline</ref>
Later, Amzad married Dr. Nur Diana Ahmad Takri in 2017. Haji Amzad now has 9 children, 5 sons and 4 daughters.

== Election results ==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="GE14 results">{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="The Star GE14">{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]|access-date=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
|rowspan=2|P036 [[Kuala Terengganu (federal constituency)|Kuala Terengganu]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/PAS}} |
| rowspan=2|'''Ahmad Amzad Hashim''' ([[Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|'''PAS''']])
| rowspan=2 align="right"| '''42,988'''
| rowspan=2| '''49.65%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
| Wan Nawawi Wan Ismail ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" | 28,215
| 32.59%
| rowspan=2| 87,786
| rowspan=2| 14,773
| rowspan=2| 84.73%
|-
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|[[Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad]] ([[National Trust Party (Malaysia)|AMANAH]])
|align="right" | 15,380
| 17.76%
|}

==Honour==
* {{Flag|Federal Territory (Malaysia)}} :
** [[File:MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Knight Commander - PMW.svg|50px]] Knight Commander of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Malaysian states and federal territories#Federal Territories|Order of the Territorial Crown]] (PMW) – '''Datuk''' (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Mohd Iskandar|last1=Ibrahim|first2=Noor Atiqah|last2=Sulaiman|date=1 February 2021|title=Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2021/02/781778/bhplus|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2021|website=[[Berita Harian]]|language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hadir|first=Shawaliah|date=1 February 2021|title=Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP|url=https://malaysiagazette.com/?p=475545|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 February 2021|website=MalaysiaGazette|language=ms}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Malaysian Islamic Party politicians]]

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