Mohd Eekmal Ahmad

This is a Malay name; the name Ahmad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Eekmal.
Eekmal Ahmad
Personal details
Born (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980
Alor Star, Malaysia
Residence London, United Kingdom
Alma mater Sultan Abdul Hamid College Universiti Teknologi MARA
Occupation Historian
Religion Islam

Eekmal Ahmad is a Malaysian historian, politician and former press secretary to former Opposition Leader of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim. Eekmal was Parti Keadilan Rakyat's candidate in the 13th Malaysian general election. He contested against current Menteri Besar of Kedah Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah but lost with a margin of 895 votes.[1]

Personal background

He grew up in Alor Star, Kedah. He received his secondary education at Sultan Abdul Hamid College and had his university education at Universiti Teknologi MARA, graduated with a bachelor's degree in law. He is currently pursuing his studies in East Asian History in School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London funded by the prestigious Chevening Scholarship. His MA dissertation focuses on the formation of Chinese Nationalism during Xinhai period till May 4th Movement and its influences on Malaya.

After leaving university, Eekmal worked as Assistant Coordinator for Asian Renaissance: Capacity Building for Future Leaders in Southeast Asia based in Institute for Policy Research. He then worked as a translator at Middle Eastern Graduates Centre, an intellectual think-tank based in Kuala Lumpur. He then served as press secretary to Anwar Ibrahim from 2008 until 2012. He translated several works from English to Bahasa Melayu, among them, Thomas Paine's Rights of Man, Claude Addas' Voyage of No Return and FA Hayek's essay, Individualism True and False.

Political career

In 2008, Eekmal joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat and was appointed as press secretary to Anwar Ibrahim. During the 13th Malaysian general election in 2013, Eekmal was nominated as the PKR candidate for the state assembly seat of Bakar Bata in Kedah.[2] However he lost by a narrow margin to a veteran politician, Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah who is currently the Menteri Besar of Kedah.

Election result

Kedah State Legislative Assembly: N12 Bakar Bata
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah (UMNO) 11,999 50.7% Mohd Eekmal Ahmad (PKR) 11,104 46.9% 23,658 895 83.9%
Jawahar Raja Abdul Wahid (MUPP) 192 0.8%

References

  1. ↑ http://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/siapa-ahmad-bashah-menteri-besar-kedah-baharu-yang-menggantikan-mukhriz-mahathir-92675
  2. ↑ http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/pertembungan-antara-dua-generasi-di-dun-bakar-bata
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