11 Facts About Ahmad Awang

Ahmad bin Awang is a Malaysian politician and religious leader from the National Trust Party, a component party of Pakatan Harapan.

Ahmad Awang was a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, then a component party of the Barisan Alternatif and Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalitions, before leaving the party after being defeated in the 2015 PAS Muktamar.

Ahmad Awang would go on to complete his higher education at Malayan Islamic College.

Ahmad Awang then obtained a Master's Degree in addition to a Diploma in Education from the same university.

Ahmad Awang began his service in the field of education as a teacher of religion at St David's High School, Malacca before continuing his education at Egypt in 1963 with a Ministry of Education scholarship.

Ahmad Awang would go on to serve at the Ministry of National and Rural Development as an Adult Religious Planning Officer.

Ahmad Awang has been Shariah Panel Chairman of Malaysia Development Bank, Deputy Chairman of the Shariah Panel at RHB Bank, and a member of the Shariah Panel of several other financial institutions.

Ahmad Awang became active after becoming a member of the Central PAS Committee and Deputy Commissioner of PAS Perak in 1999, during the Reformasi movement initiated by Anwar Ibrahim.

Ahmad Awang ran as a PAS candidate for the Bagan Serai constituency in the 10th GE but lost to Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin.

Ahmad Awang 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.