Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah
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Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah (Jawi: أحمد حسني بن محمد حنظلة; born 21 July 1951) is a former Second Minister of Finance of Malaysia.[1] He was appointed on 10 April 2009 when Najib Razak became Prime Minister. He was also the Member of Parliament for Tambun for five terms from April 1995 to May 2018.[2] He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah | |
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أحمد حسني حنظلة | |
Ministerial roles | |
2004–2008 | Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry |
2008–2009 | Deputy Minister of Finance |
2009–2016 | Minister of Finance |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1995–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Husni bin Mohamad Hanadzlah (1951-07-21) 21 July 1951 (age 72) Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse | Fauziah Kamarudin |
Alma mater | University of Malaya Bachelor's degree (Economics) |
Occupation | Politician, economist |
Husni was educated at the University of Malaya. He entered the government sector in 1984 as general manager of the Perak State Islamic Economic Corporation.[3] Ahmad Husni was a Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry and Deputy Finance Minister before becoming a minister.[3]