Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Malaysian politician, aerospace engineer and lecturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar (Jawi: أحمد سمسوري بن مختار; born 16 November 1970), better known as Dr Sam, is a Malaysian politician, aerospace engineer and lecturer who has served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang since May 2018 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kemaman since December 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of PAS since June 2019.[1][2]
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mokhtar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ahmad Samsuri. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu, Monarch ...
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | |
---|---|
أحمد سمسوري مختار | |
15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu | |
Assumed office 10 May 2018 | |
Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
Preceded by | Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman |
Constituency | Ru Rendang |
Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
Assumed office 21 June 2019 | |
President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
Preceded by | Iskandar Abdul Samad |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kemaman | |
Assumed office 2 December 2023 | |
Preceded by | Che Alias Hamid (PN–PAS) |
Majority | 37,220 (2023) |
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ru Rendang | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Hadi Awang (PR–PAS) |
Majority | 6,028 (2018) 17,826 (2023) |
Faction represented in the Dewan Rakyat | |
2023– | Perikatan Nasional |
Faction represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar (1970-11-16) 16 November 1970 (age 53) Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
Other political affiliations | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
Education | SM Sains Sultan Mahmud |
Alma mater | National University of Malaysia (BEng) University of Leeds (MSc, PhD) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Aerospace engineer lecturer |
Website | drsamsuri |
Close