In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Latiff. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Dr. Haji
Abdul Latiff Ahmad
DMSM SMJ PIS
عبداللطيف أحمد
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
(Special Functions)
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch
Abdullah
Prime Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Deputy
Mastura Mohd Yazid
Preceded by
Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof
Succeeded by
Armizan Mohd Ali
Constituency
Mersing
Minister of Rural Development
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Monarch
Abdullah
Prime Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin
Deputy
Abdul Rahman Mohamad
Henry Sum Agong
Preceded by
Rina Harun
Succeeded by
Mahdzir Khalid
Constituency
Mersing
Deputy Minister of Defence
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
Monarchs
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime Minister
Najib Razak
Minister
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by
Abu Seman Yusop
Succeeded by
Abdul Rahim Bakri
Constituency
Mersing
Deputy Minister of Health
In office 27 March 2004 – 9 April 2009
Monarchs
Sirajuddin
Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Chua Soi Lek (2004–2008)
Ong Ka Ting (Acting) (2008)
Liow Tiong Lai (2008–2009)
Preceded by
Abu Seman Yusop
Succeeded by
Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin
Constituency
Mersing
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004
Monarchs
Salahuddin
Sirajuddin
Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister
Fong Chan Onn
Preceded by
Affifudin Omar
Succeeded by
Abdul Rahman Bakar
Constituency
Mersing
Chairman of the
Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad
In office 11 June 2013 – 30 January 2019
Minister
Najib Razak (2013–2018)
Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (2013–2016)
Johari Abdul Ghani (2016–2018)
Lim Guan Eng (2018)
Zuraida Kamaruddin (2018–2019)
CEO
Ahmad Azizi Ali
Preceded by
Idris Haron
Succeeded by
Mohammad Mentek
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Mersing
In office 29 November 1999 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by
Zainal Abidin Osman
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by
Muhammad Islahuddin Abas (PN-BERSATU)
Majority
10,861 (1999)
14,573 (2004)
13,736 (2008)
15,747 (2013)
8,459 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2018
Barisan Nasional
2018–2019
Independent
2019–2020
Pakatan Harapan
2020
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022
Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
1995–1999
Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
(1958-07-09) 9 July 1958 (age 65) Ayer Hitam, Kluang, Johor, Federation of Malaya
Political party
PPBM (2019-present)
Independent (2018-2019)
UMNO (until 2018)
Other political affiliations
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019-2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Alma mater
University of Malaya
Occupation
Politician
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Abdul Latiff bin Ahmad (Jawi: عبداللطيف بن أحمد ; born 9 July 1958) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions from 2021 to 2022. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mersing from 1999 to 2022.
Abdul Latiff previously served as Minister of Rural Development from 2020 to 2021. He held various posts such as Deputy Minister of Defence, Deputy Minister of Health, and Deputy Minister of Human Resources.[1][2][3]
Abdul Latiff was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[4] He left UMNO in 2018, and joined the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) the following year. BERSATU is a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.
^"Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
^"Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
^"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^Mazwin Nik Anis, Muguntan Vanar and Zakiah Koya (15 December 2018). "Six more MPs leave Umno". The Star. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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