Awards and recognition
Malacca :-
Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2018) [6]
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Abdul Ghani bin Samsudin (born 1946) is a Malaysian politician and is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also served as Deputy General Adviser of National Trust Party (AMANAH) since the establishment of the party in 2015.
Abdul Ghani Samsudin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy General Adviser of National Trust Party | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| President | Mohamad Sabu |
| General Adviser | Ahmad Awang |
| Preceded by | new position |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Masjid Tanah,Malacca |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (−2015) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) Barisan Nasional (BN) (aligned:since 2022) |
| Occupation | Politician,scholar |
Abdul Ghani received his early education at Masjid Tanah National School,Melaka and Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah,Singapore before attending Maahad Buuth Islamiyah al Azhar,Egypt (1965–1967). He then continued his studies at Al-Azhar University in Egypt (1967–1974) and obtained a Masters (Sharia) in the field of comparative sects and law.
Upon his return to Malaysia,Abdul Ghani served as a religion teacher at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sekolah Agama Sharifah Rodziah,Malacca. One year teaching in Melaka,he then became a lecturer at Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM),Shah Alam and served for 7 years. In the early 80s,he was transferred to ITM Sabah Branch,Kota Kinabalu. About 6 months later,he was ordered out of Sabah within 48 hours by the Chief Minister,Datuk Harris Salleh and returned to ITM Shah Alam for a while. Then,he moved to the Faculty of Education Universiti Malaya in 1981 until he retired in 2001.
He was involved in Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) until he was entrusted as Deputy President in the early 80s. He was also active in the Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM) and was appointed as its president in 1999–2003,replacing Ustaz Ahmad Awang. Later,he also founded and led another ulama organization,the Secretariat of the Association of Ulama Rantau Asia (SHURA). He was also appointed as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) in 2019 under the leadership of the President,Ustaz Nik Omar Nik Abdul Aziz. [1]
Abdul Ghani joined Malaysian Islamic Party after leading ABIM. He was once appointed as a Member of the Central PAS Working Committee and Secretary of PAS Shura Ulama Council (1999–2010). He left PAS in 2015 and joined Malaysian Workers' Party (PPM) before the party changed its name to National Trust Party (AMANAH). [2] Since joining AMANAH,he has been appointed as Deputy General Adviser of the party. [3]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P095 Tanjong Karang,Selangor | Abdul Ghani Samsudin (PAS) | 8,742 | 33.00% | Noh Omar (UMNO) | 17,750 | 67.00% | 27,196 | 9,008 | 75.93% | ||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N08 Sungai Burong | Abdul Ghani Samsudin (PAS) | 6,162 | 40.99% | Mohd Shamsudin Lias (UMNO) | 8,872 | 59.01% | 15,403 | 2,710 | 81.12% | ||
Malacca :
Knight Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DCSM) –Datuk Wira (2018) [6] 
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