Yang Berbahagia Datuk Haji
Ahmad Lai Bujang
PJN PSBS
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2018Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born26 November 1949
Crown Colony of Sarawak
Died9 August 2019(2019-08-09) (aged 69)
Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyPBB—Barisan Nasional
OccupationPolitician

Datuk Haji Ahmad Lai bin Bujang (26 November 1949 – 9 August 2019) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Sibuti constituency in Sarawak, representing the Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) in the governing Barisan Nasional coalition.[1]

Ahmad was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, defeating Michael Teo Yu Keng of the People's Justice Party.[2] Prior to being elected as a member of parliament, he was one of the political secretaries to the then-Chief Minister of Sarawak, Abdul Taib Mahmud.[3] He was re-elected in 2013 and declined for health reasons to contest the 2018 election. He died on 9 August 2019, aged 69.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout%
2008 P218 Sibuti, Sarawak Ahmad Lai Bujang (PBB) 8,238 64.22% Michael Teo Yu Keng (PKR) 4,590 35.78% 13,030 3,648 58.84%
2013 Ahmad Lai Bujang (PBB) 13,348 64.70% Muhammad Zaid Tandang (PAS) 7,282 35.30% 20,918 6,066 73.78%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Ahmad Lai bin Bujang, Y.B. Tuan Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ Hamdan Ismail (10 March 2008). "BN Does Well in Northern Sarawak". Berita Wilayah Sarawak. Bernama. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Wong, Jack; Ling, Sharon (22 February 2008). "Taib will not defend Kota Samarahan seat". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ^ Mohd Roji Kawi (9 August 2019). "Former Sibuti MP Ahmad Lai Bujang dies aged 70". New Straits Times. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for third parties).
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