Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi

Summary

Dr. Ahmad Fakhruddin bin (Sheikh) Fakhrurazi (born 27 April 1971) is the PAS Member of Parliament for Kuala Kedah, elected under the Perikatan Nasional banner at GE15 in November 2022 with 42.5% of the vote. A qualified ustaz and IIUM graduate, he previously served as PAS State Commissioner for Kedah and is currently State Deputy Commissioner II. In parliament, he is known for raising Islamic governance issues, including concerns about artificial intelligence's potential impact on religious education.

Biography

Dr. Ahmad Fakhruddin bin (Sheikh) Fakhrurazi (born 27 April 1971) is a Malaysian politician and Islamic religious teacher (ustaz) who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Kedah since November 2022 [1]. He represents the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He is a graduate of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) [1]. Ahmad Fakhruddin previously held the position of State Commissioner of PAS Kedah, a post he held prior to July 2019, after which he served as State Deputy Commissioner II of Kedah [1]. At the 15th General Election (GE15) in November 2022, he won the Kuala Kedah parliamentary seat for PN-PAS with 42.5% of the vote (56,298 votes) in a five-cornered contest, defeating the incumbent PKR MP Azman Ismail with a majority of 28,061 votes [2]. He had previously contested the same seat at GE14 in 2018, receiving 27.3% (9,088 votes) but was unsuccessful [2]. As an active Dewan Rakyat participant, Ahmad Fakhruddin has raised issues related to Islamic governance, education, and technology in parliament, including questions to the Ministry of Education on matters such as juvenile crime and the future of national examinations [3]. He is also the head of PAS at the Kuala Kedah divisional level, having retained his position in the 2025 PAS Kedah divisional elections [4].

Known for

Ahmad Fakhruddin is known primarily as an ustaz-politician who brings Islamic governance concerns to the national legislature, most notably his 2025 parliamentary speech questioning Jakim's preparedness to regulate artificial intelligence as a potential threat to proper Islamic teaching [5]. He served as PAS State Commissioner for Kedah from approximately 2015 to 2019, making him one of the party's senior figures in the state during a significant period of political transition [1]. His GE15 win — flipping Kuala Kedah from Pakatan Harapan to Perikatan Nasional — was part of the broader 'Green Wave' that saw PAS and PN dominate Kedah's parliamentary seats [2].

Political positions

Ahmad Fakhruddin's publicly recorded positions centre on Islamic governance and the protection of religious orthodoxy. In February 2025, he raised concerns in the Dewan Rakyat that artificial intelligence could function as an unauthorised religious teacher, and called on Jakim to establish a policy framework to safeguard Islam from potential AI-generated misinformation on matters of aqidah (faith) and fiqh (jurisprudence) [5][6]. In 2018, while serving as PAS Kedah State Commissioner, he publicly defended the Terengganu PAS government's use of Shariah caning as a tool to address what he described as social ills, framing the punishment within Islamic jurisprudential philosophy [7]. On education, he has pressed the Ministry of Education in parliament on issues of juvenile gangsterism and asked for the government's position on the future of the SPM national examination [8][4]. These positions are consistent with PAS's broader platform of upholding Islamic law and governance within Malaysia's constitutional framework.

Education

1. Pre-2000sGraduated from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), as listed among the university's notable alumni.⛓

Political career

1. 2015Assumed the position of PAS State Commissioner for Kedah, replacing Mahfuz Omar, according to Wikidata records citing the Parliament of Malaysia.⛓
2. 9 May 2018Contested the Kuala Kedah parliamentary seat (GE14) under PAS, obtaining 27.3% of votes (9,088 votes) but was unsuccessful. The seat was won by PKR's Azman Ismail.⛓
3. July 2018As Kedah PAS Commissioner, was nominated by PAS as a candidate for the Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, but lost the vote to PKR's Ahmad Kassim (15 votes to 21).⛓
4. Prior to July 2019Stepped down as PAS State Commissioner for Kedah, succeeded by Ahmad Yahaya in the position.⛓
5. 19 November 2022Won the Kuala Kedah parliamentary seat at GE15 under Perikatan Nasional (PAS) with 42.5% of votes (56,298 votes) and a majority of 28,061, flipping the seat from Pakatan Harapan.⛓
6. 17 February 2025Raised concerns in the Dewan Rakyat during debate on the royal address about the risks of artificial intelligence being used for Islamic religious teaching without authorisation, calling on Jakim to create a regulatory framework.⛓
7. 2025Retained his position as head of PAS at the Kuala Kedah divisional level in the PAS Kedah divisional elections for the 2025–2027 term.⛓

Election history

• 2022Kuala Kedah (P010)Won42.5%⛓
• 2018Kuala Kedah (P010)Lost27.3%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsAhmad Fakhruddin won the Kuala Kedah seat at GE15 (November 2022) with 42.5% of votes (56,298 votes) and a majority of 28,061, in a five-cornered contest. He had contested and lost the same seat at GE14 (2018) with 27.3%.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAhmad Fakhruddin is an alumnus of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and holds a doctorate, as reflected in the 'Dr.' title used consistently in Parlimen Malaysia records.⛓
• OppositionAs a PN opposition MP, Ahmad Fakhruddin has used parliamentary debate sessions — including committee-stage budget deliberations on the Ministry of Education — to question government policy on juvenile crime, SPM examination continuity, and AI governance in Islamic education.⛓
• ExpertA Malaysiakini opinion column noted that Ahmad Fakhruddin's AI-ustaz concern sparked no immediate response from politicians or academics, describing the silence as a broader failure of public discourse on the intersection of technology and religion in Malaysia.⛓