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Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman

Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Sik
State
Kedah
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Why this matters to you

As the MP for Sik — a constituency in Kedah's heartland rice-farming belt — Ahmad Tarmizi directly represents the interests of paddy farmers who depend on the MADA irrigation system; his prior chairmanship of MADA and his parliamentary questions on rice-industry cartels and rural infrastructure budgets have a direct bearing on food prices and the livelihoods of rural Malaysians (Source: bernama.com; thestar.com.my; nst.com.my). As a sitting member of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC), he participates in scrutinising how the federal government spends public money, meaning his work can affect whether wasteful or irregular expenditure is flagged and corrected (Source: parlimen.gov.my; malaymail.com). His advocacy on rural ring-fencing of welfare spending is relevant to Sik constituents who rely on government-funded clean water, farm roads, and healthcare facilities (Source: nst.com.my).

Summary

Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman is the two-term PAS Member of Parliament for Sik (P013), Kedah, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 under the Perikatan Nasional banner. A former Chairman of the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) and member of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee, he has focused his parliamentary work on agricultural policy, rural development, and government accountability. He also served as Deputy President of MAPIM, the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations.

Biography

Ahmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman (born 8 July 1976) is a Malaysian politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sik, Kedah [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) [2]. He has represented Sik in the Dewan Rakyat since the 14th Parliament, first elected in May 2018, and was re-elected in the 15th Parliament following the November 2022 general election [3]. He is listed as representing constituency P013 – Sik on the official Parliament of Malaysia member roster [4]. Prior to his federal parliamentary career, Ahmad Tarmizi made his electoral debut in the 2013 Kedah state election, contesting the Jeneri state seat under Pakatan Rakyat (PR), where he lost to Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a margin of 2,060 votes [2]. He served as Deputy President of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM), participating in its humanitarian outreach to other Islamic nations [2]. In 2020, under the Perikatan Nasional federal government, Ahmad Tarmizi was appointed Chairman of the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA), a key rice-farming development agency in Kedah, effective 16 May 2020, for a two-year term [5]. He was also appointed as a member of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in November 2020, serving alongside MPs from both government and opposition parties [6]. He received the Tokoh Belia Sejahtera Kedah award in 2012 [7].

Known for

Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman is known as a two-term PAS Member of Parliament for Sik who has been active on agricultural policy, particularly on issues affecting rice farmers in the MADA region of Kedah [8]. He has raised concerns in Parliament about monopolistic practices in the rice industry and advocated for protecting rural welfare and infrastructure budgets [9]. He also drew parliamentary debate in November 2025 when he argued that Penang's historical status should be reviewed, a position countered by other MPs citing the Federal Constitution [10].

Political positions

Ahmad Tarmizi has consistently raised issues related to agricultural livelihoods, particularly for rice farmers in the MADA zone, including pressing for action against alleged cartels monopolising the rice industry [11]. He has questioned the government on rural development and welfare ring-fencing, seeking assurances that fiscal consolidation efforts do not widen the urban-rural gap [12]. On foreign affairs, he has raised questions in Parliament regarding Malaysia's role in advancing ASEAN's Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar and the welfare of undocumented immigrants in immigration detention depots [12]. In November 2025, he argued in the Dewan Rakyat that Penang's historical ownership should be reviewed and that Francis Light's 1786 occupation of the island was unlawful — a position rebutted by other MPs who cited Articles 4(1) and 4(2) of the Federal Constitution [10].

References

  1. [1]wikidata.org; en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]en.wikipedia.org
  3. [3]en.wikipedia.org; parlimen.gov.my
  4. [4]parlimen.gov.my
  5. [5]bernama.com; malaymail.com; bharian.com.my
  6. [6]malaymail.com; thestar.com.my
  7. [7]sinarharian.com.my
  8. [8]bernama.com; malaysiakini.com
  9. [9]thestar.com.my; nst.com.my
  10. [10]freemalaysiatoday.com; nst.com.my
  11. [11]thestar.com.my
  12. [12]nst.com.my

Political career

  1. 2013Made his electoral debut in the 2013 Kedah state election, contesting the Jeneri state seat under Pakatan Rakyat. Lost to Mahadzir Abdul Hamid of BN by 2,060 votes.⛓
  2. May 2018Won the Sik federal parliamentary seat (P013) for the first time under Gagasan Sejahtera (GS), defeating the BN incumbent and a PH candidate with a majority of 5,218 votes.⛓
  3. May 2020Appointed Chairman of the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (MADA) effective 16 May 2020, for a two-year term, with the consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.⛓
  4. November 2020Appointed as a member of Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun.⛓
  5. November 2022Re-elected as Sik MP (P013) in the 15th General Election under Perikatan Nasional, defeating BN and PH candidates with a majority of 21,787 votes (per Sinar Harian; Wikipedia reports a conflicting figure of 51,659).⛓
  6. April 2023–presentContinued service as a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the 15th Parliament.⛓

Election history

  • 2022Sik (P013)Won⛓
  • 2018Sik (P013)Won⛓
  • 2013Jeneri (Kedah State Seat)Lost⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2025PAS
    • It seems the government is not brave enough to fight these cartels that monopolise the rice industry.

      Said during a Dewan Rakyat debate while interjecting on the rice industry monopoly issue, as reported by The Star. · Source

    • Kedah has said that Penang rightfully belonged to the Kedah sultanate under Sultan Abdullah Mukarram Shah.

      Said during a Dewan Rakyat debate when arguing that Penang's historical status should be reviewed, as reported by Free Malaysia Today. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsAhmad Tarmizi bin Sulaiman is listed as the current sitting MP for P013 Sik under Perikatan Nasional on the official Parliament of Malaysia member roster.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsAhmad Tarmizi was confirmed as a PAC member in the 14th Parliament (from November 2020) and continued as a PAC member in the 15th Parliament, as recorded on the Parliament of Malaysia PAC page.⛓
  • OppositionRSN Rayer (PH-Jelutong) rebutted Ahmad Tarmizi's Penang historical ownership argument in the Dewan Rakyat, stating that Articles 4(1) and 4(2) of the Federal Constitution affirm Penang as a sovereign state within Malaysia and that its sovereignty cannot be claimed by anyone, including Kedah.⛓
  • GovernmentFinance Minister Lim Guan Eng responded to Ahmad Tarmizi's parliamentary question on rural welfare ring-fencing by stating the government remained guided to ensure rural programmes such as clean water, farm roads, and health facilities are prioritised within fiscal capacity.⛓

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