Nazri Ahmad

Summary

Nazri Ahmad is the PAS-Perikatan Nasional state assemblyman (ADUN) for N.40 Bukit Ibam in Pahang, having won the seat in the 2022 general election (PRU15) with a majority of 2,456 votes after losing the same seat in PRU14 in 2018. He serves as Yang Dipertua of PAS Kawasan Rompin and sits in opposition to the Pahang state government. His publicly reported activities include advocating for opposition ADUNs' access to state allocations and raising environmental concerns over river pollution from mining in his constituency.

Biography

Nazri Ahmad is the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) — state assemblyman — for N.40 Bukit Ibam in Pahang, representing Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. Bukit Ibam is a state seat within the Rompin parliamentary constituency. He also holds the position of Yang Dipertua (chief) of PAS Kawasan Rompin [2]. He contested Bukit Ibam in the 14th General Election (PRU14) in 2018 and was defeated by the incumbent BN candidate, Samsiah Arshad, who won with a majority of 2,478 votes [1]. In the 15th General Election (PRU15) held on 19 November 2022, Nazri Ahmad won the Bukit Ibam seat under the PN-PAS ticket with 12,488 votes — a majority of 2,456 over BN's Samsiah Arshad (10,032 votes), in a three-cornered contest with PH-PKR receiving 1,096 votes; voter turnout was 77.5% [1]. Since taking office, he has been an opposition assemblyman in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, as the state government is led by a BN-PH Perpaduan coalition. No personal biographical details such as date of birth or educational background have been published on allowlist sources as of the time of this profile.

Known for

Nazri Ahmad is known as the PAS assemblyman for Bukit Ibam who, after contesting and losing in PRU14, won the seat in PRU15 under the Perikatan Nasional banner. He serves as Yang Dipertua of PAS Kawasan Rompin, indicating a leading party organisational role at the divisional level [2]. He has publicly raised constituents' concerns on issues including alleged denial of state government allocations to Perikatan Nasional opposition ADUNs in Pahang, and environmental pollution from mining activities affecting local rivers [2].

Political positions

Nazri Ahmad, as an opposition ADUN under PAS and the PN coalition, has spoken publicly against what he described as the withholding of state development allocations from PN-aligned opposition ADUNs in Pahang following PRU15 and the formation of the Perpaduan Government, arguing that constituents — not just elected representatives — are harmed when such allocations are blocked [2][3]. He has also raised environmental concerns, alleging that iron ore mining waste discharged into Sungai Tepesuk in the Rompin area was threatening aquatic life and the livelihoods of local residents who depend on the river, and has called for swift regulatory action [2][3]. No published positions on federal policy issues have been found on allowlist sources, consistent with his role as a state-level legislator rather than a federal parliamentarian.

Political career

1. 2018Contested N.40 Bukit Ibam under PAS in PRU14. Lost to BN incumbent Samsiah Arshad, who won with a majority of 2,478 votes.⛓
2. November 2022Won N.40 Bukit Ibam under PN-PAS in PRU15 with 12,488 votes and a majority of 2,456, defeating BN's Samsiah Arshad (10,032 votes) and PH-PKR's Barirah Mokhtar (1,096 votes).⛓
3. January 2023As Yang Dipertua of PAS Kawasan Rompin and ADUN Bukit Ibam, publicly alleged that Pahang state government denied PN opposition ADUNs access to state development allocations and public premises following the formation of the Perpaduan Government post-PRU15.⛓
4. January 2023Raised environmental concerns over alleged river pollution from iron ore mining at Bukit Pesagi, claiming mining waste was discharged into Sungai Tepesuk, threatening aquatic life and residents' livelihoods in the Rompin area.⛓

Election history

• 2022N.40 Bukit Ibam (Pahang State)Won40.3%⛓
• 2018N.40 Bukit Ibam (Pahang State)Lost⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• OppositionAs an opposition ADUN, Nazri Ahmad alleged that the Pahang state government under the BN-PH Perpaduan coalition withheld state development allocations and blocked PN opposition ADUNs from accessing public premises, stating this harmed constituents who had elected them as their representatives.⛓
• VerifiedFactsNazri Ahmad won N.40 Bukit Ibam in PRU15 (2022) with 12,488 votes and a majority of 2,456, representing PN-PAS. The seat was previously held by BN's Samsiah Arshad, who had won in PRU14 (2018) with a majority of 2,478. Bukit Ibam falls under the Rompin parliamentary constituency in Pahang.⛓
• AffectedSinar Harian reported that Nazri Ahmad received complaints from residents about pollution of Sungai Tepesuk, with locals noting that the river and related waterways had been affected by mining sediment, impacting daily livelihoods. A Facebook user cited in the report stated the pollution had persisted for some 30 years without firm enforcement action.⛓