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Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek) was born on 10 December, 1958 in Terengganu, Malaysia, is a Politician. Discover Ahmad Shabery Cheek's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 65 years old?
Popular As |
Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek |
Occupation |
Politician |
Age |
65 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius |
Born |
10 December, 1958 |
Birthday |
10 December |
Birthplace |
Kemaman, Terengganu, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Nationality |
Malaysia |
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek Height, Weight & Measurements
At 65 years old, Ahmad Shabery Cheek height not available right now. We will update Ahmad Shabery Cheek's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Ahmad Shabery Cheek's Wife?
His wife is Che Sharifah Ismail
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Wife |
Che Sharifah Ismail |
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Ahmad Shabery Cheek worth at the age of 65 years old? Ahmad Shabery Cheek’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from Malaysia. We have estimated
Ahmad Shabery Cheek's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
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Ahmad Shabery Cheek Social Network
Timeline
In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in a cabinet reshuffle. When he and BN lost in the 2018 general election, he was replaced by Salahuddin Ayub from the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new government.
In April 2009, the new Prime Minister Najib Razak appointed him as the Minister for Youth and Sports. After the 13th General Election, he was appointed as Minister of Communication and Multimedia.
After the 2008 general election, which saw the incumbent Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin lose his parliamentary seat, the then-Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi appointed Ahmad as Zainuddin's replacement.
On 15 July 2008, Ahmad Shabery Cheek participated in a historic debate on the national fuel price with the opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, which was televised live.
In 2004, he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kemaman, defeating incumbent Abd Rahman Yusof of the People's Justice Party (PKR) by 15,882 votes. In 2008, he retained the seat after beating PKR's Fariz Musa by 12,682 votes, and won again in 2013, defeating Kamaruddin Chik (PKR) by 12,306 votes. But in the 2018 general election, he lost the parliamentary seat.
In 1990, he became a lecturer in the University Malaya's Faculty of Economics and Administration. He has also served as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
Ahmad Shabery left UMNO in 1989 to join other members rebelling against the then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in the newly formed breakaway Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46), until its dissolution in 1996 where he rejoined UMNO again.
In 1983, he pursued a course in economics at the Universiti Malaya. During this period, he was also elected as the president of the university's Muslim Students Association. In 1986, he obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Leeds and in 1989 he obtained a postgraduate diploma in International Relations from the Uppsala University in Sweden. That same year, he was appointed the Secretary of the Malaysian Social Science Association (PSSM).
Dato' Sri Ahmad Shabery bin Cheek (Jawi: احمد شابري بن چيق; born 10 December 1958) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition government (2015-2018), and sat in Parliament as the member for Kemaman, Terengganu from 2004 to May 2018. He represents the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was elected to the Supreme Council of UMNO in 2009.
Ahmad Shabery was born in Kijal, Kemaman, Terengganu, on 10 December 1958, and received his early education at the Sekolah Sungai Lembing and Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak in Seremban.