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Idris Ahmad

Politician

Idris Ahmad is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Idris Ahmad · إدريس أحمد · イドリス・アフマド · 依德里斯阿末				[sources]
Other name	Hj. Idris Ahmad · Idris bin Ahmad				[sources]
Weak alias	依德利斯阿末				[sources]
Birth date	1963-10-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Perak				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Idris				[sources]
Patronymic	Ahmad				[sources]
Title	datuk				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20451202				[sources]
Position	Member of the Dewan Negara (2020-2022) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat (2022-) · Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) (2021-2022)				[sources]
Education	Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah · National University of Malaysia · 亚罗士打宗教学校				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Malaysian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Salleh Ahmad Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Hassan Ahmad Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Negara	2020-06-16	2022-11-05

Data sources

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