Ahmad Nor


Ahmad bin Nor was a Malaysian politician and trade unionist. He was former Member of parliament for Bayan Baru from October 1990 to April 1995. He was a member of DAP and president for CUEPACS. He was noted as being the first elected Malay MP from Chinese dominated DAP.

Political career

Ahmad Nor first foray into politics was when he founded Malaysian Nationalist Party and become its deputy president. He later quit the party due to a power struggle.
On 1 March 1986, Ahmad Nor took over as chairman of the Socialist Democratic Party. He contested the 1986 Malaysian general election in the Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat and Kelana Jaya state seat but lost both seats.
Ahmad Nor later joined the DAP after the 1986 Malaysian general election. He contested the 1987 Gopeng by-election but lost.
In 1990 Malaysian general election, he finally won the Bayan Baru parliamentary contest and became the first elected Malay representative for DAP. He did not managed to defend the seat in 1995 Malaysian general election.
In 1990, Ahmad Nor lost against Chen Man Hin for the position National DAP chairmen.
In 1999 Malaysian general election, he lost against BN candidate Lim Choon Kim for state seat N25 Damansara Utama, Selangor

Death

Ahmad Nor died aged 60, dying at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital on 11 February 2003 due to lung cancer. He was admitted to the hospital after falling into a coma and was hospitalised for three weeks. He was buried at his hometown in Alor Star.

Legacy

A road have been named after him in 2014.