Amar Pritpal Abdullah
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|note=on|Amar Pritpal|Abdullah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Dato'
| name = Amar Pritpal Abdullah
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DSPN}}
| native_name = ਅਮਰ ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ ਅਬਦੁੱਲਾ /
عمار ڤريتڤل عبد الله
| native_name_lang = pb
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| birth_name = Pritpal Singh a/l Amar Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|06|13|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://dun.penang.gov.my/index.php/profil-timbalan-yang-dipertua-negeri-dan-biodata|title=PROFIL TIMBALAN SPEAKER|website=dun.penang.gov.my}}
| birth_place = Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
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| office = Deputy Speaker of the
Penang State Legislative Assembly
| term_start = 2 August 2018
| term_end = 28 June 2023
| governor = Abdul Rahman Abbas
{{small|(2018–2021)}}
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
{{small|(2021–2023)}}
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Chow Kon Yeow
| 2blankname = Speaker
| 2namedata = Law Choo Kiang
| predecessor = Maktar Shapee
| successor = Azrul Mahathir Aziz
| constituency = Sungai Bakap
| constituency_AM1 = Sungai Bakap
| assembly1 = Penang State Legislative
| term_start1 = 9 May 2018
| term_end1 = 12 August 2023
| predecessor1 = Maktar Shapee
(PR–PKR)
| successor1 = Nor Zamri Latiff
(PN–PAS)
| majority1 = 2,348 (2018)
| office2 = Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
| subterm2 = 2018–2023
| suboffice2 = Pakatan Harapan
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = People's Justice Party (PKR)
| otherparty = Pakatan Harapan (PH)
| relations =
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
| education =
| alma_mater = Mangalore University (MBBS){{cite web|url=https://merits.mmc.gov.my/search|title=Search for Registered Doctor|website=merits.mmc.gov.my}}
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Amar Pritpal bin Abdullah (born 13 June 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Penang State Legislative Assembly from August 2018 to June 2023 and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Bakap from May 2018 to August 2023. He is a member and Division Chief of Nibong Tebal of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.
Election results
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|+ Penang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite news|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|newspaper=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout. !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout% |
rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=3|N20 Sungai Bakap |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} | |rowspan=3|{{nowrap|Amar Pritpal Abdullah}} (PKR) |rowspan=3 align="right" |10,386 |rowspan=3|45.57% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | | Mohamed Sani Bakar (UMNO) |align="right" |8,038 |35.26% |rowspan=3|23,217 |rowspan=3|2,348 |rowspan=3|87.10% |
{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Osman Jaafar (PAS) |align="right" |4,316 |18.93% |
bgcolor={{Party color|Parti Rakyat Malaysia}} |
|Tan Joon Long @ Tan Chow Kang (PRM) |align="right" |55 |align=right|0.24% |
Honours
- {{Flag|Penang}} :
- 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2020){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/penang/government-of-penang-gazette/pggn25-1-y2020-1.pdf|title=SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH-DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT-PINGAT KEHORMATAN NEGERI PULAU PINANG 2020|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang|language=ms}}
References
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Category:Malaysian politicians of Indian descent
Category:Converts to Islam from Sikhism
Category:Malaysian people of Punjabi descent
Category:People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians
Category:Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
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