Ahmad Said's affable, friendly personality always remembered by the people




Datuk Seri Ahmad Said (Gambar fail Bernama)

KEMAMAN, May 7 (Bernama) -- Having an affable, friendly and approachable personality, Kemaman UMNO division leader Datuk Seri Ahmad Said always warms the hearts of the people and is highly regarded for his effort in developing sports at the village, state and national levels.

Born in Kijal, Ahmad, who is defending the Kijal state seat in the 14th General Election (GE140), has been active in politics since 1975 when he was Telok Kalong UMNO vice-head and was appointed Terengganu Menteri Besar in March 2008 .

In GE13, Ahmad won the Kijal state seat with a majority of 4,204 votes after defeating PAS' Hazri Jusoh.

Despite the various challenges and issues confronting him, which led to him stepping down as Terengganu Menteri Besar in May 2014, Ahmad maintains his loyalty to UMNO and remains with the party, even though there were offers for him to join the opposition parties.

A resident in Seri Bandi, Kijal, Wan Esah Abu Bakar, 80, said various development projects were carried out in Kijal since Ahmad, popularly known as Tok Mad, became its elected representative.

"We want him (Ahmad) to continue as our assemblyman because he understands our needs as he is a local here and since he became our assemblyman, he has brought various development, such as schools, surau and mini zoo," she told Bernama.

Wan Esah, who has three great-grandchildren, said the people should continue to ensure victory for BN in the coming general election to ensure continuous development in the constituency.

Meanwhile, Rokiah Yusof, 45, said Ahmad continued to serve the people even after he stepped down as Menteri besar.

"We will continue to support him and ensure victory for BN because it has contributed a lot for the people here," she said.

A spontaneous action by Ahmad which the people in Terengganu will never forget is an incident during the floods in Kemaman in 2013 when he stopped a van which was sending bread supply to the outlets and distributed the bread to flood victims, who were then running out of food supply.

-- BERNAMA