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{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2022}}
{{Malay name|Nazmi|Nik Ahmad|note=on}}
{{Use Malaysian English|date=October 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[Malay styles and titles#Honorary styles|Yang Berhormat]] [[Malay styles and titles#Other titles|Tuan]]
| name                = Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|MP}}
| native_name         = {{lang|ms-arab|{{Script|Arab|نئ نظمي نئ أحمد}}}}
| image               = Nik Nazmi 2023.jpg
| caption             = Nazmi in 2023
| office              = [[Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability]]
| term_start          = 12 December 2023
| term_end            = 
| monarch             = [[Abdullah of Pahang|Abdullah]] <br> {{small|(2023–2024)}} <br> [[Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor|Ibrahim Iskandar]] <br> {{small|(2024–2025)}}
| primeminister       = [[Anwar Ibrahim]]
| deputy              = [[Huang Tiong Sii]]
| predecessor         = ''Himself''
| successor           = 
| constituency        = [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]]
| office1             = [[Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (Malaysia)|Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change]]
| term_start1         = 3 December 2022
| term_end1           = 12 December 2023
| monarch1            = Abdullah
| primeminister1      = Anwar Ibrahim
| deputy1             = Huang Tiong Sii
| predecessor1        = [[Takiyuddin Hassan]] <br> {{small|(Minister of Energy and Natural Resources)}} <br> [[Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man]] <br> {{small|(Minister of Environment and Water)}}
| successor1          = ''Himself''<br> {{small|(Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability)}} <br> [[Fadillah Yusof]] {{small|(Minister of Energy Transition and Public Utilities)}}
| constituency1       = [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]]
| office2             = Vice President of the <br> [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]]
| term_start2         = 17 July 2022
| term_end2           = 24 May 2025
| alongside2          = {{Plainlist|
* [[Amirudin Shari]] &
* [[Chang Lih Kang]] &
* [[Aminuddin Harun]] &
* [[Awang Husaini Sahari]] &
* [[Nurul Izzah Anwar]] &
* [[Saraswathy Kandasami]]
}}
| president2          = Anwar Ibrahim
| office3             = 3rd Youth Chief of the <br>  People's Justice Party
| term_start3         = 22 August 2014
| term_end3           = 16 November 2018
| predecessor3        = [[Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin]]
| successor3          = [[Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir]]
| president3          = [[Wan Azizah Wan Ismail]]
| deputy3             = [[Afif Bahardin]]
| office4             = Communications Director of the <br> People's Justice Party
| term_start4         = 16 August 2010
| term_end4           = 11 September 2013
| predecessor4        = Jonson Chong
| successor4          = [[Fahmi Fadzil]]
| president4          = Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
| office5             = 1st Youth Chief of [[Pakatan Harapan]]
| term_start5         = 31 October 2017
| term_end5           = 13 December 2018
| predecessor5        = ''Position established''
| successor5          = [[Syed Saddiq]]
| 1blankname5         = Chairman
| 1namedata5          = [[Mahathir Mohamad]]
| president5          = Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
| office6             = Political Secretary to the <br> [[Menteri Besar of Selangor]]
| term_start6         = 26 March 2008
| term_end6           = 22 June 2010
| predecessor6        = Karim Mansur
| successor6          = Faekah Husin
| 2blankname6         = [[Menteri Besar of Selangor|Menteri Besar]]
| 2namedata6          = [[Khalid Ibrahim|Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]]
| office7             = Faction represented in [[Dewan Rakyat]]
| subterm7            = 2018–
| suboffice7          = [[Pakatan Harapan]]
| office8             = Faction represented in the <br> [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]
| subterm8            = 2008–2018
| suboffice8          = [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]]
| office9             = Member of the <br> [[Selangor State Executive Council]]
| subterm9            = 2014–2018
| suboffice9          = Chairman of the Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and Innovation
| office10            = Other Positions
| suboffice10         = Deputy Speaker of the <br> [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]
| subterm10           = 2013–2014
| suboffice11         = Chairman the [[Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee]]
| subterm11           = 2019–2020
| birth_name          = Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1982|1|12}}
| birth_place         = [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
| residence           = 
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| nationality         = 
| citizenship         = {{MAS}}
| party               = {{flagicon image|Parti Keadilan Rakyat logo.svg}} [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR)
| otherparty          = [[Pakatan Rakyat]] (PR) <br> {{small|(2008–2015)}} <br> {{flagicon image|Pakatan-harapan-logo.svg}} [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) <br> {{small|(since 2015)}}
| occupation          = [[Politician]]
| education           = [[Malay College Kuala Kangsar]]
| alma_mater          = [[King's College London]]
| relations           = 
| spouse              = {{marriage|Imaan Abdul Rahim|2005|2019|reason=divorced}} <br> {{marriage|Noor Farah Rahim|2021}}
| children            = Nik Ilhan {{small|(son)}}
| website             = {{URL|http://www.niknazmi.com/}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Nik Nazmi bin Nik Ahmad''' ([[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]: {{lang|ms-arab|{{Script|Arab|نئ نظمي بن نئ أحمد}}}}; born 12 January 1982) is a Malaysian who has served as [[Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability]] in the administration of Prime Minister [[Anwar Ibrahim]] since 2023. He has been member of parliament for [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]] since 2018.

He previously served as the [[Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability|Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change]] from 2022 to 2023 and chaired the [[Defence and Home Affairs Select Committee]] from 2019 to 2020. Prior to that, Nik served as [[Speaker (politics)|Deputy Speaker]] of the [[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]] from June 2013 to September 2014, of which he was also a member from 2008 to 2018 representing [[Seri Setia (state constituency)|Seri Setia]]. From 2008 to 2010, he was also the [[Political Secretary (Malaysia)|Political Secretary]] to the Menteri Besar of Selangor [[Khalid Ibrahim]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/05/28/nik-nazmi-also-resigns-from-cabinet|title=Nik Nazmi also resigns from Cabinet|website=The Star|date=28 May 2025|accessdate=28 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/therealmariachin/photos/pcb.3533478726669927/3533443496673450/?type=3&theater|access-date=8 December 2019|date=4 December 2019|website=facebook.com|last=Abdullah|first=Maria Chin|title=Maria Chin Abdullah}}</ref> 

A member of the [[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|People's Justice Party]] (PKR), a component party of the [[Pakatan Harapan]] (PH) coalition, he served as one of its vice-presidents from 2022 to 2025. He has also served as the party's 3rd Youth Chief from 2014 to 2018, and as its Communications Director from 2010 to 2013. Nik has also served as the 1st Youth Chief of PH from 2017 to 2018.

== Early life ==
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad was born in [[Kuala Lumpur]] on 12 January 1982 and his parents were originally from [[Kota Bharu]], [[Kelantan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/5843|access-date=6 September 2022|date=9 December 2001|website=malaysiakini.com|last=Nik Ahmad | first=Nik Nazmi|title=the Serambi Mekah Debate}}</ref> He grew up in [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]].

He was selected to attend the [[Malay College Kuala Kangsar]]. In 2000, he received a [[Permodalan Nasional Berhad]] scholarship to do his A-Levels in [[Kolej Yayasan UEM]], where he was elected as Student Council President.

Nik Nazmi later furthered his studies at [[King's College London]] to read law. He was active in various student bodies including UKEC, [[Federation of Student Islamic Societies]] and [[Labour Students]]. He was elected as a delegate for King's College to the [[National Union of Students (United Kingdom)]] Conference in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://niknazmi.com/en/about-nik-nazmi/profile/|access-date=6 September 2022|website=niknazmi.com|title=Profile}}</ref>

He served his sponsor PNB for less than a year and joined PKR leader [[Anwar Ibrahim]]'s office in 2006. He paid back his sponsors by taking a mortgage on a family property.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/504206|access-date=6 September 2022|date=19 December 2019|website=malaysiakini.com|last=Nik Ahmad |first=Nik Nazmi|title=PKR 20 years on: a personal reflection}}</ref>

== Political career ==

=== State Assemblyman ===
After serving as an assistant to Anwar Ibrahim, he was nominated by Parti Keadilan Rakyat to contest the Seri Setia state seat in Selangor in the [[2008 Malaysian general election]]. On polling day, Nik Nazmi won by a majority of 2,863 votes, defeating the incumbent [[Seripah Noli Syed Hussin]] who had won an 11,141 vote majority in the previous election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keputusan Rasmi Seri Setia |url=http://www.niknazmi.com/wordpress/?p=709 |access-date=10 March 2008 |language=ms}}</ref> Nik Nazmi was the youngest candidate to contest a seat in the 2008 election.<ref>{{cite news |date=10 March 2008 |title=2008 polls – interesting facts |url=http://malaysiakini.com/news/79575 |access-date=10 March 2008 |work=Malaysiakini}}</ref>

He was the political secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor [[Khalid Ibrahim|Abdul Khalid Ibrahim]] from March 2008 to June 2010.

Nik Nazmi was appointed Communications Director of PKR in August 2010.

In the [[2013 Malaysian general election|2013 general election]], Nik Nazmi defended his Seri Setia state seat. He defeated Abdul Halim Samad of [[Barisan Nasional]] with a majority of 4,663 votes.

He was then elected as Deputy Speaker of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly. During this time he inaugurated the Selangor Youth ADUN Program (Program ADUN Muda Selangor) which allowed students the experience of being legislators in the State Assembly.

Nik Nazmi was the first person to be charged under the [[Peaceful Assembly Act 2012]] for failure to provide police with a 10 days notice before organising the [[2013 Malaysian general election protest]]. If convicted under section 9(5) of the same Act, Nik Nazmi would have been disqualified from sitting as a legislator.<ref>[http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/litee/malaysia/article/nik-nazmi-charged-over-kelana-jaya-rally-risks-disqualification-as-lawmaker Nik Nazmi charged over Kelana Jaya rally, risks disqualification as lawmaker]</ref> The [[Court of Appeal of Malaysia]] later ruled that while the requirement for a 10 days notice before any peaceful assembly was lawful, criminalisation of the failure to do so was unconstitutional and acquitted Nik Nazmi <ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-04-25 |title=Appeal Court acquits Black 505 rally organiser, Nik Nazmi |url=https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/110727 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=The Edge Malaysia}}</ref>

In the [[2014 People's Justice Party leadership election]], he was elected Youth Chief.

Nazmi was appointed the State Executive Councillor in charge of Education, Human Capital Development, Science, Technology and Innovation in 2014.

=== Member of Parliament ===
For the [[2018 Malaysian general election|2018 general election]], Nik Nazmi moved to contest the [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]] parliamentary constituency and subsequently won the seat with a 14,372 majority.

In the [[2018 People's Justice Party leadership election]], he was elected as a member of the Central Leadership Council and appointed Chief Organising Secretary of the party. 

In the [[2022 Malaysian general election|2022 general election]], Nik Nazmi successfully retained the seat of Setiawangsa with a 12,614 vote majority. Before the election, he signed a pledge to protect [[Bukit Dinding]] from any purported development.

In the [[2022 People's Justice Party leadership election]], he was elected one of the party's four vice presidents with 34,496 votes, the third highest number of votes in that race.
[[File:5 pledge.jpg|thumb|During the Bukit Dinding Townhall 2022 in Setiawangsa, 5 Candidates of P118 Setiawangsa, including Nik Nazmi, pledged against any purported development on Bukit Dinding]]

=== Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change ===
Nik Nazmi was appointed the Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change in the [[Anwar Ibrahim cabinet]]. At the age of 40, he was the second youngest full cabinet member behind [[United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation]] (UPKO) president [[Ewon Benedick]], who was 39.

=== Minister of Natural Resources and Sustainability ===
On 12 December 2023, Prime Minister [[Anwar Ibrahim]] announced a cabinet reshuffle where the Nik Nazmi's ministry was split into two.

=== 2025 division leadership election ===
In April 2025, Nik Nazmi was defeated in his bid for re-election as Setiawangsa PKR division chief by [[Afdlin Shauki]], who secured 631 votes to Nik Nazmi’s 563.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/723899/berita/politik/nik-nazmi-tewas-kepada-afdlin | title=Nik Nazmi tewas kepada Afdlin | trans-title=Nik Nazmi loses to Afdlin | date=19 April 2025 | work=Sinar Harian | language=ms }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/pemilihan-pkr-nik-nazmi-tewas-kepada-afdlin-shauki-517331 | title=Pemilihan PKR: Nik Nazmi tewas kepada Afdlin Shauki | trans-title=PKR election: Nik Nazmi loses to Afdlin Shauki | date=19 April 2025 | work=Astro Awani | language=ms }}</ref> The result marked a reversal of the 2022 outcome. At the time of the contest, Nik Nazmi was serving as a PKR vice president and the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://malaysiagazette.com/2025/05/05/pkr-sahkan-nik-nazmi-akmal-chean-chung-kalah-pada-pemilihan-cabang/ | title=PKR sahkan Nik Nazmi, Akmal, Chean Chung kalah pada pemilihan Cabang | trans-title=PKR confirms Nik Nazmi, Akmal, Chean Chung lost in division elections | date=5 May 2025 | work=Malaysia Gazette | language=ms }}</ref>

=== Resignation from Cabinet ===
On May 28, 2025, Nik Nazmi, an ally of [[Rafizi Ramli]], announced his resignation from cabinet following his defeat in the PKR vice-presidency race, effective 4 July 2025. This decision came shortly after Rafizi’s resignation from cabinet, triggered by his loss in the PKR deputy presidency election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malaysia Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli, ally Nik Nazmi quit Cabinet after losses in ruling PKR's leadership polls |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-economy-minister-rafizi-ramli-ally-nik-nazmi-quit-cabinet-after-losses-ruling-pkrs-leadership-polls-5156601 |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>

==The Mentari project==
The Mentari project is the brainchild of Nik Nazmi. It is supposed to promote an alternative learning activity for underprivileged children living in the low-cost housing area of Desa Mentari, Petaling Jaya. Desa Mentari was chosen as a benchmark location as the children there have to endure extreme social problems, financial constraints basic security issues and even serious family problems.<ref>Admin.[http://en.selangorku.com/?p=2423 "Mentari Project: Assisting Selangor In Creating Sports Active Young Generation"], ''Media SelangorKu'', 6 January 2013. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.</ref> The Mentari Project is active in fundraising programs.<ref>Jade Chan. [http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2010/4/15/central/6036501 "Learning In A Fun Environment"], ''[[The Star (Malaysia)]]'', 15 April 2010. Retrieved on 26 February 2013.</ref>

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Selangor State Legislative Assembly]]'''<ref name="election results">{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]] |language=ms |access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref><ref name="undiinfo">{{Cite web
  | title = Malaysia General Election 
  | work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data
  | publisher = [[Malaysiakini]]
  | url = http://undi.info/#
  | access-date = 4 February 2017}} Results only available from the [[2004 Malaysian general election|2004 election]].</ref><ref name=PRU13>{{cite web|url=http://keputusan.pru13.gov.my/5_KeputusanDR.php?kod=09800|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 13|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=ms|access-date=6 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508211404/http://keputusan.pru13.gov.my/5_KeputusanDR.php?kod=09800|archive-date=8 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!Ballots cast
!Majority
!Turnout
|-
|[[2008 Malaysian state elections|2008]]
| rowspan=2|'''N32 [[Seri Setia (state constituency)|Seri Setia]]'''
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|{{nowrap|'''Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad'''}} ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''13,838'''
|'''55.77%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Seripah Noli Syed Hussin]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |10,975
|44.23%
|25,163
|2,863
|71.73%
|-
|[[2013 Selangor state election|2013]]
|{{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|'''Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad''' ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
|align="right" |'''18,692'''
|'''57.13%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Abdul Halim Samad ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |14,029
|42.87%
|33,311
|4,663
|84.23%
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ '''[[Dewan Rakyat|Parliament of Malaysia]]'''<ref name="undiinfo"/><ref name="GE14 results">{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=[[Election Commission of Malaysia]]|language=ms|access-date=17 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref><ref name="The Star GE14">{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|access-date=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.</ref>
!|Year
!|Constituency
!colspan=2|Candidate
!|Votes
!|Pct
!colspan=2|Opponent(s)
!|Votes
!|Pct
!|Ballots cast
!|Majority
!|Turnout
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2018 Malaysian general election|2018]]
|rowspan=7|'''P118 [[Setiawangsa (federal constituency)|Setiawangsa]]'''
|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |
|rowspan=2|'''Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad''' ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
|rowspan=2 align="right" |'''34,471'''
|rowspan=2|'''56.65%'''
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|[[Zulhasnan Rafique]] ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |20,099	
|33.03%
| rowspan=2|61,884
| rowspan=2|14,372
| rowspan=2|85.79%
|-
|{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Ubaid Abd Akla ([[Malaysian Islamic Party|PAS]])
|align="right" |6,282	
|10.32%
|-
|rowspan=5|[[2022 Malaysian general election|2022]]
|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/PH}} |
|rowspan=5|{{nowrap|'''Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad'''}} ([[People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|'''PKR''']])
|rowspan=5 align="right" |'''34,434''' 
|rowspan=5|'''46.06%'''
|bgcolor={{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |
|Nurul Fadzilah Kamarulddin ([[Malaysian United Indigenous Party|BERSATU]])
|align="right" |22,270	
|29.79%
|rowspan=5|74,764
|rowspan=5|12,614
|rowspan=5|78.08%
|-
|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |
|Izudin Ishak ([[United Malays National Organisation|UMNO]])
|align="right" |16,333	
|21.85%
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Homeland Fighter's Party}} | 
|Bibi Sunita Sakandar Khan  ([[Homeland Fighter's Party|PEJUANG]]) 
|align="right" |953	
|align=right|1.27%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Mior Rosli Mior Mohd Jaafar ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |492	
|align=right|0.66%
|-
|{{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Stanley Lim Yen Tiong ([[Independent politician|IND]])
|align="right" |282	
|align=right|0.38%
|}

==Honours==
* {{flag|Malaysia}}:
** [[File:MY Pingat Pertabalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVII ribbon.png|50px]] Recipient of the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia#Honorary orders and medals|17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal]] (2024)

==See also==
* [[Setiawangsa Rangers F.C.]]

==References==
<references />

== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.niknazmi.com}}
{{Malaysia 15th FedRep}}
{{Pakatan Harapan}}
{{Authority control}}
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