Abdul Ghani Ishak is a Perikatan/ UMNO politician in Malaysia. He was elected during 1959 Malayan general election for Melaka Utara parliament for the state of Melaka (1958–1964).
History He was born in Melaka and educated at Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris. He later on become a Malay School Teacher.
He was one of the members for the influential education report Laporan Abdul Rahman Talib.
In 1985, he was convicted for corruption and abuse of power.
Election Results + Parliament of the Federation of MalayaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1959P11 Melaka Utara (UMNO)11,07848.31%Ab. Karim bin Bakar (PRM)2,87212.54%22,9306,61781.09%H. Karim bin H. Dalib (PMIP)4,46119.45%
+ Malacca State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1969S13 Masjid Tanah (UMNO)2,85041.60%Mohd Yusoff bin Sulong (PMIP)1,85627.10%6,85199476.02%1974N04 Kelemak (UMNO)3,21845.60%A. Kadir bin Hamid (PEKEMAS)1,51323.31%6,4891,70578.24%
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