Ahmad Ali Karim
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| Native name | احمد علي کريم |
| Born | Ahmad Ali bin A. Karim February 13, 2003 Kuala Terengganu |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Malaysian |
| 💼 Occupation | Writer, political analyst |
| Known for | Writing at a young age |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | A. Karim Omar (father) Asmahan Ahmad (mother) |
| 👪 Relatives | Aeshah Karim (sister) |
| Family | Bendahara Dynasty |
| 🌐 Website | ahmadalikarim.com |
Ahmad Ali bin A. Karim (Jawi: احمد علي بن حاج عبدالكريم; born February 13, 2003) is a Malaysian writer, political analyst, and Wikipedian who writes on local politics and the laws of Malaysia, specifically the Federal Constitution. His views have appeared on newspapers and on his personal blog, which, as of May 2025, has over 1.9 million readers. He is currently a weekly columnist at Utusan Malaysia.[1]
Personal life
Ali Karim was born on February 13, 2003 in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, and is the youngest son of the late Malaysian Muslim activist, A. Karim Omar. He is of a mixed Malay-Chinese descent, being a direct descendant of Tun Habib Abdul Majid of the House of Bendahara in Johor, and also of a Chinese merchant family from Guangdong on another side.[2]
Ali Karim was raised in Kuala Lumpur,[3] and began writing in 2008 on a weblog. He is said to also have an interest in digital art and has multiple times won a digital art contest made by Microsoft Studios.[4]
Education
Ali Karim was homeschooled by his parents, and developed an interest in law during his childhood years.[4] He also studied law with Malaysian constitutional expert, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shamrahayu Ab. Aziz, aside from some other experts in the field.[4]
In 2021, he furthered his education at International Islamic University Malaysia, majoring in political science.[3]
Career & achievements
Ali Karim began writing at the age of 5 on August 28, 2008.[4] Since he was 9 years of age, he began writing political analyses regarding Malaysian politics.
He was a frequent writer on two online portals, Menara.my and Tanjak.my,[5] and would occasionally be referred to by local media for his political insights.[6]
On July 15, 2019, Ali Karim was appointed as a columnist on the local newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, where he writes regarding the Malaysian constitution and the Malay Rulers,[7] before Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Berhad, the owner of the daily ceased its operations on October 9, 2019. Ali Karim would later be reappointed as a columnist on the same paper upon its revival under their new owner, Media Mulia Sdn. Bhd. in July 2020.
Ali Karim is a youth coordinator under a United Nations University program for sustainable development.[3] He is also the External Relations Ambassador of Wikimedia Community User Group Malaysia, the Malaysian wing of the Wikimedia movement and affiliate of the Wikimedia Foundation.[8]
Police report on Lim Guan Eng
On November 23, 2016, Ali Karim lodged a police report against the then-Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia, Lim Guan Eng, regarding his alleged seditious statement on the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 Amendment Bill (more frequently known as Act 355 or Akta 355).[9]
This received the response of many political figures, notably Guan Eng himself who says that the police report was frivolous and baseless.[10][11] The then Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Dato' Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, however, defended Ali Karim's actions, saying that Guan Eng should be ashamed that a 13 years old teen understands the constitution more than him.[12][13][14] His report would later be discussed by politicians, including being covered on the front page of Utusan Malaysia when Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (PERKASA) president, Dato' Paduka Dr. Ibrahim Ali voiced his solidarity and support for his actioins.[15]
References
- ↑ Karim, Ahmad Ali A. (2020-08-08). "Kita lebih kenal artis K-Pop". Utusan Digital (in Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ↑ Karim, Ahmad Ali (2019-09-10). "A Tribute to My Chinese Heritage". Ahmad Ali Karim's Weblog. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Voices from Wikimania – Wikimedian Ahmad Ali Karim (Video). Berlin: Wikimedia Deutschland. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2025-05-31 – via YouTube. Unknown parameter
|orig-date=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Date and year (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Alias, Siti Azila (June 5, 2018). "Ahmad Ali pilih blog kupas isu politik". Berita Harian (in Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved January 13, 2020.
- ↑ BHPLUS: Ahmad Ali pilih blog kupas isu politik, 5 June 2018, retrieved 2020-01-12
- ↑ Al Hijrah Media Corporation (2022-03-11). Analisis TV AlHijrah - Calon Muda Pilihan Pengundi Muda Johor? (Television production) (in Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 2025-06-18 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Karim, Ahmad Ali (2019-07-16). "Undi 18: Bersediakah belia menggalas tanggungjawab mengundi?". Utusan Online (in Bahasa Melayu). Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kumpulan Pengurusan" [Organisational Group]. Kumpulan Komuniti Pengguna Wikimedia Malaysia (in Bahasa Melayu). Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ Nambiar, Predeep (2017-01-13). "Police query Guan Eng over report lodged by 13-year-old". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ↑ Nambiar, Predeep (2017-01-13). "Guan Eng cries foul over 'frivolous' police investigation". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ↑ Nambiar, Predeep (2017-01-15). "Who is 14-year-old who filed 'sedition' report against Lim?". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ↑ "Asyraf Wajdi puji remaja 13 tahun". BERNAMA (in Bahasa Melayu). 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ↑ "Guan Eng patut malu tidak faham Perlembagaan". Utusan Malaysia (in Bahasa Melayu). 2017-01-18. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Guan Eng patut malu remaja 14 tahun lebih faham Perlembagaan". Free Malaysia Today (in Bahasa Melayu). 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zainooddin, Azhari (2017-01-17). "Remaja 13 tahun buat laporan polis". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-01-13. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Official website
- Ahmad Ali Karim's channel Archived 2020-01-12 at the Wayback Machine on YouTube
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