His close friend, Che Me Jaih, 61, said Ahmad Sohaimi who is also known as Chegu Sohaimi among his friends and people in his village, has a humble character and friendly approach towards his friends and villagers although he holds a Phd in political history from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
Che Me said Chegu Sohaimi whom he had known since small would always spare time to return to his village although he lived far from Kedah, just to meet the villagers.
"He lives near Tanjung Malim but will return to meet his friends and village people often. Even if he is invited for a small 'kenduri' (thanks giving feast), he will return to be with friends," Che Me told Bernama, here, Tuesday.
He was also keen on helping people with problems or just involved in community service and always had a quick solution for problems.
Ahmad Sohaimi, a father of six from Kampung Titi Batu within the constituency studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Teroi and Sekolah Menengah Guar Chempedak before pursuing his degree in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) before studying for his Masters at Universiti Malaya and returned to USM for his Phd.
He used to teach in Sekolah Agama Taufikiyah Khairiah Al-Halimiah, Padang Lumat, near here.
Ahmad Sohaimi who is the Umno Jerai division committee member, was announced as Barisan Nasional (BN)'s candidate by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
His wife Siti Bunga Ismail, 40, said her husband was always concerned with the welfare of the villagers in his home town, especially aspects of education and human capital development and has even resigned his post as a senior lecturer at UPSI to fulfill his ambition of serving the people.
"My husband had a good job, a very high post but he has decided to give up everything to serve his people back home. He was always determined to help the people and serve them in any capacity. So this is a good opportunity for him fulfill his ambition," she said.
BERNAMA
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