Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail
Ku Abdul Rahman bin Ku Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kubang Pasu since November 2022, Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor since May 2020 and in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Guar Chempedak since March 2008. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail | |
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كو عبدالرحمن بن كو إسماعيل | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Amiruddin Hamzah (PH–BERSATU) |
Majority | 31,584 (2022) |
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Guar Chempedak | |
Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ab Razak Hashim (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 1,759 (2008) 2,298 (2013) 259 (2018) |
Exco roles (Kedah) | |
2013–2016 | Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives |
2016–2018 | Chairman of the Industry, Investment, IMT–GT, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives |
2020– | Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
2022– | Perikatan Nasional |
Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
2008–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
2018–2019 | Independent |
2019–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
2020 | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail 23 September 1952 Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | PPBM (2019-present) Independent (2018-2019) UMNO (until 2018) |
Other political affiliations | Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-2022) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) |
Occupation | Politician |
Election Results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2022 | P006 Kubang Pasu, Kedah | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BERSATU) | 47,584 | 57.05% | Mohd Aizuddin Ariffin (PKR) | 16,000 | 19.18% | 83,402 | 31,584 | 77.07% | ||
Hasmuni Hassan (UMNO) | 14,489 | 17.37% | ||||||||||
Amiruddin Hamzah (PEJUANG) | 5,329 | 6.39% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | N21 Guar Chempedak, P012 Jerai | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO) | 7,898 | 56.27% | Mohamad Ismail (PAS) | 6,139 | 43.73% | 14,278 | 1,759 | 78.40% | ||
2013 | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO) | 10,158 | 56.38% | Musoddak Ahmad (PAS) | 7,860 | 43.62% | 18,244 | 2,298 | 86.52% | |||
2018 | Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO) | 6,518 | 35.30% | Musoddak Ahmad (PAS) | 6,259 | 33.90% | 18,819 | 259 | 83.10% | |||
Mohd Saffuan Sabari (PPBM) | 5,686 | 30.80% |
Honours
Kedah :
Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2004)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2017)
References
- "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.