Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

Dato' Ir. Ahmad Zakiyuddin bin Abdul Rahman (born 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pinang Tunggal since May 2018. He has also served as Deputy President of the Penang Islamic Religious Council since 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the state ruling but federal opposition PH and formerly PR coalitions.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Zakiyuddin. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir.
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman
DMPN DSPN MLA
أحمد ذکي الدين عبدالرحمن
Exco roles (Penang)
2018–Deputy Chief Minister
2018–Chairman of the Industrial Development, Islamic Affairs and Community Relations
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–Pakatan Harapan
Other roles
2018–Deputy President of the Penang Islamic Religious Council[1]
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

1959 (age 63–64)
Penang, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Residence(s)Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Salford[2]
OccupationPolitician
Engineer[2]

Prior to his political career, Ahmad Zakiyuddin had been an engineer by profession; he is a registered member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia as a professional civil engineer with a practising certificate.[2][3]

Education

Ahmad Zakiyuddin received his secondary education at SMS Sultan Mohamad Jiwa in the town of Sungai Petani in Kedah.[2] He then furthered his studies at the University of Salford, where he completed his A-Levels and pursued a tertiary course in civil engineering.

Engineering career

After graduating from the University of Salford, Ahmad Zakiyuddin worked in the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) for 10 years.[2] He was involved with numerous infrastructural projects, such as the township of Bandar Bertam Perdana in Northern Seberang Perai, as well as tertiary institutes and mosques in Southern Seberang Perai.

Political career

Ahmad Zakiyuddin's first foray into politics as an ordinary member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) came in the 2013 Penang state election.[4] He contested the Pinang Tunggal state constituency and lost in a straight fight against Roslan Saidin of Barisan Nasional (BN).[5]

In the 2018 Penang state election, Ahmad Zakiyuddin once again went up against Roslan Saidin, the incumbent State Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal. This time he emerged victorious, winning the constituency by a slim margin of 127 votes, despite facing a three-cornered tussle for the seat.[6] Following his electoral win, Ahmad Zakiyuddin was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister I of Penang by the state's Chief Minister, Chow Kon Yeow.[4] Ahmad Zakiyuddin assumed office as the Deputy Chief Minister I on 16 May, succeeding his party colleague, Mohd Rashid Hasnon, who became the elected Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat in Johor.

Election results
Penang State Legislative Assembly[5][6]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N03 Pinang Tunggal Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) 7,568 44.48% Roslan Saidin (UMNO) 9,155 53.81% 16,723 1,587 90.70%
2018 Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) 7,754 38.76% Roslan Saidin (UMNO) 7,627 38.13% 20,003 127 88.50%
Bukhori Ghazali (PAS) 4,622 23.11%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Directory of Penang State Government Officials" (PDF). Penang state government. 2017.
  2. Moroter, Tanushalini (16 May 2018). "We are one, says 'Bertam boy'" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara.
  3. "Board Of Engineers Malaysia". www.bem.org.my. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. "Zakiyuddin taken aback by his appointment as Penang DCM I - Metro News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "Malaysia Election Results, 2013/Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2013/2013马来西亚全国大选成绩 - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysia Political Podium. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. "Malaysia Election Results, 2018/Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2018/2018马来西亚全国大选成绩 - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysia Political Podium. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. "Ketua Audit Negara dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Pulau Pinang". Bernama (in Malay). Berita Harian. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  8. "Panglima ATM dahului senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Pulau Pinang". Astro Awani. 14 July 2018.
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