Rahman Ismail
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Rahman Ismail | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak | |
| In office 2004 – 8 March 2008 | |
| Majority | 13,207 (2004) |
| Preceded by | Zaleha Ismail (UMNO-Barisan Nasional) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Pakatan Rakyat) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rahman bin Ismail |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1986 - current) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986-present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present) |
| Spouse | Dr Noor Akma |
| Children | 1 daughter, 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor Member of Parliament |
Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian politician, social activist and medical doctor. He is the former Member of Parliament for the Gombak constituency. He served as an MP for his constituency from 2004-2008. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He founded and is currently the chairman of Gabungan NGO-NGO Gombak, a multiracial and mix confederation of 153 smaller NGOs in Gombak. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia certifies Rahman Ismail as one of its members.
Education
[edit]Ismail, former Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah student, studied medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Johns Hopkins University, Pasteur Institute, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.[1]
Medical career
[edit]Ismail is a vaccinologist, epidemiologist and a clinical trialist. In 1997 he was elected as the Medical and Scientific Director for the Asia Pacific Region when he joined Sanofi Pasteur International. Sanofi Pasteur is a vaccine producer company.[2]
Currently he is appointed as an adviser for the Public Health Specialist Society and one also one of the panels for National Bio-Technology Council.
He has conducted many clinical trials, hospital trials, epidemiological studies, surveillance studies and is involved in major drugs and vaccine clinical developments.[3]
Medik TV
[edit]Ismail was also the Chairman of Medik TV, a health television channel dedicated to educate the masses about healthcare and medical procedures. All the programs shown in the TV channel are accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals.[4]
UMNO Member
[edit]Ismail became active with community service and later joined UMNO in 1986. Ismail represents the younger more vibrant leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional.[5]
General elections candidate
[edit]Ismail made his debut when he was picked as BN candidate to contest the 2004 general election and successfully won the Gombak parliamentary seat by beating Mohd Hatta Ramli of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). However he did not contest in the subsequent 2008 general election.
He was called to contest for the Gombak parliamentary seat as the BN candidate again in the 2013 general election going against Azmin Ali of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).[6] Azmin Ali however won with 4,734 votes or 4.49% majority.
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P098 Gombak, Selangor | Raman Ismail (UMNO) | 39,870 | 59.19% | Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS) | 26,663 | 39.57% | 67,358 | 13,207 | 73.04% | ||
| 2013 | Raman Ismail (UMNO) | 50,093 | 46.93% | Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) | 54,827 | 51.36% | 107,162 | 4,734 | 86.92% | |||
| Said Nazar Abu Baker (IND) | 474 | 0.44% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Malacca :
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2004)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Philip Golingai. "New Breed of Politician", The Star,2 January 2005. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
- ^ RB-Lifescience. "Vision and Mission" Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RB-Lifescience, 15 February 2011. Retrieved on 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Publications : Sperm Science Group". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ Terence Toh. "MedikTV to educate public on health-related info at govt hospitals", The Star, 7 December 2012. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Differing views after MPs watch The Last Communist". Archived from the original on 3 June 2006.
- ^ "BERNAMA - List of GE13 BN Candidates for Selangor". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.