Rahman Ismail

Rahman Ismail
Datuk Rahman Ismail speaking at an event as a Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak, Selangor.
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Gombak
In office
2004 – 8 March 2008
Majority13,207 (2004)
Preceded byZaleha Ismail (UMNO-Barisan Nasional)
Succeeded byMohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Pakatan Rakyat)
Personal details
BornRahman bin Ismail
PartyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1986 - current)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986-present)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present)
SpouseDr Noor Akma
Children1 daughter, 2 sons
Alma materSekolah Sultan Alam Shah
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
OccupationMedical doctor
Member of Parliament

Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian physician and politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Gombak from 2004 to 2008."New Breed of Politician". The Star. 2 January 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2026.

He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a political party that forms part of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Education

Rahman received his early education at Sultan Alam Shah School. He later studied medicine at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia and the University of Malaya.

He completed postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins University, the Pasteur Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[1]

Career

Rahman is a physician specializing in vaccinology, epidemiology, and clinical research. In 1997, he was appointed as the medical and scientific director for the Asia Pacific region at the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur.[2]

He has worked as an adviser to the Public Health Specialist Society, and is a member of the National Biotechnology Council.[3]

Rahman has also been involved in clinical trials, hospital studies, epidemiological research, and infectious disease surveillance.[4]

Political career

Rahman joined UMNO in 1986 and served as a youth leader representing the party within the UMNO and BN coalition.[5]

Rahman was nominated as a BN candidate for the 2004 general election and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Gombak, defeating Mohd Hatta Ramli of the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). He served a single term from 2004 to 2008 and did not contest the seat in the 2008 general election.

In the 2013 general election, Rahman contested the Gombak parliamentary seat as the BN candidate, running against Azmin Ali of Parti Kedadilan Rakyat (PKR).[6] Rahman was defeated by Azmin Ali, who won the seat by a margin of 4,734 votes.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[7][8][9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P098 Gombak 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%

Honors

See also

References

  1. ^ Philip Golingai. "New Breed of Politician", The Star,2 January 2005. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
  2. ^ RB-Lifescience. "Vision and Mission" Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine, RB-Lifescience, 15 February 2011. Retrieved on 4 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Publications : Sperm Science Group". Retrieved 5 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ "MyGOV - The Government of Malaysia's Official Portal". www.malaysia.gov.my. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Differing views after MPs watch The Last Communist". Archived from the original on 3 June 2006.
  6. ^ "BERNAMA - List of GE13 BN Candidates for Selangor". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 8 May 2016.