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Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | |
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| خير الفردوس أكبر خان | |
| Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Tiong King Sing |
| Preceded by | Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu |
| Constituency | Batu Sapi |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Sapi | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Liew Vui Keong (WARISAN) |
| Majority | 4,821 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan 26 July 1983 Kota Kinabalu,Sabah,Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (until 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | Deakin University (BCom) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan (born 26 July 1983) [1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism,Arts and Culture in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Tiong King Sing since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Sapi since November 2022. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition. His proposal of turning Langkawi into a preferred tourism destination for Muslims has been controversial. [2]
