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Rahman Ismail | |
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![]() Datuk Rahman Ismail speaking at an event as a Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak. | |
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 to 2008. He is a member of the 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 mixed confederation of 153 smaller NGOs in Gombak. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia certifies Rahman Ismail as one of its members.
Rahman,a 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]
Rahman is a vaccinologist,epidemiologist,and clinical trialist. In 1997,he was appointed as Sanofi Pasteur International's medical and scientific director for the Asia Pacific region. Sanofi Pasteur is a vaccine-producing company. [2]
Rahman is currently an adviser for the Public Health Specialist Society and serves on the National Bio-Technology Council.
He has conducted many clinical trials,hospital trials,epidemiological studies,and surveillance studies and is involved in major drug and vaccine clinical developments. [3]
Rahman was also the chairman of Medik TV,a health television channel dedicated to educating the masses about healthcare and medical procedures. All the programs shown on the TV channel are accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals. [4]
Rahman became active in community service and later joined UMNO in 1986. Rahman represents the younger more vibrant leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional. [5]
Rahman made his debut when he was picked as a 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 by 4,734 votes.
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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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% | ||||||||||