Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail

2013–2016Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives2016–2018Chairman of the Industry, Investment, IMT–GT, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives2020–2023Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Higher Education, Science, Technology and InnovationFaction represented in Dewan Rakyat2022–Perikatan NasionalFaction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly2008–2018Barisan Nasional2018–2019Independent2019–2020Pakatan Harapan2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party2020–2023Perikatan Nasional Personal detailsBorn
(1952-09-23) 23 September 1952 (age 71)
Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyPPBM (2019-present)
Independent (2018-2019)
UMNO (until 2018)Other political
affiliationsMuafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-2022)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)EducationBachelor of Science in Polymer Technology North London University, UK (1976)
Master of Science in Polymer Technology Loughborough University, UK (1979)
Doctorate in Rubber Science and Technology Loughborough University, UK (1983)^[1]OccupationPolitician

Ku Abdul Rahman bin Ku Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kubang Pasu since November 2022. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from May 2020 to August 2023 and in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Guar Chempedak from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P006 Kubang Pasu, Kedah		Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BERSATU)	47,584	57.05%		Mohd Aizuddin Ariffin (PKR)	16,000	19.18%	83,402	31,584	77.07%
							Hasmuni Hassan (UMNO)	14,489	17.37%
							Amiruddin Hamzah (PEJUANG)	5,329	6.39%

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[2][3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N21 Guar Chempedak		Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	7,898	56.27%		Mohamad Ismail (PAS)	6,139	43.73%	14,278	1,759	78.40%
2013			Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	10,158	56.38%		Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)	7,860	43.62%	18,244	2,298	86.52%
2018			Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	6,518	35.30%		Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)	6,259	33.90%	18,819	259	83.10%
							Mohd Saffuan Sabari (BERSATU)	5,686	30.80%

Honours

•  Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2004)
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2014)^[4]
  • Knight Commander of the Glorious Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2017)^[5]

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