Abdul Rahman Mohamad

Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad (Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن محمد; is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Rural Development I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Minister Mahdzir Khalid since August 2021. He served his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad from March 2020 to August 2021 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Lipis since May 2013. He served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Tengku from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with the ruling PN coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Rahman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Haji
Abdul Rahman Mohamad
SSAP DIMP MP
Ministerial roles
2020–Deputy Minister of Rural Development
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad

(1964-04-13) 13 April 1964
Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician

Politics

Abdul Rahman contested Padang Tengku assembly state in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 general election. He contested Lipis parliamentary seat in 2013 and won that seat. He contested again in 2018 general election and retained the seat.

On 9 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Abdul Rahman will be appointed as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and to be served along with Henry Sum Agong from Gabungan Parti Sarawak.[1]

Election results
Pahang State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N03 Padang Tengku, P079 Lipis Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 4,683 60.46% Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PAS) 3,062 39.54% 7,876 1,621 79.64%
2008 Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 4,653 57.32% Roslan Zainal (PAS) 3,465 42.68% 8,298 1,188 80.70%
Parliament of Malaysia[3][4][5][6][7][8]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P079 Lipis Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 14,863 55.96% Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali (PAS) 11,394 42.90% 27,126 3,469 83.92%
Aishaton Abu Bakar (IND) 303 1.14%
2018 Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 13,995 49.82% Badarudin Abd Rahaman (PPBM) 7,426 26.43% 28,666 6,569 81.22%
Sobirin Duli (PAS) 6,671 23.75%

Honours

References
  1. "Senarai penuh kabinet Muhyiddin" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  7. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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