Abdul Rahman Mohamad

Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad (Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن محمد; born 13 April 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Works in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lipis since May 2013. Abdul Rahman served as the Deputy Minister of Rural Development I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Mahdzir Khalid from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and 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 the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He also 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 BN 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
Deputy Minister of Works
Assumed office
10 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterAlexander Nanta Linggi
Preceded byArthur Joseph Kurup
ConstituencyLipis
Deputy Minister of Rural Development I
In office
30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Serving with Hasbi Habibollah
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob
MinisterMahdzir Khalid
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRubiah Wang
(Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development)
ConstituencyLipis
In office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Serving with Henry Sum Agong
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterAbdul Latiff Ahmad
Preceded bySivarasa Rasiah
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyLipis
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Lipis
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byMohamad Shahrum Osman
(BN–UMNO)
Majority3,469 (2013)
6,569 (2018)
6,118 (2022)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Padang Tengku
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byAbdul Halim Mansor
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byMustapa Long
(BN–UMNO)
Majority1,621 (2004)
1,188 (2008)
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
Political partyUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(aligned:2020–2022)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(aligned:since 2022)
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 (BERSATU) 7,426 26.43% 28,666 6,569 81.22%
Sobirin Duli (PAS) 6,671 23.75%
2022 Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) 17,672 49.29% Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BERSATU) 11,554 32.22% 35,855 6,118 76.09%
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) 6,366 17.75%
Aishaton Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) 263 0.76%

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. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. 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. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. 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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