Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Dato' Sri Haji Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail (born 1 October 1958) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang since May 2018 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Jelai (MLA) since March 2004. He served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Pahang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of UMNO since March 2023.[1][2]
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail | |
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| وان رسدي وان إسماعيل | |
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| 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang | |
| Assumed office 15 May 2018 | |
| Monarchs | Ahmad Shah (2018–2019) Abdullah (since 2019) |
| Preceded by | Adnan Yaakob |
| Constituency | Jelai |
| Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (Rural Development and Orang Asli Affairs : 13 March 2008–15 May 2013) (Housing and Local Government : 16 May 2013–14 May 2018) | |
| In office 13 March 2008 – 14 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Ahmad Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Adnan Yaakob |
| Preceded by | Adnan Yaakob (Rural Development) Ishak Muhamad (Orang Asli Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahim Muda |
| Constituency | Jelai |
| Vice President of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| Assumed office 18 March 2023 | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Jelai | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Omar Othman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,178 (2004) 2,621 (2008) 3,182 (2013) 3,507 (2018) 6,983 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2004– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail 1 October 1958 Kampung Tanjung Gahai, Lipis, Pahang, Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Burhah Mohammed |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | wanrosdy.com |
Personal life
Wan Rosdy received his early education at the Clifford Primary School (1965), Sekolah Menengah Clifford and Sekolah Menengah Mahmud Raub before pursuing a Diploma in Commerce at the Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM). He then pursued his bachelor's degree in Social Science (Political Science) at Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Career
Wan Rosdy began his career in the civil service as an executive with the Perak branch of the National Paddy and Rice Board (LPN) in 1985, before being appointed manager at the LPN Complex in Arau, Perlis in 1989. He has also held several posts within Bernas.
Political career
Wan Rosdy was elected as Cameron Highlands Umno division chief in 2003 has been Cameron Highlands Barisan Nasional chairperson since 2008.
In 2004, Wan Rosdy was elected as Jelai state assemblyperson and he has been serving the constituency since. He has also served as chairperson of the Pahang Orang Asli Affairs and Rural Development Committee from 2008 to 2013, before being appointed as state exco for the second term as Pahang Housing and Municipal committee chairperson in 2013.
On May 15, 2018, Wan Rosdy was sworn in as Menteri Besar after BN was reelected as the state government in the 2018 Pahang state election, replacing Adnan Yaakob who was retiring after serving in the position for 19 years. Adnan however remained as an MLA. [5] On 28 November 2022 after the 2022 Pahang state election resulted in a hung assembly, he was sworn in as the Menteri Besar for the second term after BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) agreed to form the state coalition of Pahang and nominate him to be reappointed to the position. The two coalitions received the support from a total of 24 MLAs to do so, which exceeded the simple majority of at least 22 MLAs required.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2004 | N02 Jelai, P078 Cameron Highlands | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) | 4,145 | 67.82% | Abdul Rahman Awang Ngah (PAS) | 1,967 | 32.18% | 6,388 | 2,178 | 72.18% | ||
| 2008 | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) | 4,482 | 70.66% | Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PKR) | 1,861 | 29.34% | 6,674 | 2,621 | 75.06% | |||
| 2013 | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) | 5,919 | 65.81% | Abdul Karim Nor (PAS) | 2,737 | 30.43% | 9,390 | 3,182 | 84.00% | |||
| Alagu Thangarajoo (IND) | 338 | 3.76% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) | 5,858 | 60.17% | Abdul Karim Nor (PAS) | 2,351 | 24.15% | 10,310 | 3,507 | 82.20% | |||
| Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU) | 1,298 | 13.33% | ||||||||||
| Mat Nor Ayat (PSM) | 229 | 2.35% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) | 10,092 | 68.81% | Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU) | 2,351 | 21.20% | 14,666 | 6,983 | 76.46% | |||
| Ismail Mohd Hussin (PKR) | 1,465 | 9.99% | ||||||||||
Honours
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2006)[14]
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2012)[14]
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2014)[14]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2021)[15][16]
References
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