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Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan ( Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن دحلان; born 24 November 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He is the former

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department is a member of Cabinet of Malaysia who administers a portfolio through the Prime Minister's Department. List of Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department The following individuals have been appo ...

and the Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. He is also the former

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(MP) of

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for the

Kota Belud Kota Belud ( ms, Pekan Kota Belud; ; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kú-tá Mâu-lu̍t) is the capital of the Kota Belud District in the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 8,392 in 2010. It is roughly at the mi ...

constituency in

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, representing the

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(UMNO) party, a component of

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(BN). Abdul Rahman was elected to

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in the 2008 general election for the UMNO-held seat of Kota Belud, Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed). after UMNO dropped its incumbent member Salleh Said Keruak. Before his election he was a party official for UMNO. On 16 May 2013, after the 2013 general elections he was appointed as Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government under the cabinet of

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Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malay ...

. On 28 June 2016, he was appointed to be the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning Unit. He was the first Sabahan to hold the EPU position. In 2018, he was widely acknowledged as the person entrusted by the Prime Minister to secure Saudi Aramco’s USD7 billion investment in Malaysia. In the 2018 general elections, Abdul Rahman had switched to contest the

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parliamentary seat but had lost to

Azis Jamman Datuk Mohd Azis bin Jamman ( Jawi: محمد عزيز بن زمان) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and forme ...

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(WARISAN). Most people attributed his loss in Sepanggar to an incorrect strategy by the party top leadership, knowing that Abdul Rahman was still hugely popular in Kota Belud constituency which he had represented for 10 years. Despite Abdul Rahman’s strong objection, the party went ahead with the decision to put him as a candidate in Sepanggar. In the end, the instruction for him to switch to Sepanggar, a new constituency for him, barely 3 months before the parliamentary general election in 2018 was proven flawed and disastrous for the party. UMNO lost both in Sepanggar and Kota Belud parliamentary seats, the latter because of voters’ anger towards UMNO for issuing instruction to Abdul Rahman to contest in Sepanggar. In January 2021, Abdul Rahman was appointed as the Chairman of Board of Directors, Universiti Malaysia Sabah for a period of three years. He pledged to solve the construction delays afflicting the university’s teaching hospital and the students housing projects.

Election results

Honours

* : **

MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Commander - SMW

Grand Commander of the

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(SMW) - Datuk Seri (2017) * : ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(DIMP) - Dato’ (2005) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) - Datuk (2013) ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - SPDK

Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK) - Datuk Seri Panglima (2017)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlan, Abdul Rahman Living people Grand Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu Commanders of the Order of Kinabalu 1965 births Bajau people People from Sabah Members of the Dewan Rakyat United Malays National Organisation politicians Malaysian Muslims Government ministers of Malaysia Sonoma State University alumni 21st-century Malaysian people Malaysian bloggers Economy ministers of Malaysia