Ismail bin Mohamed Said ( Jawi: إسماعيل بن محمد سعيد; born 7 September 1965) is a Malaysian

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who served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I for two terms; first under former prime minister

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and former Minister Hamzah Zainuddin, and then under former prime minister

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and former Minister Hamzah Zainuddin. Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Krau from March 2004 to November 2022, the Deputy Speaker of the

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in the BN administration from under former prime minister

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and former Speaker

Pandikar Amin Mulia Pandikar Amin bin Mulia ( Jawi: ڤنديكر أمين بن مليا; born 17 September 1955) is a Malaysian politician who has served as President of United Sabah National Organisation (New) (USNO Baru) since February 2021. He served as 8th ...

from June 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also former chairman of the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional (PTPTN). Ismail was elected to Parliament in the

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, winning the UMNO-held seat of Kuala Krau, and was re-elected in 2008 and 2013. Before entering Parliament, Ismail was an official in UMNO's youth wing and operated a law firm in

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. As deputy speaker, he rejected the opposition's motion to discuss

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in the Dewan Rakyat, leading to chaos.

Controversies and issues

Mass dumping of food

On 19 April 2024, Ismail admitted that he was responsible of, apologised for, regretted and promised to take full responsibility of the mass dumping of

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and other

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items at a

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disposal site in

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after a

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showing the food discarded there went viral on

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. Besides, Ismail explained that the items were bought by him using the allocations from the federal and Pahang state governments for the people during his tenure as the Kuala Krau MP. Ismail also shared that he had received complaints that a stench was coming from the storehouse for the food, several dead

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were found and the rice was also contaminated by rice weevils. He had also distributed some of the rice to the poultry farmers and the remainder had been disposed of.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2014) ** Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(KMN) (2006) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 O ...

(SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP

Knight Companion of the

(DSAP) – Dato' (2013) ** 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' (2008) ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Companion - SMP

Companion of the

(SMP) (2006)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ismail Mohamed Said Living people 1965 births People from Pahang Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service Malaysian MPs 2004–2008 Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 Malaysian MPs 2013–2018 Malaysian MPs 2018–2022