Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian politician, social activist, and medical doctor. He is the former Member of Parliament (MP) for the

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constituency, serving from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the

Barisan Nasional Barisan Nasional (BN; ) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1974 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties to succeed the Alliance Party. It is the third largest political coalition with 30 seats in ...

(BN) coalition. He founded and is currently the chairman of Gabungan NGO, the NGO Gombak, a mixed confederation of 153 smaller

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. He is also a member of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia.

Education

Rahman, a former

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student, studied medicine at

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, and the

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Career

Rahman is a vaccinologist, epidemiologist, and clinical trialist. In 1997, he was appointed as the medical and scientific director for the Asia Pacific region at the vaccine manufacturer

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. He currently serves as an adviser to the

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Specialist Society and a member of the National Bio-Technology Council. He has contributed to the development of various drugs and vaccines through his involvement in clinical trials, hospital studies, epidemiological research, and surveillance studies. He also served as the chairman of Medik TV, a health television channel committed to educating the public about healthcare and medical procedures. Medik TV is accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals. Rahman joined

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in 1986. He represents younger leaders in the UMNO and Barisan Nasional.

Political career

Rahman was selected as a Barisal Nasional (BN) candidate for the Malaysian 2004 general election and won the Gombak parliamentary seat, defeating

Mohd Hatta Ramli Mohd Hatta bin Md. Ramli ( Jawi: محمد حتّى بن مد رملي; born 11 September 1956) is a Malaysian politician and physician who has served as a Senator since March 2023. He served as the Deputy Minister of Entrepreneur Development ...

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(PAS). He did not participate in the 2008 general election. In the 2013 general election, Rahman contested the Gombak parliamentary seat as the BN candidate, running against

Azmin Ali Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Hul ...

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(PKR). Rahman was defeated by Azmin Ali, who won by a margin of 4,734 votes.

Election results

Honours

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Companion Class I of the

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(DMSM) – Datuk (2004)

References