Dzulkefly Ahmad

Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr. Haji
Dzulkefly Ahmad
DGSM MP
ذلكفلي بن احمد
Minister of Health
Assumed office
21 May 2018
Monarch Muhammad V
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
Deputy Dr. Lee Boon Chye
Preceded by Subramaniam Sathasivam
Constituency Kuala Selangor
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Selangor, Selangor
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded by Irmohizam Ibrahim
Majority 8,498 (2018)
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Mohd Daud Tarihep
Succeeded by Irmohizam Ibrahim
Majority 862 (2008)
Personal details
Born Dzulkefly bin Ahmad
(1956-01-01) 1 January 1956
Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party PAS (until 2015)
AMANAH (2015–present)
Spouse(s) Azlin Hezri
Children 7
Alma mater University of Birmingham
University of Surrey
Imperial College (PhD)
Occupation Politician
Website drdzul.wordpress.com

Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Dzulkefly bin Ahmad (Jawi: ذلكفلي بن احمد; born 1 January 1956) is a Malaysian politician and serves in the Cabinet of Malaysia as the Minister of Health since 21 May 2018. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Kuala Selangor for the second time since 2018. He presently is a member of the Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah), a component party in Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.

Dzulkefly previously held the same parliamentary seat of Kuala Selangor for the first time from 2008 until 2013 but under Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).

Early life

Dzulkefly holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Birmingham and a master's degree from the University of Surrey. He later completed his doctorate in toxicology from the Imperial College (St. Mary's Hospital Medical School) in 1993.[1]

Politics

Dzulkefly made his debut contested the Rembau, Negeri Sembilan parliamentary seat for PAS in the 2004 election but lost. He was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Kuala Selangor, which had been held by the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[2] In January 2010, he publicly supported the controversial decision of the Malaysian High Court to allow a Catholic publication to use the term "Allah".[3]

He lost his parliamentary seat in the 2013 election, tallying 460 votes fewer than the Barisan Nasional candidate Irmohizam Ibrahim.[2] However he managed to be reelected again in the 2018 election as a AMANAH candidate.

Dzulkefly is a prominent member of the moderate, or "Erdogan" (after the Turkish politician), faction of PAS. In 2013, despite the loss of his parliamentary seat, he was re-elected to the party's central committee.[4]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P131 Rembau, Negeri Sembilan Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS) 10,008 25.88% Firdaus Muhammad Rom Harun (UMNO) 28,664 74.12% 39,866 18,656 74.46%
2008 P96 Kuala Selangor, Selangor Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS) 18,796 51.17% Jahaya Ibrahim (UMNO) 17,934 48.83% 37,671 862 79.81%
2013 Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS) 27,040 49.58% Irmohizam Ibrahim (UMNO) 27,500 50.42% 55,592 460 89.24%
2018 Dzulkefly Ahmad (AMANAH) 29,842 43.00% Irmohizam Ibrahim (UMNO) 21,344 30.80% 60,843 8,498 87.70%
Mohd Fakaruddin Ismail (PAS) 8,535 12.30%

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Bernama Radio on Instagram: "Infografik: Profil Menteri Kesihatan #BernamaRadio #semuanyatentanganda #pakatanharapan"". Instagram.
  2. 1 2 "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010. Turnout figures for Kuala Selangor unavailable.
  3. ↑ Mustafa Kamal, Shazwan (1 January 2010). "Khir Toyo says in mourning over Allah ruling". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Ganghopadhyay, Abhrajit (24 November 2013). "Moderates Hold Sway In Malaysia's Islamic Party Poll". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ↑ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).
  7. ↑ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017. Results only available for the 2013 election.
  8. ↑ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ↑ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. ↑ "Husam kembali bergelar 'datuk', Mujahid Dr Dzul Ahmad Awang 'datuk seri'". MALAYSIADATELINE (in Malay). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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