Rizam bin Ismail (Jawi: رِزَام إِسْمَاعِيل, Malay pronunciation: [rizam]; born 30 January 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari since August 2023 and Political Secretary to the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz from April to August 2023 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Air Tawar since May 2018. He previously served as the Leader of the Opposition of Selangor from June 2018 to June 2023 and Political Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul from January to April 2023. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also presently the sole Selangor BN and UMNO EXCO Member and the first one since 2008.[1]
Rizam Ismail | |
|---|---|
| رِزَام إِسْمَاعِيل | |
| Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (Rural Development, Traditional Village and National Unity) | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Amirudin Shari |
| Preceded by | Borhan Aman Shah (Malay Culture, Heritage, Rural Development and Traditional Village) Siti Mariah Mahmud (National Unity) |
| Constituency | Sungai Air Tawar |
| Political Secretary to the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry | |
| In office 5 April 2023 – 20 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Zainuri Zainal |
| Political Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry | |
| In office 27 January 2023 – 5 April 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Hilman Idham |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor | |
| In office 26 June 2018 – 23 June 2023 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Menteri Besar | Amirudin Shari |
| Preceded by | Mohd Shamsudin Lias |
| Succeeded by | Azmin Ali |
| Constituency | Sungai Air Tawar |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Air Tawar | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kamarol Zaki Abdul Malik (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,440 (2018) 846 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1981 Selangor, Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N01 Sungai Air Tawar | Rizam Ismail (UMNO) | 5,437 | 40.71% | Zamri Yahya (PAS) | 3,997 | 29.93% | 13,605 | 1,440 | 83.60% | ||
| Mohd Hamizar Sulaiman (BERSATU) | 3,921 | 29.36% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Rizam Ismail (UMNO) | 7,870 | 52.84% | Mohamad Zaidi Selamat (BERSATU) | 7,024 | 47.16% | 14,986 | 846 | 74.83% | |||
Honours edit
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)
References edit
- ^ "Barisan Nasional assemblymen to be a strong opposition". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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