Zulkifli bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician from BERSATU. He was the Member of Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Acheh since 2018 until 2023.
Zulkifli Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| ذوالکفل إبراهيم | |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Acheh | |
| In office 2018–2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Zakaria |
| Succeeded by | Rashidi Zinol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Zulkifli bin Ibrahim 30 November 1979 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PKR (till 2020) BERSATU (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (till 2020) Perikatan Nasional (since 2020) |
| Parent(s) | Ibrahim Abdul Razak (father) Sopiah Omar (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Technology Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education edit
He has studied in Methodist Nibong Tebal Primary and Secondary School, and in Nibong Tebal Technical School. He got his Diploma in Marine Technology Engineering from UTM.
Politics edit
Zulkifli started his political career as the Political Secretary for the by-then Nibong Tebal MP, Goh Kheng Huat in 1999. He is also one of the hosts during the launch of PKR in Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel on 4 April 1999. He is also one of the co-founders of Keadilan Penang together with Zaki and Mansor Othman.
In 2000, he was appointed as the Spokesperson of the Youth Wing of Keadilan Penang. He was also a Member of Keadilan Youth Wing Committee.
He is also one of the Youth leader that wanted Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to be chosen as the Deputy Chief of the Youth Wing of Keadilan instead of Mustaffa Kamil Ayub, who was seen to be too weak when several Youth leaders of Keadilan had been arrested under the ISA.
On 29 June 2020, PKR Chairman of Disciplinary Committee, Datuk Ahmad Kassim had announced that Zulkifli is expelled from PKR as he supported the Perikatan Nasional government openly and held posts from the government.[1][2] On 5 July 2020, he had announced that he will join BERSATU in the near future.[3]
Election result edit
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N21 Sungai Acheh | Zulkifli Ibrahim (PKR) | 7,486 | 43.51% | Mahmud Zakaria (UMNO) | 7,070 | 41.09% | 17,205 | 416 | 85.95% | ||
| Nor Zamri Latiff (PAS) | 2,383 | 13.85% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Zulkifli Ibrahim (BERSATU) | 9,432 | 49.67% | Rashidi Zinol (UMNO) | 9,556 | 50.33% | 19,138 | 124 | 73.45% | |||
Family edit
He was born at Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang on 30 November 1979 in Sungai Bakap Hospital. He is the youngest of 8 children of Haji Ibrahim bin Abd Razak and Hajah Sopiah binti Omar.[6]
References edit
- ^ BERNAMA (2020-06-29). "PKR pecat keanggotaan lima ahli termasuk Ketua Wanita". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ OTHMAN, MOHD ISKANDAR (2020-06-24). "Afif, Zulkifli khianati mandat rakyat". Sinarharian (in Malay). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Mohamed, IMRAN HILMY,Sirajinisa Bt Habibu. "Sg Acheh rep to join Perikatan component party soon". The Star. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ^ "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Zulkifli Ibrahim". PRU @ Sinar Harian. Retrieved 2022-05-25.