Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

Dato' Ir. Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (born 1958) is a Malaysian politician and a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), which forms part of the ruling Pakatan Harapan coalition. He is currently one of the two Deputy Chief Ministers of the Malaysian state of Penang, and an Executive Councillor in the Penang state government for the portfolios of industrial development, Islamic affairs and community relations. He concurrently serves as the incumbent State Assemblyman for the Pinang Tunggal constituency in Seberang Perai, Penang.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ahmad Zakiyuddin. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Ir.

Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

DMPN DSPN MLA
Deputy Chief Minister I of Penang
Assumed office
16 May 2018
Serving with Ramasamy Palanisamy
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byMohd Rashid Hasnon
ConstituencyPinang Tunggal
Penang State Executive Councillor for Industrial Development, Islamic Affairs and Community Relations
Assumed office
16 May 2018
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byMohd Rashid Hasnon (Industrial Development, Community Relations)
Abdul Malik Kassim (Islamic Affairs)
ConstituencyPinang Tunggal
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Pinang Tunggal
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRoslan Saidin (UMNO- BN)
Majority127 (2018)
Deputy President of the Penang Islamic Religious Council
Assumed office
1 January 2018
Preceded byAbdul Halim Hussain[1]
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

1958 (age 62–63)
Penang, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan
Pakatan Rakyat
ResidenceKepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Salford[2]
OccupationPolitician
Engineer[2]

Prior to his political career, Ahmad Zakiyuddin had been an engineer by profession; he is a registered member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia as a professional civil engineer with a practising certificate.[2][3]

Education

Ahmad Zakiyuddin received his secondary education at SMS Sultan Mohamad Jiwa in the town of Sungai Petani in Kedah.[2] He then furthered his studies at the University of Salford, where he completed his A-Levels and pursued a tertiary course in civil engineering.

Engineering career

After graduating from the University of Salford, Ahmad Zakiyuddin worked in the Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) for 10 years.[2] He was involved with numerous infrastructural projects, such as the township of Bandar Bertam Perdana in Northern Seberang Perai, as well as tertiary institutes and mosques in Southern Seberang Perai.

Political career

Ahmad Zakiyuddin's first foray into politics as an ordinary member of the People's Justice Party (PKR) came in the 2013 Penang state election.[4] He contested the Pinang Tunggal state constituency and lost in a straight fight against Roslan Saidin of Barisan Nasional (BN).[5]

In the 2018 Penang state election, Ahmad Zakiyuddin once again went up against Roslan Saidin, the incumbent State Assemblyman for Pinang Tunggal. This time he emerged victorious, winning the constituency by a slim margin of 127 votes, despite facing a three-cornered tussle for the seat.[6] Following his electoral win, Ahmad Zakiyuddin was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister I of Penang by the state's Chief Minister, Chow Kon Yeow.[4] Ahmad Zakiyuddin assumed office as the Deputy Chief Minister I on 16 May, succeeding his party colleague, Mohd Rashid Hasnon, who became the elected Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat in Johor.

Election results
Penang State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout Note
2013 N03 Pinang Tunggal Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) 7,568 44.48% Roslan Saidin (UMNO) 9,155 53.81% 16,723 1,587 90.70% [5]
2018 Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman (PKR) 7,754 38.76% Roslan Saidin (UMNO) 7,627 38.13% 20,003 127 88.50% [6]
Bukhori Ghazali (PAS) 4,622 23.11%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Directory of Penang State Government Officials" (PDF). Penang state government. 2017.
  2. Moroter, Tanushalini (16 May 2018). "We are one, says 'Bertam boy'" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara.
  3. "Board Of Engineers Malaysia". www.bem.org.my. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  4. "Zakiyuddin taken aback by his appointment as Penang DCM I - Metro News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  5. "Malaysia Election Results, 2013/Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2013/2013马来西亚全国大选成绩 - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysia Political Podium. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  6. "Malaysia Election Results, 2018/Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia 2018/2018马来西亚全国大选成绩 - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysia Political Podium. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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