Abdul Rahman Mohamad
Malaysian politician
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Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad (Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن محمد; born 13 April 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lipis since May 2013. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Works under Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi from December 2022 to December 2023 prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Deputy Minister of Rural Development I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Mahdzir Khalid from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He had also served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Tengku from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member and the Division Chief of Lipis of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[1]
Abdul Rahman Mohamad | |
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| عبدالرحمٰن محمد | |
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| Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2025 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Fadillah Yusof |
| Preceded by | Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir |
| Constituency | Lipis |
| Deputy Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 17 December 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Sakmud |
| Succeeded by | Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan |
| Constituency | Lipis |
| Deputy Minister of Works | |
| In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Alexander Nanta Linggi |
| Preceded by | Arthur Joseph Kurup |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Maslan |
| Constituency | Lipis |
| Deputy Minister of Rural Development I | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Rubiah Wang (Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development) |
| Constituency | Lipis |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Abdul Latiff Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Sivarasa Rasiah |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | Lipis |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lipis | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 3,469 (2013) 6,569 (2018) 6,118 (2022) |
| Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Tengku | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Halim Mansor (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Mustapa Long (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 1,621 (2004) 1,188 (2008) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2013– | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2004–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad 13 April 1964 Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Politics
Abdul Rahman contested for Padang Tengku assembly state in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 general election. He contested for Lipis parliamentary seat in 2013 and won that seat. He contested again in 2018 and 2022 general elections and retained the seat.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N03 Padang Tengku | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 4,683 | 60.46% | Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PAS) | 3,062 | 39.54% | 7,876 | 1,621 | 79.64% | ||
| 2008 | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 4,653 | 57.32% | Roslan Zainal (PAS) | 3,465 | 42.68% | 8,298 | 1,188 | 80.70% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P079 Lipis | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 14,863 | 55.96% | Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali (PAS) | 11,394 | 42.90% | 27,126 | 3,469 | 83.92% | ||
| Aishaton Abu Bakar (IND) | 303 | 1.14% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 13,995 | 49.82% | Badarudin Abd Rahaman (BERSATU) | 7,426 | 26.43% | 28,666 | 6,569 | 81.22% | |||
| Sobirin Duli (PAS) | 6,671 | 23.75% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO) | 17,672 | 49.29% | Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BERSATU) | 11,554 | 32.22% | 35,855 | 6,118 | 76.09% | |||
| Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP) | 6,366 | 17.75% | ||||||||||
| Aishaton Abu Bakar (PEJUANG) | 263 | 0.76% | ||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2017)
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2009)
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (2007)[9]
Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)
