Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ku Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ku Abdul Rahman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Wira Dr. Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail DGMK DSDK JP MP
كو عبدالرحمن بن كو إسماعيل
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kubang Pasu
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Amiruddin Hamzah (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	31,584 (2022)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Guar Chempedak
In office 8 March 2008 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Abdul Razak Hashim (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Ghafar Saad (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	1,759 (2008) 2,298 (2013) 259 (2018)
Exco roles (Kedah)
2013–2016	Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives
2016–2018	Chairman of the Industry, Investment, IMT–GT, Domestic Trade, Consumer Affairs and Co-operatives
2020–2023	Chairman of the Industry, Investment, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2022–	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly
2008–2018	Barisan Nasional
2018–2019	Independent
2019–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2023	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (1952-09-23) 23 September 1952 Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	PPBM (2019-present) Independent (2018-2019) UMNO (until 2018)
Other political affiliations	Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-2022) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018)
Occupation	Politician

Ku Abdul Rahman bin Ku Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kubang Pasu since November 2022. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from May 2020 to August 2023 and in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Mukhriz Mahathir and Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Guar Chempedak from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P006 Kubang Pasu, Kedah		Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (BERSATU)	47,584	57.05%		Mohd Aizuddin Ariffin (PKR)	16,000	19.18%	83,402	31,584	77.07%
							Hasmuni Hassan (UMNO)	14,489	17.37%
							Amiruddin Hamzah (PEJUANG)	5,329	6.39%

Kedah State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N21 Guar Chempedak		Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	7,898	56.27%		Mohamad Ismail (PAS)	6,139	43.73%	14,278	1,759	78.40%
2013			Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	10,158	56.38%		Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)	7,860	43.62%	18,244	2,298	86.52%
2018			Ku Abdul Rahman Ku Ismail (UMNO)	6,518	35.30%		Musoddak Ahmad (PAS)	6,259	33.90%	18,819	259	83.10%
							Mohd Saffuan Sabari (BERSATU)	5,686	30.80%

Honours

• Kedah :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (DSDK) – Dato' (2006)
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2014)
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (DGMK) – Dato' Wira (2016)