Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian physician and politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Gombak from 2004 to 2008.

He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Education Rahman received his early education at Sultan Alam Shah School. He later studied medicine at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia and the University of Malaya.

He completed postgraduate training at Johns Hopkins University, the Pasteur Institute, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Philip Golingai. "New Breed of Politician", The Star,2 January 2005. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.

Career Rahman is a physician specializing in vaccinology, epidemiology, and clinical research. In 1997, he was appointed as the medical and scientific director for the Asia Pacific region at the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur.RB-Lifescience. "Vision and Mission" , RB-Lifescience, 15 February 2011. Retrieved on 4 April 2013.

He worked as an adviser to the Public Health Specialist Society and is a member of the National Biotechnology Council.

Rahman has also been involved in clinical trials, hospital studies, epidemiological research, and infectious disease surveillance.

Political career Rahman joined UMNO in 1986 and served as a youth leader representing the party within the UMNO and BN coalition.

Rahman was nominated as a BN candidate for the 2004 general election and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Gombak, defeating Mohd Hatta Ramli of the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). He served a single term from 2004 to 2008 and did not contest the seat in the 2008 general election.

In the 2013 general election, Rahman contested the Gombak parliamentary seat as the BN candidate, running against Azmin Ali of Parti Kedadilan Rakyat (PKR). Rahman was defeated by Azmin Ali, who won the seat by a margin of 4,734 votes.

Election results + Parliament of Malaysia Results only available from the 2004 election.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004P098 GombakRaman Ismail (UMNO)39,87059.19%Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS)26,66339.57%67,35813,20773.04%2013Raman Ismail (UMNO)50,09346.93% (PKR)54,82751.36%107,1624,73486.92%Said Nazar Abu Baker (IND)4740.44%

Honors

Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2004)

See also Gombak (federal constituency)

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