Rahman Ismail

This is a Malay name; the name Ismail is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahman.
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Dr.
Rahman Ismail
Personal details
Born Rahman bin Ismail
Political party UMNO - Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Dr. Noor Akma
Children 1 daughter, 2 sons
Occupation Medical Doctor , Member of Parliament (2004-2008)
Religion Islam
Website http://drrahmanismail.blogspot.com/

Datuk Dr. Rahman bin Ismail is a social activist, medical doctor and the former Member of Parliament for the Gombak constituency. He served as an MP for his constituency from 2004-2008. Rahman Ismail also heavily involves in charitable/non-profit organisations. He founded and is currently the chairman of Gabungan NGO-NGO Gombak, a multiracial and mix confederation of 153 smaller NGOs in Gombak. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia certifies Rahman Ismail as one of its members.

Internationally renowned

He is an internationally renowned doctor and a researcher. Dr. Rahman Ismail is an expert in vaccinology and epidemiology.

Education

Dr. Rahman Ismail, former Sekolah Alam Shah student, studied medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the renowned Pasteur Institute of France, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the United States.[1]

Medical career

Datuk Dr Rahman Ismail is a Vaccinologist, Epidemiologist and a Clinical Trialist. He is also a well known expert in the Pharmaceutical and Vaccinology Fields. Considering his experience and skills in vaccinology in 1997 he was elected as the Medical and Scientific Director for the Asia Pacific Region when he joined Sanofi Pasteur International. Sanofi Pasteur is a vaccine producer company.[2]

Currently he was appointed as an adviser for the Public Health Specialist Society and one also one of the panels for National Bio-Technology Council.

He has conducted many clinical trials, hospital trials, epidemiological studies, surveillance studies and involved in many major drugs and vaccine clinical development. He has published many of his studies in the local and international journals.

Datuk Dr Rahman has also written many articles regarding his particular field of work.[3]

Medik TV

Datuk Dr. Rahman Ismail is also the Chairman of Medik TV, a health television channel dedicated to educate the masses about healthcare and medical procedures. All the programs shown in the TV channel are accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals.[4]

UMNO Member

Datuk Dr. Rahman Ismail became active with community service and later joined UMNO in 1986. Dr. Rahman Ismail represents the younger more vibrant leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional. His open mindedness and intellectual views when he was in parliament made him very popular.[5]

GE-13 Candidate for Gombak Parliamentary Seat

In Malaysian general election, 2013, Dr. Rahman Ismail is the BN candidate for Gombak parliamentary seat in Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Razak's transformational GE-13 line-up for Selangor.[6] He contested the seat against Anwar Ibrahim's private secretary when he was the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Azmin Ali.[7] Azmin Ali however won with a 4% majority.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P98 Gombak[8][9]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Independent Votes Pct
2013 Rahman Ismail (UMNO) 50,093 46.93% Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) 54,827 51.36% Said Nazar Abu Baker 474 0.44%

References

  1. ↑ Philip Golingai. "New Breed of Politician", The Star,2 January 2005. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
  2. ↑ RB-Lifescience. "Vision and Mission", RB-Lifescience, 15 February 2011. Retrieved on 4 April 2013.
  3. ↑ http://research.spermsciences.com/?page_id=532
  4. ↑ Terence Toh. "MedikTV to educate public on health-related info at govt hospitals", The Star, 7 December 2012. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
  5. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/5/22/nation/14313125&sec=nation
  6. ↑ http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/po/newspolitics.php?id=942576
  7. ↑ http://malaysiafactbook.com/Chronology:Mohamed_Azmin_Ali
  8. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen 2013" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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