Abdul Rahman Dahlan | |
|---|---|
| عبدالرحمن دحلان | |
 Abdul Rahman in 2014 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2016 | Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government |
| 2016–2018 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2008–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 2021– | Chair of board of directors ofUniversiti Malaysia Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan (1965-11-24)24 November 1965 (age 59) Sabah,Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Kencana Putera Karisma Putera Kaseh Raina Vie Raissa |
| Alma mater | Sonoma State University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan (Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن دحلان; born 24 November 1965) is aMalaysian politician. He is the formerMinister in the Prime Minister's Department and theMinister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. He had served as theMember of Parliament (MP) ofMalaysia for theKota Belud constituency inSabah from 2008 to 2018. He is a member and Division Chief ofTuaran of theUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO) party, a component ofBarisan Nasional (BN).[1]
Abdul Rahman was elected toParliament in the2008 general election for the UMNO-held seat of Kota Belud,[2] after UMNO dropped its incumbent memberSalleh Said Keruak.[3] Before his election he was a party official for UMNO.[4]
On 16 May 2013, after the2013 general elections he was appointed Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government under the cabinet ofPrime MinisterNajib Razak.[5] On 28 June 2016, he was appointed to be the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Planning Unit. He was the first Sabahan to hold the EPU position.
In 2018, he was widely acknowledged as the person entrusted by the Prime Minister to secure Saudi Aramco's US$7 billion investment in Malaysia.[6]
In the2018 general elections, Abdul Rahman had switched to contest theSepanggar parliamentary seat but had lost toAzis Jamman ofSabah Heritage Party (WARISAN).[7]
Most people attributed his loss in Sepanggar to an incorrect strategy by the party top leadership, knowing that Abdul Rahman was still hugely popular in Kota Belud constituency which he had represented for 10 years. Despite Abdul Rahman's strong objection, the party went ahead with the decision to put him as a candidate in Sepanggar. In the end, the instruction for him to switch to Sepanggar, a new constituency for him, barely 3 months before the parliamentary general election in 2018 was proven flawed and disastrous for the party. UMNO lost both in Sepanggar and Kota Belud parliamentary seats, the latter because of voters’ anger towards UMNO for issuing instruction to Abdul Rahman to contest in Sepanggar.
In January 2021, Abdul Rahman was appointed the Chairman of Board of Directors, Universiti Malaysia Sabah for a period of three years. He pledged to solve the construction delays afflicting the university's teaching hospital and the students housing projects.[8]
Rahman married former News AnchorNTV7 Nor Azlina Tan Sri Awang Had in 1999. Together they have three children (two boys, one daughter), a few years later he married again former wife Malaysian actor Eizlan Yusof named Vie Shantie Khan. Rahman has a daughter with her.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P169Kota Belud | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) | 17,842 | 54.62% | Saidil @ Saidi bin Simoi (PKR) | 14,822 | 45.38% | 33,710 | 3,020 | 78.27% | ||
| 2013 | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) | 21,768 | 51.44% | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (PKR) | 16,673 | 39.40% | 43,502 | 5,095 | 84.52% | |||
| Jalumin Bayogoh (STAR) | 2,709 | 6.40% | ||||||||||
| Lamsil Amidsor (IND) | 979 | 2.31% | ||||||||||
| Kanul Gindol (IND) | 185 | 0.44% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | P171Sepanggar | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) | 15,436 | 32.30% | Azis Jamman (WARISAN) | 28,420 | 59.47% | 49,012 | 12,984 | 78.53% | ||
| Jeffrey Kumin (SAPP) | 2,958 | 6.19% | ||||||||||
| Robert Sopining (PCS) | 971 | 2.03 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | P169Kota Belud | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) | 20,566 | 38.06% | Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (WARISAN) | 25,148 | 46.54% | 55,272 | 4,582 | 67.64% | ||
| Madeli @ Modily bin Bangali (PKR) | 8,323 | 15.40% | ||||||||||
Pahang :
Knight Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) –Dato' (2005)
Sabah :
Member of theOrder of Kinabalu (ADK) (2001)[12]
Commander of theOrder of Kinabalu (PGDK) –Datuk (2013)[13]
Grand Commander of theOrder of Kinabalu (SPDK) –Datuk Seri Panglima (2017)[14]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Grand Commander of theOrder of the Territorial Crown (SMW) –Datuk Seri (2017)[15]
