| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Datuk |
| Rahman Ismail | |
| Parliament: | Malaysian |
| Constituency Mp: | Gombak |
| Term Start: | 2004 |
| Term End: | 8 March 2008 |
| Majority: | 13,207 (2004) |
| Predecessor5: | Zaleha Ismail (UMNO-Barisan Nasional) |
| Successor5: | Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR-Pakatan Rakyat) |
| Birth Name: | Rahman bin Ismail |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1986 - current) |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986-present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present) |
| Alma Mater: | Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
| Occupation: | Medical Doctor Member of Parliament |
| Spouse: | Dr Noor Akma |
| Children: | 1 daughter, 2 sons |
Rahman bin Ismail is a Malaysian politician, social activist and medical doctor. He is the former Member of Parliament for the Gombak constituency. He served as an MP for his constituency from 2004-2008. He is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. 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.
Ismail, former Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah student, studied medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Johns Hopkins University, Pasteur Institute, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.[1]
Ismail is a vaccinologist, epidemiologist and a clinical trialist. 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 is 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 is involved in major drugs and vaccine clinical developments.[3]
Ismail was also the Chairman of Medik TV, a health television channel dedicated to educating the masses about healthcare and medical procedures. All the programs shown in the TV channel are accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals.[4]
Ismail became active with community service and later joined UMNO in 1986. Ismail represents the younger more vibrant leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional.[5]
Ismail made his debut when he was picked as BN candidate to contest the 2004 general election and successfully won the Gombak parliamentary seat by beating Mohd Hatta Ramli of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS). However, he did not contest in the subsequent 2008 general election.
He was called to contest for the Gombak parliamentary seat as the BN candidate again in the 2013 general election going against Azmin Ali of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).[6] Azmin Ali however won with 4,734 votes or 4.49% majority.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | P098 Gombak, Selangor | Raman Ismail (UMNO) | 39,870 | 59.19% | Mohd Hatta Ramli (PAS) | 26,663 | 39.57% | 67,358 | 13,207 | 73.04% | ||||
| 2013 | Raman Ismail (UMNO) | 50,093 | 46.93% | (PKR) | 54,827 | 51.36% | 107,162 | 4,734 | 86.92% | |||||
| Said Nazar Abu Baker (IND) | 474 | 0.44% | ||||||||||||