Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman
أحمد ذکي الدين عبدالرحمن
Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I
In office
16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023
Serving with Ramasamy Palanisamy
(Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II)
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
(2018–2021)
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
(2021–2023)
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byMohd Rashid Hasnon
Succeeded byMohamad Abdul Hamid
ConstituencyPinang Tunggal
Member of the
Penang State Executive Council
(Islamic Affairs, Industrial Development and Social Relations)
In office
16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023
GovernorAbdul Rahman Abbas
(2018–2021)
Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
(2021–2023)
Chief MinisterChow Kon Yeow
Preceded byMohd Rashid Hasnon
(Industrial Development & Social Relations)
Abdul Malik Abul Kassim
(Islamic Affairs)
Succeeded byMohamad Abdul Hamid
(Islamic Development & Social Unity)
Portfolio abolished
(Industrial Development)
ConstituencyPinang Tunggal
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Pinang Tunggal
In office
9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byRoslan Saidin
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byBukhori Ghazali
(PNPAS)
Majority127 (2018)
Chairman of the
Penang Islamic Religious Council
Assumed office
1 January 2021
DeputyRoslan Ahmad
Preceded byAbdul Malik Abul Kassim
Deputy Chairman of the
Penang Islamic Religious Council
In office
1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020
ChairmanAbdul Malik Abul Kassim
Preceded byAbdul Halim Hussain
Succeeded byRoslan Ahmad
Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly
2018–2023Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman

1958 (age 65–66)
Penang, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Residence(s)Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Salford[1]
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer[1]

Dato' Seri Ir. Ahmad Zakiyuddin bin Abdul Rahman (born 1958) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pinang Tunggal from May 2018 to August 2023. He has served as Chairman of the Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) since January 2021. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of MAINPP from January 2018 to his promotion to the chairmanship in January 2021. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.

Prior to his political career, Ahmad Zakiyuddin had been an engineer by profession; he is a registered member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia as a professional civil engineer with a practising certificate.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b c Moroter, Tanushalini (16 May 2018). "We are one, says 'Bertam boy'" (PDF). Buletin Mutiara.
  2. ^ "Board Of Engineers Malaysia". www.bem.org.my. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Directory of Penang State Government Officials" (PDF). Penang state government. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.