Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan
Malaysian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Tiong King Sing since December 2022 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Sapi since November 2022. He is a direct member of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition.[2]
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Akbar Khan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Khairul Firdaus. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan | |
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خير الفردوس أكبر خان | |
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture | |
Assumed office 10 December 2022 | |
Monarchs | Abdullah (2022–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
Minister | Tiong King Sing |
Preceded by | Edmund Santhara Kumar Ramanaidu |
Constituency | Batu Sapi |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Sapi | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Liew Vui Keong (WARISAN) |
Majority | 4,821 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan (1983-07-26) 26 July 1983 (age 40) Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
Political party | United Malays National Organisation of Sabah (Sabah UMNO) (–2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) (2019–2022) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2019–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2020) |
Occupation | Politician |
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