Abdul Rahman Mohamad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohamad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Rahman. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad (Jawi: عبدالرحمن بن محمد; born 13 April 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lipis since May 2013. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Works under Minister Alexander Nanta Linggi from December 2022 to December 2023 prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Deputy Minister of Rural Development I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Mahdzir Khalid from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Abdul Latiff Ahmad from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He had also served as Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padang Tengku from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member and the Division Chief of Lipis of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Abdul Rahman Mohamad SSAP DIMP SMP AMP MP
عبدالرحمٰن محمد‎
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2023
Monarchs	Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Steven Sim Chee Keong
Preceded by	Mustapha Sakmud
Constituency	Lipis
Deputy Minister of Works
In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Alexander Nanta Linggi
Preceded by	Arthur Joseph Kurup
Succeeded by	Ahmad Maslan
Constituency	Lipis
Deputy Minister of Rural Development I
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Hasbi Habibollah
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Mahdzir Khalid
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Rubiah Wang (Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development)
Constituency	Lipis
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 Serving with Henry Sum Agong
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister	Abdul Latiff Ahmad
Preceded by	Sivarasa Rasiah
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Lipis
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Lipis
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,469 (2013) 6,569 (2018) 6,118 (2022)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Tengku
In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Abdul Halim Mansor (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mustapa Long (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,621 (2004) 1,188 (2008)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
2004–2013	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Abdul Rahman bin Mohamad (1964-04-13) 13 April 1964 (age 61) Lipis, Pahang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Politics

Abdul Rahman contested for Padang Tengku assembly state in 2004 and re-elected in 2008 general election. He contested for Lipis parliamentary seat in 2013 and won that seat. He contested again in 2018 and 2022 general elections and retained the seat.

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N03 Padang Tengku		Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)	4,683	60.46%		Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PAS)	3,062	39.54%	7,876	1,621	79.64%
2008			Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)	4,653	57.32%		Roslan Zainal (PAS)	3,465	42.68%	8,298	1,188	80.70%

Parliament of Malaysia^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	P079 Lipis		Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)	14,863	55.96%		Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali (PAS)	11,394	42.90%	27,126	3,469	83.92%
							Aishaton Abu Bakar (IND)	303	1.14%
2018			Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)	13,995	49.82%		Badarudin Abd Rahaman (BERSATU)	7,426	26.43%	28,666	6,569	81.22%
							Sobirin Duli (PAS)	6,671	23.75%
2022			Abdul Rahman Mohamad (UMNO)	17,672	49.29%		Mohamad Shahrum Osman (BERSATU)	11,554	32.22%	35,855	6,118	76.09%
							Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (DAP)	6,366	17.75%
							Aishaton Abu Bakar (PEJUANG)	263	0.76%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2017)
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2009)
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SMP) (2007)^[9]
  • Member of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (AMP)