Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid

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

Iskandar Dzulkarnain bin Abdul Khalid^[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Kangsar since November 2022 and had served as a Senator from 2021 until 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.^[2]

Yang Berhormat Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid PMW DIMP MP
إسكندر ذوالقرنين عبد الخالد‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kangsar
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mastura Mohd Yazid (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,566 (2022)
Senator Elected by the Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office 20 December 2021 – 5 November 2022 Serving with Shamsuddin Abdul Ghafar
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Preceded by	Ismail Yusop & Nga Hock Cheh
Succeeded by	Mujahid Yusof Rawa
Personal details
Born	(1976-11-02) 2 November 1976 (age 48)
Political party	Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (until 2024)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) (until 2024)
Alma mater	Edith Cowan University

Political career

He was elected as Senator to represent Perak State Legislative Assembly for the 2021 to 2024 parliamentary tenure, but he resigned to contest in the 2022 Malaysian general election.^[3] He was also the Political Secretary of former Menteri Besar of Perak, Ahmad Faizal Azumu, He also became a member of the BERSATU Supreme Leadership Council on 23 August 2020 following the annual general election for the 2019 to 2022 tenure.^[4]

On 12 October 2023 Iskandar Dzulkarnain declared his support on current government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. However, he is still loyal to his own party, BERSATU. He stated that the move is to ease the burden faced by his constituents over the rising cost of living.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P067 Kuala Kangsar		Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (BERSATU)	14,380	40.22%		Maslin Sham Razman (UMNO)	10,814	30.25%	36,232	3,566	77.11%
							Ahmad Termizi Ramli (AMANAH)	10,356	28.96%
							Yusmalia Mohamad Yusof (PEJUANG)	204	0.57%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)^[7]
• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)^[8]