Dato' Pirdaus Ismail (11 September 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Imam of the National Mosque of Malaysia[need quotation to verify] and Special Officer former Minister of Home Affairs Hishammuddin Hussein.[1]

Pirdaus Ismail
Personal details
Born (1965-09-11) 11 September 1965 (age 59)
Penang, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyBN (UMNO)
Alma materAl-Azhar University
Kolej Professional Mara Indera Mahkota

Background

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Pirdaus received his Diploma in Islamic studies from the Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran Wal Qiraat, Pusat Islam Malaysia (now Darul Quran) in 1988. Subsequently, he studied at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt and graduated with a Bachelor degree with Honours in Islamic studies in 1994.

Career

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He began his career in the Islamic Services as a Lecturer in Islamic Studies at Darul Quran, Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) for a period of one year from 1994 to 1995. Thereafter, from 1995 onward, he went on to serve as the officer at JAKIM. Until 2004, he was the Imam in the National Mosque, Kuala Lumpur.[need quotation to verify] In 2005, he was the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs of WWE Sdn. Bhd.

Political activity

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In 2004, he contested in the 11th General Election as the BN parliamentary candidate in Permatang Pauh. He was defeated by Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the PKR candidate. He also was an Youth Executive Councillor of UMNO. In 2005, he was elected as the Deputy Chairman, UMNO of Permatang Pauh Parliamentary Constituency in Bukit Mertajam.

In 2008, he contested again in the 12th General Election as the BN parliamentary candidate in the same parliamentary constituency. He was defeated again by the same PKR candidate. In the Permatang Pauh by-election 2008, he was not chosen to contest.

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P044 Permatang Pauh, Penang Pirdaus Ismail (UMNO) 21,147 49.31% Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR) 21,373 50.69% 43,734 590 80.93%
2008 Pirdaus Ismail (UMNO) 16,950 35.84% Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (PKR) 30,338 64.16% 47,442 13,388 81.17%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Directory". Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Results only available from the 2004 election.