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Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Haji
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
SSAP SUMW DSAP DIMP SMP AMP MLA
وان رسدي وان إسماعيل
14th Menteri Besar of Pahang
Assumed office
15 May 2018
MonarchsAhmad Shah
(2018–2019)
Abdullah
(since 2019)
Preceded byAdnan Yaakob
ConstituencyJelai
Member of the
Pahang State Executive Council
(Rural Development and Orang Asli Affairs : 13 March 2008–15 May 2013)
(Housing and Local Government : 16 May 2013–14 May 2018)
In office
13 March 2008 – 14 May 2018
MonarchAhmad Shah
Menteri BesarAdnan Yaakob
Preceded byAdnan Yaakob
(Rural Development)
Ishak Muhamad
(Orang Asli Affairs)
Succeeded byAbdul Rahim Muda
ConstituencyJelai
Vice President of the
United Malays National Organisation
Assumed office
18 March 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly
for Jelai
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Preceded byOmar Othman
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,178 (2004)
2,621 (2008)
3,182 (2013)
3,507 (2018)
6,983 (2022)
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
2004–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail

(1958-10-01) 1 October 1958 (age 65)[citation needed]
Kampung Tanjung Gahai, Lipis, Pahang, Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseBurhah Mohammed
Children3
Websitewanrosdy.com

Dato' Sri Haji Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail (born 1 October 1958[citation needed]) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang since May 2018 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jelai since March 2004. He served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Pahang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of UMNO since March 2023.[1][2]

Personal life

Wan Rosdy received his early education at the Clifford Primary School (1965), Sekolah Menengah Clifford and Sekolah Menengah Mahmud Raub before pursuing a Diploma in Commerce at the Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM). He then pursued his bachelor's degree in Social Science (Political Science) at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Married to Burhah Mohamed and has three children.[3][4]

Career

Wan Rosdy began his career in the civil service as an executive with the Perak branch of the National Paddy and Rice Board (LPN) in 1985, before being appointed manager at the LPN Complex in Arau, Perlis in 1989. He has also held several posts within Bernas.

Political career

Wan Rosdy was elected as Cameron Highlands Umno division chief in 2003 has been Cameron Highlands Barisan Nasional chairperson since 2008.

In 2004, Wan Rosdy was elected as Jelai state assemblyperson and he has been serving the constituency since. He has also served as chairperson of the Pahang Orang Asli Affairs and Rural Development Committee from 2008 to 2013, before being appointed as state exco for the second term as Pahang Housing and Municipal committee chairperson in 2013.

On May 15, 2018, Wan Rosdy was sworn in as Menteri Besar after BN was reelected as the state government in the 2018 Pahang state election, replacing Adnan Yaakob who was retiring after serving in the position for 19 years. Adnan however remained as an MLA. [5] On 28 November 2022 after the 2022 Pahang state election resulted in a hung assembly, he was sworn in as the Menteri Besar for the second term after BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) agreed to form the state coalition of Pahang and nominate him to be reappointed to the position. The two coalitions received the support from a total of 24 MLAs to do so, which exceeded the simple majority of at least 22 MLAs required.

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N02 Jelai Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) 4,145 67.82% Abdul Rahman Awang Ngah (PAS) 1,967 32.18% 6,388 2,178 72.18%
2008 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) 4,482 70.66% Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PKR) 1,861 29.34% 6,674 2,621 75.06%
2013 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) 5,919 65.81% Abdul Karim Nor (PAS) 2,737 30.43% 9,390 3,182 84.00%
Alagu Thangarajoo (IND) 338 3.76%
2018 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) 5,858 60.17% Abdul Karim Nor (PAS) 2,351 24.15% 10,310 3,507 82.20%
Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU) 1,298 13.33%
Mat Nor Ayat (PSM) 229 2.35%
2022 Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO) 10,092 68.81% Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU) 3,109 21.20% 14,666 6,983 76.46%
Ismail Mohd Hussin (PKR) 1,465 9.99%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Umno polls: Wan Rosdy and Khaled win VP post". The Star. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Wan Rosdy sworn in as Pahang MB - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  3. ^ "Wan Rosdy is new Pahang MB". Malaysiakini. May 15, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wan Rosdy Angkat Sumpah MB Pahang Baharu" (in Malay). Berita Harian. May 15, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Wan Rosdy sworn in as Pahang MB". The Star Online. May 15, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  6. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  12. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ a b c "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  15. ^ Ibrahim, Mohd Iskandar; Sulaiman, Noor Atiqah (1 February 2021). "Seramai 335 terima darjah kebesaran sempena Hari Wilayah". Berita Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Tengku Zafrul antara 6 penerima Darjah Kebesaran Pangkat Pertama sempena Hari WP". Shawaliah Hadir (in Malay). Malaysia Gazette. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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