Abdul Rahman Dahlan

This is a Malay name; the name Dahlan is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Abdul Rahman.
Yang Berhormat Dato'
 Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Belud, Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office
2008
Preceded by Salleh Tun Said (UMNO—BN)
Personal details
Political party UMNO—Barisan Nasional
Occupation Member of Parliament
Website http://mpkotabelud.blogspot.com/

Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan is a Malaysian politician. He is currently the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Kota Belud constituency in Sabah, representing the United Malay National Organisation party.[1]

Abdul Rahman was elected to federal Parliament in the 2008 election for the UMNO-held seat of Kota Belud,[2] after UMNO dropped its incumbent member Salleh Tun Said.[3] Before his election he was a party official for UMNO.[4] After his election, Abdul Rahman claimed that the opposition People's Justice Party offered him a bribe to defect from UMNO.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: P169 Kota Belud, Sabah[2]
Year Barisan Nasional Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2008 Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) 17,842 52% Saidil @ Saidi bin Simoi (PKR) 14,822 44%

References

  1. ^ "Abdul Rahman bin Haji Dahlan, Y.B. Dato' Haji". Parliament of Malaysia. http://www.parlimen.gov.my/index.php?modload=ahlidewan&uweb=dr&action=details&id=149. Retrieved 17 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php. Retrieved 17 March 2010.  Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "Amir Kahar, Salleh axed but ‘controversial’ Bung included in Umno list". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications (Malaysia)). 22 February 2008. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/2/22/nation/20409420&sec=nation. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Sabah Umno's new faces vow to work hard". Daily Express (Malaysia). 22 February 2008. http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=56019. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
  5. ^ "Kota Belud MP offered big sum claim". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications (Malaysia)). 15 May 2008. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/15/parliament/21252098&sec=parliament. Retrieved 16 March 2010. 
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