Ismail Kassim

Ismail Kassim
إسماعيل قاسم
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
for Tambun Tulang
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byShahidan Kassim
(BNUMNO)
Succeeded byWan Zikri Afthar Ishak
(PNBERSATU)
Majority2,481 (2013)
1,180 (2018)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Arau
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded bySyed Razlan Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byShahidan Kassim
(BN–UMNO)
Majority300 (2008)
Senator
Appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
In office
1999–2005
MonarchsSalahuddin
(1999–2001)
Syed Sirajuddin
(2001–2005)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
(1999–2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2003–2005)
Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018Barisan Nasional
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2022Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2008–2013Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Dewan Negara
1999–2005Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born(1959-10-02)2 October 1959
Tambun Tulang, Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died22 May 2023(2023-05-22) (aged 63)
Selayang, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1987–2018, 2020–2023)
Independent
(2018–2019)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2019–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1987–2018, 2020–2023)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2019–2020)
RelationsShahidan Kassim (elder brother)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Ismail bin Kassim (2 October 1959 – 22 May 2023) was a Malaysian politician who had served as the Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tambun Tulang from May 2013 to November 2022, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arau from March 2008 to May 2013 and a Senator from 1999 to 2005.[1][2] He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and briefly a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the formerly the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He was the younger brother of Shahidan Kassim, the current MP for Arau.

  1. ^ "Ismail bin Kasim, Y.B. Dato'". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Ismail: Pas' confidence in Arau win mere political gimmick". New Straits Times. 28 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2009.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by razib.in