Saifuddin Nasution Ismail

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This is a Malay name; the name Ismail is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saifuddin.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Machang, Kelantan
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Sazmi Miah
Succeeded by Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub
Member of the Kedah State Assembly
for Lunas
In office
29 November 2000 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by Joe Fernandez
Succeeded by Ganesan Subramaniam
Personal details
Born (1963-12-07) 7 December 1963 (age 60)
Singapore, Malaysia
Political party PKR – Pakatan Rakyat (1999 – present)
UMNO – Barisan Nasional (1995–1999)
Spouse(s) Norhayati Musa
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician. He is a senior figure in the People's Justice Party (PKR), in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition, and is a former Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Machang constituency in Kelantan.[1]

Saifuddin was a member of the youth wing of the ruling UMNO party but was expelled in 1999 as its assistant secretary.[2] An ally of Anwar Ibrahim, he run and hide in pattani during reforbasi. Saifuddin then defected to the opposition Keadilan party, which later became PKR.[3]

Saifuddin won a by-election for the Kedah state assembly seat of Lunas in 2000.[4] However he failed in his bid to be elevated to the federal Parliament in the 2004 election, losing to Lim Bee Kau of the Barisan Nasional in the seat of Padang Serai.[5] In the 2008 election, Saifuddin contested and won the federal seat of Machang in Kelantan.[6] For the 2013 he returned to Kedah to contest the seat of Kulim-Bandar Baharu, but was defeated by UMNO's Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir.[7]

In January 2010, Saifuddin was appointed the Secretary-General of PKR, replacing Salehuddin Hashim.[8] In 2014 he vacated the post to run for the party's deputy presidency, but was defeated by Azmin Ali.[9]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[10]
Year Constituency Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
2004 P17 Padang Serai, Kedah Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR) 15,953 37% Lim Bee Kau (MCA) 26,269 61%
2008 P29 Machang, Kelantan Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR) 21,041 51% Sazmi Miah (UMNO) 19,581 47%
2013 P18 Kulim-Bandar Baharu, Kedah Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (PKR) 24,911 Abdul Aziz Sheikh Fadzir (UMNO) 26,782

References

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