Pirdaus Ismail

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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Pirdaus Ismail DSPN
Personal details
Born	(1965-09-11) 11 September 1965 (age 58) Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	BN (UMNO)
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University Kolej Professional Mara Indera Mahkota

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]

Background

Pirdaus received his

in Islamic studies in 1994.

Career

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

In 2004, he contested in the

. 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

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%		PKR )	21,373	50.69%	43,734	590	80.93%
2008			Pirdaus Ismail (UMNO)	16,950	35.84%		PKR )	30,338	64.16%	47,442	13,388	81.17%

Honours

•  Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2002)

References