Ismail bin Daut (12 April 1956 – 4 June 2022) was a Malaysian lecturer and politician. He was the Member of the
Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia ( ms, Parlimen Malaysia) is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives, Literal translation, lit. "People's A ...
for the seat of
Merbok
Merbok is a mukim in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, Malaysia. The historical Bujang Valley is located here. It is also the location for the Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah Campus (UiTM Merbok/Sungai Petani).
Etymology
The town derived its name fro ...
, for one term from 2013 to 2018 representing the
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation (Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its in ...
(UMNO), a major component party in the Malaysia's former governing
Barisan Nasional
The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...
(BN) coalition.
A lecturer by profession, Ismail entered Parliament at the
2013 general election. The seat had been held by
Rashid Din of the opposition
People's Justice Party
The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The ...
(PKR), although PKR's candidate for the 2013 election was
Nor Azrina Surip
Nor Azrina binti Surip (born 25 October 1975) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Merbok since May 2018. She is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) ...
. Ismail defeated her by 4,122 votes, returning the seat to the Barisan Nasional. The Election Court dismissed a petition filed by Nor Azrina challenging the result.
Ismail did not contest to defend his Merbok parliamentary seat in the
2018 general election.
Death
Ismail Daut accidentally fell down at his home and died.
Election results
Honours
* :
** Companion of the
Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah
The Illustrious Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Yang Mulia Setia di-Raja'') is an honorific order of the Sultanate of Kedah
History
It was founded by Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah on 21 September 1973.
C ...
(SDK) (2017)
References
1956 births
2022 deaths
People from Kedah
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
21st-century Malaysian politicians
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