Ismail Muttalib

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Muttalib is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ismail.

Ismail bin Abdul Muttalib (Jawi: إِسْمَاعِيل عَبْدُٱلْمُطَّلِب born 1 December 1954) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maran since March 2004. He served as the Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Dr. Haji Ismail Abdul Muttalib SSAP JMN DSAP DIMP MP
إِسْمَاعِيل عَبْدُٱلْمُطَّلِب
Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Reezal Merican Naina Merican
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (Deputy Minister of Local Government Development)
Constituency	Maran
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister	Zuraida Kamaruddin
Preceded by	Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Maran
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office 16 May 2013 – 10 May 2018
Monarchs	Abdul Halim (2013–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018)
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Richard Riot Jaem
Preceded by	Maznah Mazlan
Succeeded by	Mahfuz Omar
Constituency	Maran
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Maran
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Muhammad Abdullah (BN–UMNO)
Majority	7,242 (2004) 6,641 (2008) 6,475 (2013) 3,763 (2018) 1,821 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2022	Barisan Nasional
2022–	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Ismail bin Abdul Muttalib (1954-12-01) 1 December 1954 (age 69) Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2022) Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2022) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2022)
Spouse	Fatimah Kassim
Occupation	Politician

Ismail was elected to Parliament in the 2004 general election and was re-elected thrice in 2008 general election, 2013 general election and 2018 general election. ^[2] After the 2013 Malaysian general election, he was appointed to serve as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources in the BN administration from May 2013 to May 2018 for almost 5 years.^[3]

On 13 September 2019, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur allowed the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to forfeit a total of RM369,662 from Ismail Muttalib and the company Naza Quest Auto in relation to the 1MDB-linked forfeiture suits against them.^[4][5] Ismail did not contest the forfeiture suit.^[6]

On 3 November 2022, Ismail Muttalib was re-elected to the seat in the 15th general election under PN ticket.^[7]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[8]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P086 Maran		Ismail Abdul Muttalib (UMNO)	15,725	64.96%		Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (PAS)	8,483	35.04%	24,910	7,242	78.19%
2008			Ismail Abdul Muttalib (UMNO)	15,868	63.23%		Nasrudin Hassan (PAS)	9,227	36.77%	25,672	6,641	78.95%
2013			Ismail Abdul Muttalib (UMNO)	19,249	60.11%		Mujibur Rahman Ishak (PAS)	12,774	39.89%	32,750	6,475	85.21%
2018			Ismail Abdul Muttalib (UMNO)	16,064	49.09%		Hasenan Haron (PAS)	12,301	37.59%	33,363	3,763	81.30%
							Ahmad Farid Ahmad Nordin (BERSATU)	4,360	13.32%
2022			Ismail Abdul Muttalib (PAS)	19,600	47.70%		Shahaniza Shamsuddin (UMNO)	17,779	43.27%	41,665	1,821	77.35%
							Ahmad Shuhor Awang (AMANAH)	3,547	8.63%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (2013)^[9][10]
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2005)^[11]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2013)^[12]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)

See also

• Maran (federal constituency)

References

1. "Ismail bin Haji Abd Muttalib, Y.B. Dato' Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "Malaysia Decides 2008 (including 2004 results)". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
3. "Barisan Kabinet Persekutuan 2013". Astro Awani. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
4. "Court allows MACC to forfeit RM369,662 from Umno MP and Naza Quest Auto". Malaysiakini. 13 September 2019.
5. "Court allows MACC's forfeiture application against Naza Quest Auto and Umno MP". New Straits Times. 13 September 2019.
6. Mohd, Hariz (12 July 2019). "MACC's 1MDB suits - Foundation seeks out of court settlement". Malaysiakini.
7. "Ismail Muttalib tanding di Maran atas tiket PN | Free Malaysia Today (FMT)". 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
8. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010. Includes 2004 election results.
9. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
10. "Agong kurnia 282 darjah kebesaran". Bernama (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
11. "Sultan of Pahang's 75th birthday honours list". The Star. 26 October 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
12. "Artistes among those conferred titles in conjunction with Pahang Sultan's birthday". The Star. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2018.