Suhaili Abdul Rahman

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Suhaili. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Dato' Indera Dr. Suhaili bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 May 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Labuan from November 1999 to March 2008 and again since November 2022. He was the one of the founding-members of BERSATU Sabah, and also was a Former Member of the Supreme Council, Chairman of Federal Territories, Division Chief of Labuan of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and was a member and Division Chief of Labuan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Dato' Indera Dr. Suhaili Abdul Rahman SIMP DIMP ASDK JP MP
سهيلي عبد الرحمن‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Labuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Rozman Isli (BN–UMNO)
Majority	708 (2022)
In office 29 November 1999 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdul Mulok Awang Damit (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Yussof Mahal (BN–UMNO)
Majority	6,515 (1999) 7,901 (2004)
Member of the Supreme Leadership Council of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office 23 August 2020 – 7 November 2023
President	Muhyiddin Yassin
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1999–2008	Barisan Nasional
2022–2024	Perikatan Nasional
2024–	Independent
Personal details
Born	(1961-05-06) 6 May 1961 (age 63) Kampung Ganggarak, Labuan, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1982−2009) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2018−2024)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (1982−2009) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020−2024)
Spouses	Datin Indera Fatimah Wanchi (died 28 October 2008) Datin Indera Suraya Hamdi
Children	6
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor

On 30 October 2023, SuhaIli, the Labuan MP of the PN opposition coalition, declared his support for the government and leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. His support for Anwar and his government strengthened the two-thirds majority support in the Dewan Rakyat they commanded by increasing the MPs supporting his government from 148 to 149. He is the second opposition MP to do so after Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid. In addition to Anwar, Suhaili did so for Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor. He added that the declaration was decided to take the hardships and grievances of the Labuan people into consideration who were burdened by rising costs of living as well as persistent water and power disruptions while stressing his loyalty to his party BERSATU and his readiness for any possible disciplinary actions from his party. Suhaili clarified that his decision was also totally voluntary, free from external pressure and driven by a sincere desire to benefit the Labuan people.^[2][3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	P145 Labuan		Suhaili Abdul Rahman (UMNO)	8,687	71.34%		Teo Boon Heng (PBS)	2,172	17.84%	14,159	6,515	65.51%
							Asbullah Mohd. Salleh (PAS)	1,318	10.82%
2004	P166 Labuan		Suhaili Abdul Rahman (UMNO)	11,087	77.68%		Matusin Abdul Rahman (PAS)	3,186	22.32%	14,761	7,901	67.08%
2022			Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU)	8,124	28.56%		Bashir Alias (UMNO)	7,416	26.07%	28,762	708	63.95%
							Rozman Isli (WARISAN)	7,310	25.70%
							Ramli Tahir (AMANAH)	5,307	18.65%
							Dayang Rusimah (PBM)	202	0.71%
							Ramle Mat Daly (PEJUANG)	90	0.32%

Honours

•  Malacca :
  • Justice of the Peace (JP)
•  Sabah :
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK)
•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1998)^[7]
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2001)^[7]

References

1. "YB Dato' Indera Dr. Suhaili Bin Abdul Rahman". www.parlimen.gov.my.
2. "Labuan's PN MP Suhaili declares support for Prime Minister". New Straits Times. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
3. "Bersatu's Labuan MP declares support for Anwar". The Star. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
6. "Federal Territories GE15 results". The Star Online.
7. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 23 May 2021.