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Pirdaus Ismail (11 September 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Imam of the National Mosque of Malaysia and Special Officer former Minister of Home Affairs Hishammuddin Hussein.

Background

Pirdaus received his Diploma in Islamic studies from the Institute of Tahfiz Al-Quran Wal Qiraat, Pusat Islam Malaysia (now Darul Quran) in 1988. Subsequently, he studied at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt and graduated with a Bachelor degree with Honours 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. In 2005, he was the Executive Director of Corporate Affairs of WWE Sdn. Bhd.

Political activity

In 2004, he contested in the 11th General Election as the BN parliamentary candidate in Permatang Pauh. He was defeated by Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, the PKR candidate. He also was an Youth Executive Councillor of UMNO. 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

Honours

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

References

1. "Directory". Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 May 2014. Results only available from the 2004 election.

• 1965 births
• Living people
• Al-Azhar University alumni
• People from Penang
• United Malays National Organisation politicians
• Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
• Malaysian Muslims
• Malaysian imams