Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman
Dato' Seri Ir. Ahmad Zakiyuddin bin Abdul Rahman (born 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I and Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pinang Tunggal from May 2018 to August 2023. He has served as Chairman of the Penang Islamic Religious Council (MAINPP) since January 2021. He also served as the Deputy Chairman of MAINPP from January 2018 to his promotion to the chairmanship in January 2021. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.
Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman DGPN DMPN DSPN | |
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| أحمد ذکي الدين عبدالرحمن | |
| Deputy Chief Minister of Penang I | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023 Serving with Ramasamy Palanisamy (Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II) | |
| Governor | Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023) |
| Chief Minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Preceded by | Mohd Rashid Hasnon |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Abdul Hamid |
| Constituency | Pinang Tunggal |
| Member of the Penang State Executive Council (Islamic Affairs, Industrial Development and Social Relations) | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 13 August 2023 | |
| Governor | Abdul Rahman Abbas (2018–2021) Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (2021–2023) |
| Chief Minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Preceded by | Mohd Rashid Hasnon (Industrial Development & Social Relations) Abdul Malik Abul Kassim (Islamic Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Abdul Hamid (Islamic Development & Social Unity) Portfolio abolished (Industrial Development) |
| Constituency | Pinang Tunggal |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pinang Tunggal | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Roslan Saidin (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Bukhori Ghazali (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 127 (2018) |
| Chairman of the Penang Islamic Religious Council | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2021 | |
| Deputy | Roslan Ahmad |
| Preceded by | Abdul Malik Abul Kassim |
| Deputy Chairman of the Penang Islamic Religious Council | |
| In office 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020 | |
| Chairman | Abdul Malik Abul Kassim |
| Preceded by | Abdul Halim Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Roslan Ahmad |
| Faction represented in Penang State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2023 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman 1959 (age 64–65) Penang, Federation of Malaya |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Residence(s) | Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Salford |
| Occupation | Politician Engineer |
Prior to his political career, Ahmad Zakiyuddin had been an engineer by profession; he is a registered member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia as a professional civil engineer with a practising certificate.