Dzulkefly Ahmad
Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly bin Ahmad (Jawi: ذوالكفل بن أحمد; born 1 January 1956) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Health for the second term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Selangor from March 2008 to May 2013 and again since May 2018. He served his first term as the Minister of Health in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation and the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He is a member and Strategic Director the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a former component party of the former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) opposition coalitions. He has also served as the Vice President of AMANAH since December 2023.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr. Dzulkefly Ahmad DGSM MP | |
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| ذوالكفل أحمد | |
| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Lukanisman Awang Sauni |
| Preceded by | Zaliha Mustafa |
| Constituency | Kuala Selangor |
| In office 21 May 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Deputy | Lee Boon Chye |
| Preceded by | Subramaniam Sathasivam |
| Succeeded by | Adham Baba |
| Constituency | Kuala Selangor |
| Vice President of the National Trust Party | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2023 | |
| President | Mohamad Sabu |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Selangor | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Irmohizam Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 8,498 (2018) 1,002 (2022) |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Daud Tarihep (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Irmohizam Ibrahim (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 862 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dzulkefly bin Ahmad 1 January 1956 Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (–2015) National Trust Party (AMANAH) (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Azlin Hezri |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham University of Surrey Imperial College London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Dzulkefly Ahmad on Facebook Dzulkefly Ahmad on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Dzulkefly had held the Kuala Selangor seat the first time from March 2008 to May 2013 but under PAS for one term. He was one of the moderate and progressive G18 prominent members who were also referred as the "Erdogan" (after the Turkish politician Recep Tayyip Erdoğan) faction of PAS which was ousted at the 2015 PAS Muktamar. He together with other G18 leaders led by Mohamad Sabu had then launched Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) that founded AMANAH in 2015.