This article is about the Malaysian Minister of Health. For the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly, see Dzulkefly Ahmad (politician).
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ahmad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Dzulkefly. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Dr.
Dzulkefly Ahmad
DGSM MP
ذوالكفل أحمد
Minister of Health
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 December 2023
Serving with Siti Mariah Mahmud & Adly Zahari
President
Mohamad Sabu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Selangor
Incumbent
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
(1956-01-01) 1 January 1956 (age 68) 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
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.
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.[1] He together with other G18 leaders led by Mohamad Sabu had then launched Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) that founded AMANAH in 2015.[2][3]
^FMT Reporters (31 August 2015). "Seven rebel MPs ditch PAS for breakaway GHB". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
^"'Tweet terakhir saya sebagai Menteri Kesihatan. Terima kasih!' - Dr Dzulkefly" ['My last tweet as Health Minister. Thank you!' - Dr Dzulkefly]. Astro Awani (in Malay). 24 February 2020.
^Tan, Sheralyn (24 February 2020). "Dzulkefly Ahmad Resigns As Health Minister On Twitter After Making Covid-19 Update". World of Buzz. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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