Spouse(s) Dr. Noor Akma Children 1 daughter, 2 sons | Religion Islam Name Rahman Ismail | |
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Political party UMNO - Barisan Nasional Occupation Medical Doctor , Member of Parliament (2004-2008) | ||
Datuk Dr. Rahman bin Ismail is a social activist, medical doctor and the former Member of Parliament for the Gombak constituency. He served as an MP for his constituency from 2004-2008. Rahman Ismail also heavily involves in charitable/non-profit organisations. He founded and is currently the chairman of Gabungan NGO-NGO Gombak, a multiracial and mix confederation of 153 smaller NGOs in Gombak. The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia certifies Rahman Ismail as one of its members.
Contents
- Internationally renowned
- Education
- Medical career
- Medik TV
- UMNO Member
- GE 13 Candidate for Gombak Parliamentary Seat
- References
Internationally renowned
He is an internationally renowned doctor and a researcher. Dr. Rahman Ismail is an expert in vaccinology and epidemiology.
Education
Dr. Rahman Ismail, former Sekolah Alam Shah student, studied medicine at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, the renowned Pasteur Institute of France, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the United States.
Medical career
Datuk Dr Rahman Ismail is a Vaccinologist, Epidemiologist and a Clinical Trialist. He is also a well known expert in the Pharmaceutical and Vaccinology Fields. Considering his experience and skills in vaccinology in 1997 he was elected as the Medical and Scientific Director for the Asia Pacific Region when he joined Sanofi Pasteur International. Sanofi Pasteur is a vaccine producer company.
Currently he was appointed as an adviser for the Public Health Specialist Society and one also one of the panels for National Bio-Technology Council.
He has conducted many clinical trials, hospital trials, epidemiological studies, surveillance studies and involved in many major drugs and vaccine clinical development. He has published many of his studies in the local and international journals.
Datuk Dr Rahman has also written many articles regarding his particular field of work.
Medik TV
Datuk Dr. Rahman Ismail is also the Chairman of Medik TV, a health television channel dedicated to educate the masses about healthcare and medical procedures. All the programs shown in the TV channel are accessible in all Malaysian government hospitals.
UMNO Member
Datuk Dr. Rahman Ismail became active with community service and later joined UMNO in 1986. Dr. Rahman Ismail represents the younger more vibrant leaders in UMNO and Barisan Nasional. His open mindedness and intellectual views when he was in parliament made him very popular.
GE-13 Candidate for Gombak Parliamentary Seat
In Malaysian general election, 2013, Dr. Rahman Ismail is the BN candidate for Gombak parliamentary seat in Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Razak's transformational GE-13 line-up for Selangor. He contested the seat against Anwar Ibrahim's private secretary when he was the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister, Azmin Ali. Azmin Ali however won with a 4% majority.