Preceded by New constituency Name Zulhasnan Rafique | Religion Sunni Islam Occupation Politician | |
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Preceded by Isa Abdul SamadShahrizat Abdul Jalil (acting) Political party United Malays National Organisation Spouse(s) Siti Nooriah Anna Razak Party United Malays National Organisation Succeeded by Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin | ||
Visi dan misi Calon BN, Zulhasnan Rafique buat warga P188 Setiawangsa
Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Dr. Haji Zulhasnan Rafique (born 20 September 1954) is a Malaysian politician and the former Malaysian Minister of the Federal Territories. He is a former Member of Parliament for Setiawangsa in Kuala Lumpur and a supreme council member in the United Malay National Organisation, the main component party in the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional.
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- Visi dan misi Calon BN Zulhasnan Rafique buat warga P188 Setiawangsa
- Zulhasnan Fauzi committed in working together for the future of Setiawangsa
- Life
- References
Zulhasnan, Fauzi committed in working together for the future of Setiawangsa
Life
On 27 March 2004, following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Federal Territory and Klang Valley Planning and Development Division was upgraded to a full-fledged ministry. Its responsibility expanded to include jurisdiction over the territories of Labuan and Putrajaya. Zulhasnan was the first deputy minister to be appointed to the ministry.
Tan Sri Isa bin Hj Abdul Samad was the first minister to be appointed. However, Isa was dismissed from office after he was found guilty of corruption charges related to money politics during the UMNO General Assembly Election of 2005. Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (then the Minister for Women, Family and Community Development) assumed the responsibilities of acting minister until a replacement could be found.
On 16 February 2006, Tan Sri Zulhasnan Rafique was appointed the Federal Territories Minister. Under the leadership of Zulhasnan, a strategic plan that focused on development plans for all three Federal Territories was created. He was dropped from the new cabinet on 9 April 2009 by Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak who took over as the 6th Prime Minister. He was not chosen by Barisan Nasional to recontest the Setiawangsa seat in the 2013 election.
He joined the Royal Malaysian Air Force as a fighter pilot and retired in 1985 with the rank of major before entering politics.
He is currently the Malaysian ambassador to the United States, replacing Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin in December 2016.