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Abdul Manan Ismail

Abdul Manan Ismail

Malaysian politician (1948–2018)

Abdul Manan bin Ismail (28 June 1948 – 12 February 2018) was a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the Paya Besar constituency in Pahang. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) major component party in the previous governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Manan.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Paya Besar, Pahang, Preceded by ...

In 2004 general election, he was elected to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, representing the constituency of Panching.[2]

In the 2008 general election, Abdul Manan contested the Paya Besar parliamentary constituency, replacing former government minister Siti Zaharah Sulaiman as UMNO's nominee for the seat.[2] Abdul Manan won the seat, defeating Mohd Jafri Ab Rashid of the People's Justice Party (PKR) by an 8,503 majority.[3] In 2010 he was appointed chairman of the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia, and in 2013 general election he retained his parliamentary seat with a margin of 7,715 votes.[4]

Death

Abdul Manan died on February 12, 2018, at the age of 69 of suspected heart attack after falling in a bathroom.[5]

Controversy

1MDB case

Main article: 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal

On 30 June 2020, High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan has allowed the prosecution’s application to forfeit at least RM265,000 frozen in a bank account belonging to Abdul Manan, to the Malaysian government. The funds were frozen by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) due to links with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund scandal.[6][7] These funds were purportedly disbursed via an Ambank account opened under the name of former prime minister Najib Razak.[8]

Election results

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Honours

References

  1. [1]
    "Abdul Manan bin Ismail, Y.B. Dato' Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Pahang BN To Field 30 Percent New Faces". Berita Wilayah. Bernama. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. [4]
    "YB Dato' Haji Abdul Manan Ismail". MyIPO. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Ahli Parlimen Paya Besar meninggal dunia". Sinar Harian. 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Court awards RM265,000 of Abdul Manan estate to govt". www.themalaysianinsight.com. 30 June 2020.
  7. [7]
    Bernama (30 June 2020). "RM265k in deceased former MP's bank account forfeited to gov't". Malaysiakini.
  8. [8]
    TEE, KENNETH (25 June 2019). "1MDB: High Court orders Umno, six others to respond to govt's forfeiture suit". Malay Mail.
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