Rizam Ismail
Honorific prefixYang Berhormat Dato'
Native nameرِزَام إِسْمَاعِيل
OfficeMember of the
Selangor State Executive Council
Term start21 August 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
1blanknameMenteri Besar
1namedataAmirudin Shari
2blanknamePortfolio
2namedataRural and Regional Development, Traditional Village Sustainability, National Unity, Consumer Affairs & Cooperatives
PredecessorBorhan Aman Shah
(Malay Culture, Heritage, Rural Development and Traditional Village)
Siti Mariah Mahmud
(National Unity)
ConstituencySungai Air Tawar
Office 1Political Secretary to the
Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry
Monarch 1Abdullah
Prime minister 1Anwar Ibrahim
Minister 1Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Term start 15 April 2023
Term end 120 August 2023
Predecessor 1Position established
Successor 1Zainuri Zainal
Office 2Political Secretary to the
Minister of International Trade and Industry
Monarch 2Abdullah
Prime minister 2Anwar Ibrahim
Minister 2Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Term start 227 January 2023
Term end 25 April 2023
Predecessor 2Muhammad Hilman Idham
Successor 2Position abolished
Office 3State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor
Monarch 3Sharafuddin
1blankname 3Menteri Besar
1namedata 3Amirudin Shari
Term start 326 June 2018
Term end 323 June 2023
Predecessor 3Mohd Shamsudin Lias
Successor 3Azmin Ali
Constituency 3Sungai Air Tawar
Constituency am 4Sungai Air Tawar
Term start 49 May 2018
Assembly 4Selangor State Legislative
Majority 41,440 (2018)
846 (2023)
Predecessor 4Kamarol Zaki Abdul Malik
(BN–UMNO)
Birth nameRizam bin Ismail
Birth date30 January 1981 (age 45)
Birth placeSelangor, Malaysia
PartyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other partyBarisan Nasional (BN)

Rizam bin Ismail (Jawi: رِزَام إِسْمَاعِيل, rizam; born 30 January 1981) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari since August 2023 and Political Secretary to the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz from April to August 2023 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Air Tawar since May 2018. He previously served as the Leader of the Opposition of Selangor from June 2018 to June 2023 and Political Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul from January to April 2023. He is a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also presently the sole Selangor BN and UMNO EXCO Member, the first one since 2008 as well as one of the only two BN and UMNO Selangor MLAs alongside Dusun Tua MLA Johan Abd Aziz.[1]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N01 Sungai Air TawarRizam Ismail (UMNO)5,43740.71%Zamri Yahya (PAS)3,99729.93%13,6051,44083.60%
Mohd Hamizar Sulaiman (BERSATU)3,92129.36%
2023Rizam Ismail (UMNO)7,87052.84%bgcolor= |Mohamad Zaidi Selamat (BERSATU)7,02447.16%14,98684674.83%

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Barisan Nasional assemblymen to be a strong opposition". New Straits Times. Archived 7 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  3. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Selangor". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ ISMAIL, MOHAMAD ATHIR BIN (2025-12-10). "Tragedi Putra Heights: 10 individu berjasa dikurnia darjah kebesaran" (in ms-MY). Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 2025-12-11.