Abdul Rahman Dahlan

Abdul Rahman Dahlan
Born	(1965-11-24) November 24, 1965 Sabah, Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Years active	2008–2018 (Member of Parliament)
Known for	Minister in the Prime Minister's Department; Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government; Member of Parliament for Kota Belud

Abdul Rahman bin Dahlan (; born 24 November 1965) is a Malaysian political figure who has previously held the roles of Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government. He represented Kota Belud, Sabah as a Member of Parliament from 2008 until 2018. Abdul Rahman is affiliated with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN), where he serves as the Division Chief for Tuaran.

In the 2008 general election, Abdul Rahman secured the Kota Belud parliamentary seat on behalf of UMNO, succeeding Salleh Said Keruak who was replaced by the party. Prior to his election, he held various positions within UMNO. After the 2013 general election, he was appointed to lead the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government under Prime Minister Najib Razak. By June 2016, he advanced to become Minister in the Prime Minister's Department responsible for the Economic Planning Unit (EPU), marking him as the first individual from Sabah to occupy this position.

Abdul Rahman played a significant role in facilitating Saudi Aramco’s US$7 billion investment in Malaysia in 2018. Nevertheless, during the same year’s general election, he contested the Sepanggar seat instead of defending his Kota Belud constituency but was defeated by Azis Jamman from Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN). This decision was widely regarded as an error by UMNO leadership since Abdul Rahman remained highly regarded in Kota Belud. The last-minute shift to Sepanggar just three months before voting contributed to UMNO losing both parliamentary seats.

In January 2021, Abdul Rahman was named Chairman of the Board of Directors at Universiti Malaysia Sabah for a three-year term. In this capacity, he pledged to address delays affecting construction projects related to the university’s teaching hospital and student accommodations.

Marriage and children

In 1999, Abdul Rahman married Nor Azlina Tan Sri Awang Had, a former news anchor for NTV7. The couple has three children: two sons and one daughter. Subsequently, he remarried Vie Shantie Khan, who is the former spouse of Malaysian actor Eizlan Yusof; they have one daughter together.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P169 Kota Belud	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO)	17,842	54.62%	Template:Party shading/Keadilan |	Saidil @ Saidi bin Simoi (PKR)	14,822	45.38%	33,710	3,020	78.27%
2013		rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO)	21,768	51.44%	Template:Party shading/Keadilan |	Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (PKR)	16,673	39.40%	43,502	5,095	84.52%
		Template:Party shading/State Reform Party |				Jalumin Bayogoh (STAR)	2,709	6.40%
		Template:Party shading/Independent |				Lamsil Amidsor (IND)	979	2.31%
		Template:Party shading/Independent |				Kanul Gindol (IND)	185	0.44%
2018	P171 Sepanggar	rowspan=3 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO)	15,436	32.30%	Template:Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party |	Azis Jamman (WARISAN)	28,420	59.47%	49,012	12,984	78.53%
		Template:Party shading/Sabah Progressive Party |				Jeffrey Kumin (SAPP)	2,958	6.19%
						Robert Sopining (PCS)	971	2.03%
2022	P169 Kota Belud	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional		Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO)	20,566	38.06%	Template:Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party		Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (WARISAN)	25,148	46.54%	55,272	4,582	67.64%
		Template:Party shading/PH					Madeli @ Modily bin Bangali (PKR)	8,323	15.40%

Honours

• • Awarded the title of Dato as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) in 2005
• • Conferred as a Member of the Order of Kinabalu (ADK) in 2001
  • Elevated to Commander within the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK), receiving the title Datuk in 2013
  • Promoted to Grand Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (SPDK), earning the honorific Datuk Seri Panglima in 2017
• • Bestowed the rank of Grand Commander in the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW), accompanied by the title Datuk Seri in 2017