Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid

Malaysian politician

إسكندر ذوالقرنين عبد الخالد‎Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Kangsar

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 November 2022Preceded byMastura Mohd Yazid
(BN–UMNO)Majority3,566 (2022)Senator
Elected by the
Perak State Legislative AssemblyIn office
20 December 2021 – 5 November 2022

Serving with
Shamsuddin Abdul Ghafar

MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterIsmail Sabri YaakobPreceded byIsmail Yusop &
Nga Hock ChehSucceeded byMujahid Yusof Rawa Personal detailsBorn (1976-11-02) 2 November 1976 (age 47)Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(until 2024)Other political
affiliationsPerikatan Nasional (PN)
(until 2024)Alma materEdith Cowan University

Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain bin Abdul Khalid^[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Kangsar since November 2022 and had served as a Senator from 2021 until 2022. He was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.^[2]

Political career

He was elected as Senator to represent Perak State Legislative Assembly for the 2021 to 2024 parliamentary tenure, but he resigned to contest in the 2022 Malaysian general election.^[3] He was also the Political Secretary of former Menteri Besar of Perak, Ahmad Faizal Azumu, He also became a member of the BERSATU Supreme Leadership Council on 23 August 2020 following the annual general election for the 2019 to 2022 tenure.^[4]

On 12 October 2023 Iskandar Dzulkarnain declared his support on current government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. However, he is still loyal to his own party, BERSATU. He stated that the move is to ease the burden faced by his constituents over the rising cost of living.^[5]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P067 Kuala Kangsar, Perak	Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (BERSATU)	14,380	40.22%	Maslin Sham Razman (UMNO)	10,814	30.25%	36,232	3,566	77.11%
					Ahmad Termizi Ramli (AMANAH)	10,356	28.96%
					Yusmalia Mohamad Yusof (PEJUANG)	204	0.57%

Honours

Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2014)^[7]
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)^[8]

References

^ "YB Datuk Iskandar Dzulkarnain Bin Abdul Khalid". www.parlimen.gov.my.
^ "Calon PRU Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
^ ILI AQILAH (20 December 2021). "Two senators appointed at Perak State Assembly". The Star. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
^ "Tan Sri Muhyiddin kekal Presiden BERSATU". Berita Harian.
^ "PN's Kuala Kangsar MP declares support for Anwar, says still loyal to party". The Star. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
^ "The Star Online GE15 Perak". The Star. Retrieved 13 July 2022. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my.
^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang Dan Pingat Wilayah Persekutuan Tahun 2022" (PDF). www.jwp.gov.my.