Rashidi Zinol

رشيدي زينول‎Member of
Penang State Executive CouncilAssumed office
16 August 2023
(Rural Development, Trade & Entrepreneurship Development)GovernorAhmad Fuzi Abdul RazakChief MinisterChow Kon YeowPreceded byNorlela Ariffin
(Rural Development)
Abdul Halim Hussain
(Trade & Entrepreneurship Development)ConstituencySungai AchehMember of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Sungai AchehAssumed office
12 August 2023Preceded byZulkifli Ibrahim
(PH–PKR)Majority124 (2023) Personal detailsBornCitizenshipMalaysianNationalityMalaysiaPolitical partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Nasional (BN)OccupationPolitician

Rashidi bin Zinol is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Acheh since August 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also the only BN and UMNO Penang EXCO Member, the first one since 2008 as well as one of the only two BN and UMNO Penang MLAs alongside Bertam MLA Reezal Merican Naina Merican.

Rashidi was appointed a member of Penang State Executive Council, holding the portfolio of Rural Development, Trade and Entrepreneurial Development after the 2023 Penang state election.^[1][2]

Penang State Legislative Assembly^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct.	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct.	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023	N21 Sungai Acheh		Rashidi Zinol (UMNO)	9,556	50.33%		Zulkifli Ibrahim (BERSATU)	9,432	49.67%	19,138	124	73.45%

•  Penang :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) – Dato' (2024)^[4]