Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji |
Rashidi Zinol | |
Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|رشيدي زينول |
Office: | Member of Penang State Executive Council |
Governor: | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
1Blankname: | Chief Minister |
1Namedata: | Chow Kon Yeow |
Predecessor: | Norlela Ariffin Abdul Halim Hussain |
Term Start: | 16 August 2023 |
Constituency Am1: | Sungai Acheh |
Assembly1: | Penang State Legislative |
Predecessor1: | Zulkifli Ibrahim (PH–PKR) |
Term Start1: | 12 August 2023 |
Majority1: | 124 (2023) |
Birth Name: | Rashidi bin Zinol |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Nationality: | Malaysia |
Party: | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Occupation: | Politician |
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]
Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||||||||
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2023 | N21 Sungai Acheh | Rashidi Zinol (UMNO) | 9,556 | 50.33% | bgcolor= | Zulkifli Ibrahim (BERSATU) | 9,432 | 49.67% | 19,138 | 124 | 73.45% |