Rashidi Zinol

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Rashidi Zinol
DSPN MLA
رشيدي زينول‎
Member of
Penang State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 August 2023
GovernorAhmad Fuzi Abdul Razak
(2023–2025)
Ramli Ngah Talib
(since 2025)
Chief Minister
Chow Kon Yeow
Portfolio
Rural Development, Trade & Entrepreneurship Development
Preceded byNorlela Ariffin
(Rural Development)
Abdul Halim Hussain
(Trade & Entrepreneurship Development)
ConstituencySungai Acheh
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Sungai Acheh
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byZulkifli Ibrahim
(PH–PKR)
Majority124 (2023)
Personal details
BornRashidi bin Zinol
CitizenshipMalaysian
PartyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other party
Barisan 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.

Political career

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]

Election results

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%

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