Ismail Daut

Prof. Dr. Ismail bin Daut is a Malaysian academic and politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Merbok, Kedah, for one term from 2013 to 2018 representing the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a major component party in the Malaysia's former governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Daut is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Ismail.
Prof. Dr.

Ismail Daut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Merbok, Kedah
In office
2013–2018
Preceded byRashid Din (PKR-PR)
Succeeded byNurin Aina Abdullah (PKR-PH)
Majority4,122 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Ismail bin Daut

(1956-04-12) 12 April 1956
Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAcademic

An academic by profession, Ismail entered Parliament at the 2013 general election. The seat had been held by Rashid Din of the opposition People's Justice Party (PKR), although PKR's candidate for the 2013 election was Nor Azrina Surip. Ismail defeated her by 4,122 votes, returning the seat to the Barisan Nasional. The Election Court dismissed a petition filed by Nor Azrina challenging the result.[1]

Ismail did not contest to defend his Merbok parliamentary seat in the 2018 general election.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: Merbok, Kedah[2]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct
2013 Ismail Daut (UMNO) 38,538 53% Nor Azrina Surip (PKR) 34,416 47%

References
  1. "Court strikes out Merbok petition". Bernama. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2014.


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