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Yang Berbahagia Major (Rtd) Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama
Zulhasnan Rafique
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Yang Berbahagia Major (Rtd) Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Zulhasnan Rafique PSM SUMW SSAP DGPN DIMP AMN
ذوالحسنان رفيق
Minister of Federal Territories
	In office; 14 February 2006 – 9 April 2009
Monarchs	Sirajuddin; Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Deputy	Abu Seman Yusop (2006–2008) ; Saravanan Murugan (2008–2009)
Preceded by	Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Acting)
Succeeded by	Raja Nong Chik Zainal Abidin as Minister of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing
Constituency	Setiawangsa
Deputy Minister of Federal Territories
	In office; 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006
Monarch	Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Mohd Isa Abdul Samad (2004–2005); Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (Acting) (2005–2006)
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Abu Seman Yusop
Constituency	Setiawangsa
15th Malaysian Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 28 December 2016 – 23 April 2018
Monarch	Muhammad V
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Preceded by	Awang Adek Hussin
Succeeded by	Azmil Mohd Zabidi
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Setiawangsa
	In office; 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Ahmad Fauzi Zahari ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	19,669 (2004); 8,134 (2008)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament; for Wangsa Maju
	In office; 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Kamal Mat Salih ; (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Yew Teong Look ; (BN–MCA)
Majority	5,618 (1999)
Personal details
Born	Zulhasnan bin Rafique; 20 September 1954 (age 70); Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN); Perikatan Nasional (PN); Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse	Siti Nooriah Razak
Children	3 children
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Military officer (fighter pilot)
Website	www.umnosetiawangsa.com.my
Military service
Allegiance	Malaysia; Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Branch/service	Royal Malaysian Air Force
Years of service	12 years
Rank	Major
Unit	12th Squadron RMAF
Battles/wars	Ops Helang Malindo; Ops Kubay; Daoyai Musnah

Zulhasnan bin Rafique (Jawi: ذوالحسنان بن رفيق; born 20 September 1954) is a Malaysian politician and diplomat. He is the former Minister of Federal Territories, former Member of Parliament of Malaysia for Wangsa Maju and Setiawangsa constituencies^[1] in Kuala Lumpur and a supreme council member in the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest component party of the previously ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN).

Life

Zulhasnan joined the Royal Malaysian Air Force as a fighter pilot and retired in 1985 with the rank of Major (squadron leader in other countries) before entering politics.^[1]

Politics

Zulhasnan debuted in the 1999 Malaysian general election and won the Wangsa Maju seat to be elected as a Member of Parliament. In the 2004 general election, he contested and won the Setiawangsa parliamentary seat. On 27 March 2004, following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the Federal Territory and Klang Valley Planning and Development Division was upgraded to a full-fledged ministry. Its responsibility expanded to include jurisdiction over the territories of Labuan and Putrajaya. Zulhasnan was the first deputy minister to be appointed to the ministry.

Mohd Isa Abdul Samad was the first minister to be appointed. However, Isa was dismissed from office after he was found guilty of corruption charges related to money politics during the UMNO General Assembly Election of 2005. Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (then the Minister for Women, Family and Community Development) assumed the responsibilities of acting minister until a replacement could be found.

On 16 February 2006, Zulhasnan was appointed Federal Territories Minister.^[1] Under the leadership of Zulhasnan, a strategic plan that focused on development plans for all three Federal Territories was created. In the 2008 election, he was reelected again as a Member of Parliament. He was dropped from the new cabinet on 9 April 2009 by Najib Razak who took over as the 6th Prime Minister. He was not chosen by Barisan Nasional to recontest the Setiawangsa seat in the 2013 election.^[2]

He was appointed Malaysian Ambassador to the United States, replacing Awang Adek Hussin in December 2016.^[3] But resigned in April 2018 to contest in the 2018 election the Setiawangsa constituency again.^[4] Following the huge swing of votes to the coalition Pakatan Harapan, he lost and failed to win back his former parliamentary seat.^[5]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	P105 Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur	Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)	29,997	55.17%	Marina Mohd. Yusoff (keADILan)	24,379	44.83%	59,609	5,618	79.38%
2004	P118 Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur	Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)	27,757	77.44%	Abdul Rashid Hassan Basri (PAS)	8,088	22.56%	36,137	19,669	70.12%
2008		Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)	25,489	59.49%	Ibrahim Yaacob (PKR)	17,355	40.51%	45,096	8,134	78.89%
2018		Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)	20,099	33.03%	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (PKR)	34,471	56.65%	61,884	14,372	85.79%
2018		Zulhasnan Rafique (UMNO)	20,099	33.03%	Ubaid Abd Akla (PAS)	6,282	10.32%	61,884	14,372	85.79%