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Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
SDSA SSAP SUMW DSAP DIMP SMP AMP MLA
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Sri Diraja Haji Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail SDSA SSAP SUMW DSAP DIMP SMP AMP MLA
وان رسدي وان إسماعيل
14th Menteri Besar of Pahang
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 May 2018
Monarchs	Ahmad Shah ; (2018–2019) ; Abdullah ; (since 2019)
Preceded by	Adnan Yaakob
Constituency	Jelai
Member of the ; Pahang State Executive Council ; (Rural Development and Orang Asli Affairs : 13 March 2008–15 May 2013) ; (Housing and Local Government : 16 May 2013–14 May 2018)
	In office; 13 March 2008 – 14 May 2018
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Menteri Besar	Adnan Yaakob
Preceded by	Adnan Yaakob ; (Rural Development) ; Ishak Muhamad ; (Orang Asli Affairs)
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahim Muda
Constituency	Jelai
Vice President of the ; United Malays National Organisation
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 March 2023 Serving with Mohamed Khaled Nordin & Johari Abdul Ghani
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly; for Jelai
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Omar Othman ; (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,178 (2004) ; 2,621 (2008) ; 3,182 (2013) ; 3,507 (2018) ; 6,983 (2022)
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
2004–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail; 1 October 1958 (age 66)[citation needed]; Kampung Tanjung Gahai, Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Malaya (now Malaysia)[citation needed]
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political; affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Burhah Mohammed
Children	3
Website	wanrosdy.com

Wan Rosdy bin Wan Ismail (born 1 October 1958^{[citation needed]}) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Pahang since May 2018 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jelai since March 2004. He served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member and State Chairman of Pahang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He has also served as the Vice President of UMNO since March 2023.^[1]^[2]

Personal life

Wan Rosdy received his early education at the Clifford Primary School (1965), Sekolah Menengah Clifford and Sekolah Menengah Mahmud Raub before pursuing a Diploma in Commerce at the Institut Teknologi Mara (ITM). He then pursued his bachelor's degree in Social Science (Political Science) at Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Married to Burhah Mohamed and has three children.^[3]^[4]

Career

Wan Rosdy began his career in the civil service as an executive with the Perak branch of the National Paddy and Rice Board (LPN) in 1985, before being appointed manager at the LPN Complex in Arau, Perlis in 1989. He has also held several posts within Bernas.

Political career

Wan Rosdy was elected as Cameron Highlands Umno division chief in 2003 has been Cameron Highlands Barisan Nasional chairperson since 2008.

In 2004, Wan Rosdy was elected as Jelai state assemblyperson and he has been serving the constituency since. He has also served as chairperson of the Pahang Orang Asli Affairs and Rural Development Committee from 2008 to 2013, before being appointed as state exco for the second term as Pahang Housing and Municipal committee chairperson in 2013.

On May 15, 2018, Wan Rosdy was sworn in as Menteri Besar after BN was reelected as the state government in the 2018 Pahang state election, replacing Adnan Yaakob who was retiring after serving in the position for 19 years. Adnan however remained as an MLA. ^[5] On 28 November 2022 after the 2022 Pahang state election resulted in a hung assembly, he was sworn in as the Menteri Besar for the second term after BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) agreed to form the state coalition of Pahang and nominate him to be reappointed to the position. The two coalitions received the support from a total of 24 MLAs to do so, which exceeded the simple majority of at least 22 MLAs required.

Election results

**Pahang State Legislative Assembly**^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N02 Jelai	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	4,145	67.82%	Abdul Rahman Awang Ngah (PAS)	1,967	32.18%	6,388	2,178	72.18%
2008		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	4,482	70.66%	Abdullah Abdul Wahab (PKR)	1,861	29.34%	6,674	2,621	75.06%
2013		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	5,919	65.81%	Abdul Karim Nor (PAS)	2,737	30.43%	9,390	3,182	84.00%
2013		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	5,919	65.81%	Alagu Thangarajoo (IND)	338	3.76%	9,390	3,182	84.00%
2018		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	5,858	60.17%	Abdul Karim Nor (PAS)	2,351	24.15%	10,310	3,507	82.20%
					Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU)	1,298	13.33%
					Mat Nor Ayat (PSM)	229	2.35%
2022		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	10,092	68.81%	Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali (BERSATU)	3,109	21.20%	14,666	6,983	76.46%
2022		Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail (UMNO)	10,092	68.81%	Ismail Mohd Hussin (PKR)	1,465	9.99%	14,666	6,983	76.46%