Zulhasnan Rafique

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 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 Rafique received his secondary education at the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.

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.

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

Election results

Honours Honours of Malaysia