Khaizulnizam Mohamad Zuldin

Summary

Khaizulnizam Mohamad Zuldin is a Pahang UMNO politician who won the N39 Kemayan state seat in GE15 (November 2022) with a 6,913-vote majority, running as one of Barisan Nasional's 25 new faces in Pahang. Before his election, he was Political Secretary to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, where he was involved in gig economy welfare issues at the federal level. Since becoming ADUN, he has taken on state-level duties including leading Pahang's Para SUKMA contingent at the 2024 Games in Sarawak, where the state won 15 gold medals.

Biography

Khaizulnizam Mohamad Zuldin, also known by his nickname 'Angah', is a Malaysian politician from UMNO who serves as the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) for N39 Kemayan in Pahang, a state constituency under the Bera parliamentary seat. He was one of 25 new faces fielded by Barisan Nasional in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly in the 15th General Election (GE15) held in November 2022 [1]. Prior to contesting in GE15, he served as the Political Secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob [2], a role in which he engaged with industry groups including e-hailing and p-hailing associations on behalf of the Prime Minister [3]. He also held the position of Ketua Pemuda UMNO Bera at the time of his candidacy [4]. In GE15, Kemayan was contested in a straight fight between Khaizulnizam (BN-UMNO) and Safuan Husin (PN-PAS) after the Pakatan Harapan candidate's nomination papers were rejected by the Election Commission on technical grounds [2]. Khaizulnizam won with 50.3% of votes cast, obtaining 13,778 votes against his opponent's 6,865, a majority of 6,913 [5]. Following his election, he has been active in the Pahang state assembly as ADUN Kemayan. He has served as chef de mission (ketua kontinjen) for Pahang's Para SUKMA contingent at the 2024 Para Malaysia Games held in Sarawak, where Pahang surpassed its medal target by winning 15 gold medals [6]. In October 2025, he and fellow ADUN Fadzli Mohamad Kamal were reported to have become the first state assemblymen to summit Gunung Tahan via the Kuala Juram–Kuala Tahan route [7]. As of mid-2026, he has been named as Pahang's contingent chief for SUKMA 2026 [1].

Known for

Khaizulnizam Mohamad Zuldin is known as the UMNO-BN assemblyman for N39 Kemayan, Pahang, who won a commanding majority in GE15 as one of the party's 25 new state-level faces. Before entering elected office, he served as Political Secretary to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, giving him federal-level access and experience. He has taken on a visible role in the Pahang sports administration, serving as chef de mission for the state's Para SUKMA contingent.

Political positions

No detailed public record of stated positions on specific policy issues (e.g. cost of living, housing, education) was found in the searched allowlisted sources as of the research date. His pre-election work as political secretary to PM Ismail Sabri covered gig economy worker welfare, where he facilitated dialogue between e-hailing and p-hailing associations and the Transport and Human Resources Ministers [2][3]. His reported activities as ADUN Kemayan have been in the areas of sports, recreation, and community (including the Pahang Para SUKMA contingent and a Gunung Tahan sustainability expedition). No specific legislative stances on economic or social policy have been reported in the allowlisted sources.

Before politics

1. Before November 2022Served as Political Secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, engaging with industry groups including e-hailing and p-hailing associations on the PM's behalf.⛓

Political career

1. Before November 2022Served as Ketua Pemuda UMNO Bera (UMNO Bera Youth Chief), a position he held at the time of GE15 nominations.⛓
2. 2 November 2022Announced as one of 25 new BN faces for Pahang DUN in GE15, fielded for the N39 Kemayan state seat.⛓
3. 5 November 2022On nomination day for GE15, the Kemayan contest was reduced to a straight fight between Khaizulnizam (BN-UMNO) and Safuan Husin (PN-PAS) after the PH candidate's nomination papers were rejected by the Election Commission.⛓
4. 19 November 2022Won the N39 Kemayan state seat in GE15 under the BN-UMNO banner with 13,778 votes (50.3%), defeating PN-PAS candidate Safuan Husin (6,865 votes) by a majority of 6,913.⛓
5. September 2024Served as chef de mission (Ketua Kontinjen) for Pahang's Para SUKMA contingent at Para SUKMA XXI in Sarawak, where Pahang won 15 gold medals — surpassing their target of 10.⛓
6. May 2026Named as Pahang contingent chief (Ketua Kontinjen) for the upcoming SUKMA 2026 games, tasked with assessing the performance of each sport ahead of the event.⛓

Election history

• 2022N39 Kemayan, PahangWon50.3%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsKhaizulnizam was one of 25 new BN faces for Pahang state seats in GE15 (Bernama, November 2022). He won N39 Kemayan with 50.3% of votes and a majority of 6,913 (The Star election results). He previously served as Political Secretary to PM Ismail Sabri Yaakob (The Star, August 2022; FMT, August 2022). He served as Pahang Para SUKMA chef de mission in 2024 (Bernama, September 2024). In October 2025, he and ADUN Dong became the first state assemblymen to summit Gunung Tahan via the Kuala Juram–Kuala Tahan route (Sinar Harian, October 2025).⛓
• GovernmentPahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail expressed appreciation to Khaizulnizam, in his role as ADUN Kemayan and Para SUKMA contingent chief, for Pahang's record-breaking 15-gold-medal haul at the 2024 Para SUKMA in Sarawak.⛓