Mohamed Tawfik Ismail

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ismail is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohamed Tawfik. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mohamed Tawfik Ismail
محمد تاوفيك اسماعيل‎
Member of Parliament
for Sungai Benut
In office
3 August 1986 – 21 October 1990
MonarchsIskandar of Johor (1986-1989)
Azlan Shah of Perak (1989-1990)
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byAbdul Hamid Abdul Rahman
(BN–UMNO)
Personal details
Born
Mohamed Tawfik bin Ismail

(1951-09-23)23 September 1951
Johor, Malaysia
Political partyIndependent (2009–present)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (1986–2009)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN) (1986–2009)
Parent(s)Ismail Abdul Rahman (father)
Norashikin Mohd Seth (mother)
EducationSt John's Institution
Royal Military College
Geelong Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of New England
University of Oxford
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Author

Mohamed Tawfik Ismail (Jawi: محمد تاوفيك اسماعيل, Malay pronunciation: [tao.feek]; born 23 September 1951) is a Malaysian politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Sungai Benut from August 1986 to October 1990. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition and was the former Vice Division Chief of UMNO Sungai Benut.[1] He is the eldest son of the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Ismail Abdul Rahman.[2]

Early life and education

Tawfik was born on 23 September 1951 and studied at St John's Institution in Kuala Lumpur during his early schooling days. He then went to the Royal Military College (RMC) and finally finishing his secondary education at Geelong Grammar School in Australia. He then furthered his tertiary studies in Australia and England where he graduated at the University of New England and the University of Oxford respectufully.[3]

Political career

Tawfik was touted as a political successor for his late father in Johor, where he was then elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing one of the constituencies in the state. However, his term ended after only one term, where he was known to have a progressive stance and his conflicting views with the UMNO president at that time, Mahathir Mohamad.[4]

Tawfik then quit UMNO in 2009 and later formed the Pertubuhan Gerak Independent in 2019, a movement that supports independent candidates for elections.[5] After an almost four decade hiatus from being in parliament, Tawfik contested in the 2022 Malaysian general election as an independent candidate for the Bagan Datuk constituency, to directly challenge Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, the President of UMNO and Chairman of Barisan Nasional. He eventually lost the seat and his deposit with only 226 votes garnered.

During his years being absent in politics, Tawfik was active in the corporate sector while had stints in leading TV3 Task Force, Bank of Commerce, Malayawata Steel Corporation, and PERNAS-OUE. Tawfik has also published books which are memoirs about his father titled "Drifting into Politics: The Unfinished Memoirs of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman" with Ooi Kee Beng and "Malaya's First Year at the United Nations: As Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman".[6]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia [7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1986 P126 Sungai Benut, Johor Mohamed Tawfik Ismail (UMNO) 25,482 80.72% Abd Hamid Abd Rahim (PAS) 6,088 19.28% 33.008 19,394 61.44%

Publications

  • Malaya's First Year at the United Nations: As Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman. (2008)[10]
  • Drifting into Politics: The Unfinished Memoirs of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman. (2015)[11]

References

  1. ^ "My Maju Advisory Comittee". My Maju. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Ex-DPM Tun Dr Ismail was 'colour blind'". The Star. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Siapa Tawfik Tun Dr Ismail?" (in Malay). Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  4. ^ "Election 2022 showdown! Tawfik vs Zahid – The People vs Corruption". Aliran. 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Gerak Independent mahu kembalikan kuasa kepada rakyat - Siti Kassim". Astro Awani. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Discussion and Launch of Drifting into Politics: The Unfinished Memoirs of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman". ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" [Results of the General Election of Parliament / State Assembly] (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Perak". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  10. ^ "Malaya's First Year at the United Nations: As Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman". ISEAS Publishing (in Malay). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  11. ^ "Drifting into Politics: The Unfinished Memoirs of Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman". ISEAS Publishing. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
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