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Rashidi Zinol
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| رشيدي زينول | |
| Member of Penang State Executive Council (Rural Development, Trade & Entrepreneurship Development) | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2023 | |
| Governor | Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak |
| Chief Minister | Chow Kon Yeow |
| Preceded by | Norlela Ariffin (Rural Development) Abdul Halim Hussain (Trade & Entrepreneurship Development) |
| Constituency | Sungai Acheh |
| Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Acheh | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Zulkifli Ibrahim (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 124 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Rashidi bin Zinol
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| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Rashidi bin Zinol is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Acheh since August 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He is also the only BN and UMNO Penang EXCO Member, the first one since 2008 as well as one of the only two BN and UMNO Penang MLAs alongside Bertam MLA Reezal Merican Naina Merican.
Rashidi was appointed a member of Penang State Executive Council, holding the portfolio of Rural Development, Trade and Entrepreneurial Development after the 2023 Penang state election.[1][2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct. | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct. | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2023 | N21 Sungai Acheh | Rashidi Zinol (UMNO) | 9,556 | 50.33% | Zulkifli Ibrahim (BERSATU) | 9,432 | 49.67% | 19,138 | 124 | 73.45% | ||
