# Suhaili Abdul Rahman

Dato' Indera Dr. Suhaili bin Abdul Rahman (born 6 May 1961) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Labuan from November 1999 to March 2008 and again since November 2022. He was the one of the founding-members of BERSATU Sabah, and also was a Former Member of the Supreme Council, Chairman of Federal Territories, Division Chief of Labuan of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and was a member and Division Chief of Labuan of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. Currently, he is an independent politician since his BERSATU membership ended on 12 June 2024.

## Political career
### Support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor

On 30 October 2023, SuhaIli, the Labuan MP of the PN opposition coalition, declared his support for the government and leadership of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. His support for Anwar and his government strengthened the two-thirds majority support in the Dewan Rakyat they commanded by increasing the MPs supporting his government from 148 to 149. He is the second opposition MP to do so after Kuala Kangsar MP Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid. In addition to Anwar, Suhaili did so for Chief Minister of Sabah Hajiji Noor. He added that the declaration was decided to take the hardships and grievances of the Labuan people into consideration who were burdened by rising costs of living as well as persistent water and power disruptions while stressing his loyalty to his party BERSATU and his readiness for any possible disciplinary actions from his party. Suhaili clarified that his decision was also totally voluntary, free from external pressure and driven by a sincere desire to benefit the Labuan people.

## Election results

Parliament of Malaysia :
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout |
| 1999 | P145 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (UMNO) | 8,687 | 71.34% | Teo Boon Heng (PBS) | 2,172 | 17.84% | 14,159 | 6,515 | 65.51% |
| 1999 | P145 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (UMNO) | 8,687 | 71.34% | Asbullah Mohd. Salleh (PAS) | 1,318 | 10.82% | 14,159 | 6,515 | 65.51% |
| 2004 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (UMNO) | 11,087 | 77.68% | Matusin Abdul Rahman (PAS) | 3,186 | 22.32% | 14,761 | 7,901 | 67.08% |
| 2022 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU) | 8,124 | 28.56% | Bashir Alias (UMNO) | 7,416 | 26.07% | 28,762 | 708 | 63.95% |
| 2022 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU) | 8,124 | 28.56% | Rozman Isli (WARISAN) | 7,310 | 25.70% | 28,762 | 708 | 63.95% |
| 2022 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU) | 8,124 | 28.56% | Ramli Tahir (AMANAH) | 5,307 | 18.65% | 28,762 | 708 | 63.95% |
| 2022 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU) | 8,124 | 28.56% | Dayang Rusimah (PBM) | 202 | 0.71% | 28,762 | 708 | 63.95% |
| 2022 | P166 Labuan | Suhaili Abdul Rahman (BERSATU) | 8,124 | 28.56% | Ramle Mat Daly (PEJUANG) | 90 | 0.32% | 28,762 | 708 | 63.95% |

## Honours

* Malaysia :
** Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
* Malacca :
** Justice of the Peace (JP)
* Sabah :
** Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK)
* Pahang :
** Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (1998)
** Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2001)