1. Dzulkefly bin Ahmad is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Health for the second term in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament for Kuala Selangor from March 2008 to May 2013 and again since May 2018.
Dzulkefly Ahmad served his first term as the Minister of Health in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation and the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020.
Dzulkefly Ahmad is a member of the National Trust Party, a component party of PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party, a former component party of the former Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Alternatif opposition coalitions.
Dzulkefly Ahmad has served as the Vice President of AMANAH since December 2023.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was one of the moderate and progressive G18 prominent members who were referred as the "Erdogan" faction of PAS which was ousted at the 2015 PAS Muktamar.
Dzulkefly Ahmad holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Birmingham and a master's degree from the University of Surrey.
Dzulkefly Ahmad later completed his doctorate in Toxicology from the Imperial College in 1993.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was a lecturer at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang and HUSM, Kelantan.
Dzulkefly Ahmad became a lecturer of Islamic Civilization at USM.
Dzulkefly Ahmad is a former member of the British Toxicology Society and the former Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology.
Dzulkefly Ahmad is the founder and Chairman of Jaiputra College Management Board, Kelantan, the first IPTS fully accredited by the Ministry of Education which conducts an integrated course of professionalism and religion.
Dzulkefly Ahmad is a Consultant in an asset management company in Kuala Lumpur, a former Director of a Public-Listed Company.
Dzulkefly Ahmad has led the Pas Research Center and after out of PAS, the Youth of AMANAH, and later assumed the position as Strategy Director of the AMANAH.
Dzulkefly Ahmad produced the "Belanjawaan Alternatif" every year and Orange Book when in Pakatan Rakyat.
Dzulkefly Ahmad is active in writing as a columnist in The Edge magazine and media portals such as Malaysiakini, The Malaysian Insight, TMI, Free Malaysia Today.
Dzulkefly Ahmad made his debut in the 1999 general election, contesting the Kapar parliamentary seat in Selangor for PAS but lost.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election, winning the seat of Kuala Selangor, which had been held by the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
In January 2010, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad publicly supported the controversial decision of the Malaysian High Court to allow a Catholic publication to use the term "Allah".
Dzulkefly Ahmad lost his parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election, tallying 460 votes fewer than the Barisan Nasional candidate Irmohizam Ibrahim.
Dzulkefly Ahmad resigned from the position during the 2020 political crisis which overthrew the PH government.
Dzulkefly Ahmad committed himself to implementing the digital health transformation agenda.
Dzulkefly Ahmad made Electronic medical records, digitising healthcare, health financing reforms and upgrading dilapidated facilities his priorities during his second term in the position.
Dzulkefly Ahmad reviewed guidelines on what to do when a person tests positive for COVID-19 at home, after social media users complained that the Covid-19 Assessment Centre hotline set up during the pandemic was no longer working and called on Malaysians with severe symptoms to visit the nearest government health clinic or hospital.
On 18 December 2023, Dzulkefly Ahmad held the first press conference in his second term to address the pandemic, he dismissed the reintroduction of the Movement Control Order and outlined five strategies to bring down the cases.
However, his handling of the press conference attracted criticisms, Dzulkefly Ahmad asked Director-General of Health to answer some questions from the reporters.
Supporters argued that being a minister was not equal to knowing everything, praised Dzulkefly Ahmad who held a press conference to report the pandemic in a transparent manner and defended Dzulkefly Ahmad whom they described as doing the right thing.
Dzulkefly Ahmad carried out frequent reporting of the pandemic in his early second term.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was later appointed as a new Vice President alongside Adly Zahari and Siti Mariah Mahmud who were reappointed to the vice presidency.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was a favourite for the deputy presidency to replace Salahuddin Ayub who died in July 2023.
On 31 December 2021, Dzulkefly Ahmad has filed a defamation suit against former prime minister Najib Razak following his allegations of nepotism and cronyism.
Dzulkefly Ahmad filed a statement of claim at Kuala Lumpur High Court, providing a 24 August 2020, Facebook post by Najib together with a Sinar Harian article dated 28 January 2019, as key evidence.
On 13 March 2024, Dzulkefly Ahmad was rushed to the hospital in the morning after being suspected to be suffering from renal colic.
Dzulkefly Ahmad was receiving treatment and in a stable condition.