Azmi Khalid

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Minister of Natural Resources and Environment
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2013Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Azmi bin Khalid

(1940-12-13) 13 December 1940 (age 83)[citation needed]
Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until ?)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) (?-present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until ?)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (?-present)
Spouse(s)Yasmin Abdullah (Deceased)
Normala Shamsuddin
OccupationPolitician

Azmi bin Khalid (

United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional
coalition.

Tan Sri Azmi's first ministerial appointment was as

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2006.[3] He lost his Cabinet position after the 2008 election for reasons tied to his involvement in political disruption in Perlis.[4]
He did not re-contest Padang Besar in the 2013 election.

In 2005, Azmi married television personality Normala Shamsuddin. He has four children to his late wife Yasmin Abdullah.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 P001 Padang Besar, Perlis Azmi Khalid (UMNO) 17,013 71.02% Hisharudin Hasan (
PAS
)
6,943 28.98% 25,854 10,070 77.65%
1999 Azmi Khalid (UMNO) 14,386 59.32%
keADILan
)
9,867 40.68% 25,347 4,519 78.04%
2004 Azmi Khalid (UMNO) 18,323 66.92%
PAS
)
9,058 33.08% 28,453 9,265 83.93%
2008 Azmi Khalid (UMNO) 16,991 59.34% Zolkharnain Abidin (
PAS
)
11,643 40.66% 29,310 5,348 80.05%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "A stronger, more confident line-up reflected in the Cabinet". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 11 December 1999. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media
    . 28 March 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  3. ^ Tan, Joceline (15 February 2006). "PM has eye on the big picture". The Star. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  4. ^ "PM breaks away from Cabinet he inherited". AsiaOne. Singapore Press Holdings. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Azmi: Normala a blessing". The Star. 13 October 2005. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "She's Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh now". The Star Online. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Najib heads Malacca awards". The Star. 13 October 2006. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  9. ^ Raja of Perlis honours 86 on birthday. New Straits Times. 9 December 1980.