Azmin Ali
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Succeeded by | Amirudin Shari | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th Deputy President of the People's Justice Party | |||||||||||||||||||||
In office 28 November 2010 – 24 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by | Syed Husin Ali | ||||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Rafizi Ramli | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Ummi Hafilda Ali (sister) | 25 August 1964||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Ulu Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Minnesota (BSc, MEd) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Azmin bin Ali (
Early years and education
Mohamed Azmin Ali was born on 25 August 1964 in Singapore (then a state of Malaysia) to Ali and Che Tom Yahaya. His father worked for the
He received Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics and Mathematics from the University of Minnesota. He later completed his Master of Education's degree (MEd) from the same institute where he met Shamsidar Taharin, his future wife. While studying, Azmin taught modern and additional mathematics. One of his notable students was Razali Ibrahim, a former deputy minister, when they were in MRSM Terendak. He also attended an executive training programme at the University of Oxford.
Political career
Early career
In 1987, following advice from the Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Azmin started working for Anwar Ibrahim, who was then a Minister in Mahathir's Barisan Nasional government. Azmin served as Anwar's personal secretary through Anwar's appointment as Deputy Prime Minister in 1993 and until Mahathir sacked Anwar in 1998. Azmin remained close to Anwar following the dismissal and they both became founders of the opposition Parti Keadilan Nasional (KeADILan), which later became the People's Justice Party or Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).[1]
State assemblyman and parliamentarian
Azmin's political career began after he won the
Azmin returned to national politics in the 2008 general elections, winning the Gombak parliamentary seat and Bukit Antarabangsa state seat in Selangor. Meanwhile, in 2010, he won an internal PKR election for the party's deputy presidency. He replaced Syed Husin, who did not seek re-election.[3] He was reelected as the party's deputy president in 2018 after a close election against Rafizi Ramli.[4]
In the 2013 general elections and 2018 general elections he managed to clinch both seats again.[5] He lost the Gombak seat in the 2022 election. He did not contest the Bukit Antarabangsa state seat in the 2023 Selangor state election and instead contest the Hulu Kelang state seat, which he won.
Menteri Besar of Selangor
Azmin became the
Azmin was the sole recipient of the Order of the Crown of Selangor in Knight Grand Commander class (S.P.M.S) in 2015, which carries the title 'Dato' Seri' in conjunction with the 70th birthday of the Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on 11 December 2015.[11]
Azmin was once again reelected as the Menteri Besar of Selangor in the aftermath of 2018 Malaysian general election after defending his Bukit Antarabangsa state seat. He was sworn into title on the evening of 11 May 2018 at Istana Alam Shah.[12]
Minister of Economic Affairs
Following the aftermath of the
Change of allegiance
On the morning of 23 February 2020, Azmin held a meeting with several
On the next day, 24 February, PKR's general secretary,
He was named as one of the four senior ministers alongside
Controversies and issues
Alleged leaked sex tape
On 12 June 2019, it was reported that Azmin was filmed being intimate with another man, his own political aide Haziq Abdul Aziz, in a video circulating on social media. Azmin denied his involvement.
Land grab in Selangor
While serving as a Selangor State Assembly back-bencher, Azmin highlighted cases of corruption linked to land and forest matters.[36] During his own tenure as Selangor Menteri Besar, Azmin made several land-use decisions that have also been called into question. In particular, Azmin approved the issuance of quarry licences to his political aids.[37] These licences were inside the Bukit Lagong forest reserve, next to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia.
Instigation of Sheraton Move
Following the Political Infighting within Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional Government.
Voters file suit against Azmin
Ten registered voters in the Gombak parliamentary constituency have filed a suit against their parliament member, Mohamed Azmin Ali. The plaintiffs claim that Mohamed Azmin's representations were false and that he only wanted their votes. The ten also claimed that they had relied on those representations to vote for the defendant's 2018 General Election. They seek damages, including aggravated or exemplary damages, interests, costs and other orders deemed fit by the court. "By breaching these representations, the defendant had violated constitutional rights, especially the principles of parliamentary democracy and representative democracy," they said in a statement of claim. The plaintiffs are applying for a declaration that the defendant has breached his fiduciary duties and the duties owed and deceived them.[38]
Personal life
Azmin is married to Shamshida Tahrin, a finance graduate also from the University of Minnesota. The couple have three sons and three daughters.[39] He lives in Ampang.
In addition to an elder brother, Azman Ali,
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1999 | N18 Hulu Kelang | Mohamed Azmin Ali ( KeADILan )
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9,185 | 53.32% | Fuad Hassan (UMNO) | 8,039 | 46.67% | 17,395 | 1,146 | 76.65% | ||
2008 | N19 Bukit Antarabangsa | Mohamed Azmin Ali ( PKR )
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11,731 | 52.91% | Haslinda Mohd Zerain (UMNO) | 10,350 | 46.68% | 22,397 | 1,381 | 72.99% | ||
2013 | Mohamed Azmin Ali ( PKR )
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16,502 | 56.81% | Mohamad Nadzim Ibrahim (UMNO) | 12,458 | 42.89% | 29,352 | 4,044 | 85.16% | |||
2018 | Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) | 30,892 | 79.64% | Salwa Yunus (UMNO) | 5,380 | 13.87% | 39,057 | 25,512 | 84.44% | |||
Syarifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin ( PAS )
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2,311 | 5.96% | ||||||||||
Ahmad Kamarudin (PRM) | 116 | 0.30% | ||||||||||
Mohamed Azwan Ali (IND) | 90 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
2023 | N18 Hulu Kelang | Mohamed Azmin Ali (BERSATU) | 25,597 | 51.63% | PKR )
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23,980 | 48.37% | 49,844 | 1,617 | 69.52% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | P098 Gombak, Selangor | Mohamed Azmin Ali ( PKR )
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40,334 | 53.92% | Said Anuar Said Ahmad (UMNO) | 33,467 | 44.74% | 75,619 | 6,867 | 76.26% | ||
2013 | Mohamed Azmin Ali ( PKR )
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54,827 | 51.82% | Rahman Ismail (UMNO) | 50,093 | 47.34% | 107,162 | 4,734 | 86.92% | |||
Said Nazar Abu Baker ( IND )
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474 | 0.45% | ||||||||||
2018 | Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) | 75,113 | 63.10% | Abdul Rahim Pandak Kamaruddin (UMNO) | 26,392 | 22.17% | 119,975 | 48,721 | 85.43% | |||
Khairil Nizam Khirudin ( PAS )
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17,537 | 14.73% | ||||||||||
2022 | Mohamed Azmin Ali (BERSATU) | 59,538 | 35.99% | PKR )
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72,267 | 43.69% | 165,426 | 12,729 | 80.01% | |||
Megat Zulkarnain Omardin (UMNO) | 30,723 | 18.57% | ||||||||||
Aziz Jamaludin Mohd Tahir (PUTRA) | 2,223 | 1.34% | ||||||||||
Zulkifli Ahmad (IND) | 675 | 0.41% |
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Selangor :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2015)[50]
- Kedah :
- Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SSDK) – Dato' Seri (2022)[51]
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