Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berhormat Dato' |
Azman Nasrudin | |
Native Name: | Malay: {{Script|Arab|عزمان نصرالدين |
Birth Name: | Azman Nasrudin |
Birth Date: | 11 April 1972 |
Birth Place: | Sungai Bakap, Penang, Malaysia |
Constituency Mp: | Padang Serai |
Parliament: | Malaysian |
Term Start: | 7 December 2022 |
Predecessor: | Karupaiya Mutusami (PH–PKR) |
Majority: | 16,260 (2022) |
Office2: | Member of the Kedah State Executive Council |
Term Start2: | 20 May 2020 |
Term End2: | 14 August 2023 |
Monarch2: | Sallehuddin |
1Blankname2: | Menteri Besar |
1Namedata2: | Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor |
Predecessor2: | Himself Summugam Rengasamy Portfolio established Portfolio abolished |
Successor2: | Dzowahir Ab Ghani Wong Chia Zhen Portfolio abolished |
Constituency2: | Lunas |
Term Start3: | 1 August 2018 |
Term End3: | 17 May 2020 |
Monarch3: | Sallehuddin |
1Blankname3: | Menteri Besar |
1Namedata3: | Mukhriz Mahathir |
Predecessor3: | Himself Portfolio established Portfolio abolished |
Successor3: | Himself Portfolio abolished |
Constituency3: | Lunas |
Term Start4: | 22 May 2018 |
Term End4: | 1 August 2018 |
Monarch4: | Sallehuddin |
1Blankname4: | Menteri Besar |
1Namedata4: | Mukhriz Mahathir |
Predecessor4: | Suraya Yaacob Portfolio abolished Aminuddin Omar |
Constituency4: | Lunas |
Constituency Am5: | Lunas |
Assembly5: | Kedah State Legislative |
Term Start5: | 5 May 2013 |
Term End5: | 12 August 2023 |
Predecessor5: | Mohammad Radzhi Salleh (PR–PKR) |
Successor5: | Khairul Anuar Ramli (PN–BERSATU) |
Majority5: | 9,084 (2013) 13,813 (2018) |
Office6: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
Subterm6: | 2022– |
Suboffice6: | Perikatan Nasional |
Office7: | Faction represented in Kedah State Legislative Assembly |
Subterm7: | 2013–2018 |
Suboffice7: | People's Justice Party |
Subterm8: | 2018–2020 |
Suboffice8: | Pakatan Harapan |
Subterm9: | 2020 |
Suboffice9: | Malaysian United Indigenous Party |
Subterm10: | 2020–2023 |
Suboffice10: | Perikatan Nasional |
Citizenship: | Malaysian |
Party: | People's Justice Party (PKR) Independent Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) |
Otherparty: | Pakatan Harapan (PH) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
Occupation: | Politician |
Profession: | Teacher |
Alma Mater: | University of Science Malaysia (BA) |
Spouse: | Siti Hajar Abdullah |
Children: | 5 |
Azman bin Nasrudin (born 11 April 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Serai since December 2022. He served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor from May 2020 to August 2023 and in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir from 2018 to 2020 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lunas from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition was a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.
Azman bin Nasrudin was born on 11 April 1972 at Sungai Bakap, Penang, Malaysia. He received his early education at SMK Agama Al-Mashoor and SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman, Alor Setar (STAR Alor Setar). He continued his studies at Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Tuanku Bainun for his Diploma. He received his Bachelor's Degree of Arts (BA) (History and Political Science) from University of Science Malaysia (USM).
Azman was served as school teacher for 22 years.
In the 2013 state election, Azman made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest for the Lunas state seat. Azman is contesting against Ananthan Somasundaram of Barisan Nasional, Vasanthi Ramalingam of Independent politician and Prebakarran Narayanan Nair of Homeland Human's Wellbeing Party. He won the seat by gaining 21,670 votes with the majority of 9,084.
In the 2018 state election, Azman nominated by PH to contest for the Lunas state seat. Azman is contesting against Ahmad Taufiq Baharum of Malaysian Islamic Party and Thuraisingam Muthu of Barisan Nasional. He successfully defend the seat by gaining 23,904 votes with the majority of 13,813.
On 12 May 2020, Azman and Sidam MLA Robert Ling Kui Ee of PH defected from PKR and became independent MLAs in support of PN, leading to the resignation of Mukhriz Mahathir as Menteri Besar and collapse of the PH state administration led by Mukhriz as PH had lost the majority support in the assembly required to form the government after both of them withdrew support for PH who had only a slim majority in the assembly. Following that, PH returned to the opposition while PN and PN became the government with the appointment of Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor of PN as the new Menteri Besar on 17 May 2020. Sanusi then reappointed him as EXCO member.[1] [2]
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
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2013 | N34 Lunas | (PKR) | 21,670 | 62.39% | Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) | 12,586 | 36.24% | 35,125 | 9,084 | 86.73% | |||
Vasanthi Ramalingam (IND) | 406 | 1.17% | |||||||||||
Prebakarran Narayanan Nair (KITA) | 71 | 0.20% | |||||||||||
2018 | Azman Nasrudin (PKR) | 23,904 | 57.62% | Ahmad Taufiq Baharum (PAS) | 10,091 | 24.33% | 42,043 | 13,813 | 83.50% | ||||
Thuraisingam Muthu (MIC) | 7,489 | 18.05% |
Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||||
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2022 | P017 Padang Serai | (BERSATU) | 51,637 | 56.49% | Mohamad Sofee Razak (PKR) | 35,377 | 38.70% | 91,416 | 16,260 | 68.95% | |||
Sivarraajh Chandran (MIC)[3] | 2,983 | 3.26% | |||||||||||
Ananda Ak (IND) | 846 | 0.93% | |||||||||||
Hamzah Abd Rahman (PEJUANG) | 424 | 0.46% | |||||||||||
Mohd Bakhri Hashim (WARISAN)[4] | 149 | 0.16% | |||||||||||