Azhar bin Matussin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Darau since September 2020. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020 and MLA for Karambunai from May 2018 to September 2020. He is a member of WARISAN.[1][2][3][4]
Azhar Matussin | |
|---|---|
| ازهر ماتوسين | |
| State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 Serving with Ben Chong Chen Bin | |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Minister | Wilfred Madius Tangau |
| Preceded by | Bolkiah Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Tamin Zainal |
| Constituency | Karambunai |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Darau | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 562 (2020) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karambunai | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jainab Ahmad (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Yakubah Khan (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 5,366 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018– | Heritage Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azhar bin Matussin Sepanggar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Heritage Party (WARISAN)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (−2018) |
| Spouse | Anita Mohd Shamin |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results edit
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N12 Karambunai, P171 Sepanggar | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) | 14,157 | 54.32% | Jainab Ahmad (UMNO) | 6,132 | 36.50% | 26,658 | 5,366 | 77.40% | ||
| Aspar Oyet (PAS) | 1,696 | 3.67% | ||||||||||
| Ahsim Oyok Jamat (SAPP) | 1,258 | 2.65% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N17 Darau, P171 Sepanggar | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) | 5,805 | 48.67% | Jumat Idris (UMNO) | 5,243 | 43.94% | 11,928 | 562 | 65.00% | ||
| Sumali Ahmad (LDP) | 322 | 2.70% | ||||||||||
| Ansari Abdullah (PCS) | 280 | 2.35% | ||||||||||
| Laliman Kamad (USNO Baru) | 244 | 2.05% | ||||||||||
| Dasim Jikah (GAGASAN) | 34 | 0.29% | ||||||||||
Honours edit
Sabah :
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[9]
References edit
- ^ a b Muguntan Vanar (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star Online. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ Bernama (31 July 2020). "Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general". The Edge Markets. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
- ^ "N12 Karambunai". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ "N.17 DARAU". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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