Azizan Abdul Razak | |
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| عزيزان عبدالرزاق | |
| 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah | |
| In office 9 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Preceded by | Mahdzir Khalid |
| Succeeded by | Mukhriz Mahathir |
| Constituency | Sungai Limau |
| Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly forSungai Limau | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 26 September 2013 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Azam Abd Samat (PR–PAS) |
| Majority | 1,080 (2004) 3,212 (2008) 2,774 (2013) |
| Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly forSala | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Awang (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | constituency renamed to Sungai Limau |
| Majority | ? (1995) 2,621 (1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-10-25)25 October 1944 Alor Setar,Syburi Province,Kingdom of Thailand (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 September 2013(2013-09-26) (aged 68) Alor Setar,Kedah, Malaysia |
| Political party | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Pakatan Rakyat |
| Spouse | Faikah Syeikh Hamzah |
| Alma mater | University of Kent Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | State assemblyman |
Azizan bin Abdul Razak[1] (25 October 1944 – 26 September 2013) was aMalaysian politician who served as the 10thMenteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state ofKedah from 2008 to 2013. A member of thePan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), he was the first Chief Minister of Kedah from a party other than theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He held the seat of Sungai Limau in the Kedah state assembly from 2004 until his death in 2013. He was also the state commissioner for PAS in Kedah and a member of the central committee of the national party.[2]
He was nominated by his party PAS to contest in the 1995 Kedah state election of Sala, which he won from Ahmad Awang, then UMNO Pendang Deputy Chief. Azizan was elected to the State Assembly of Kedah in 2004, for the seat of Sungai Limau. In 2008 hisParti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) was elected to government in Kedah, leading a coalition with thePeople's Justice Party (PKR) and theDemocratic Action Party (DAP).[3]
Azizan, as the leader of PAS in the state, became the first chief minister of Kedah from a party other than theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO); the 2008 victory broke a decades-long run of uninterrupted UMNO rule. On 16 July 2008, he was conferred the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Kedah (SPMK) which carried the "Datuk Seri" title. The award was presented by Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah at Istana Anak Bukit in conjunction with the sultan'sGolden Jubilee celebration.[4]
His tenure as chief minister came to an end at the2013 election, as UMNO, led byMukhriz Mahathir, the son of the former Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad, won a majority in the assembly.
Azizan had 14 children from two marriages.[5] He is a graduate ofAl-Azhar University and theUniversity of Kent, and a former head of thesharia law department of theNational University of Malaysia.[3] He conversed fluently in Malay, English, Tagalog and Arabic.
Azizan died on 26 September 2013 at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital'sintensive care unit due to weakening health. He was 68 years old.[6]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1995 | N20Sala | Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) | Ahmad Awang (UMNO) | |||||||||
| 1999 | Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) | 10,305 | 57.29% | Hidzir Alias (UMNO) | 7,684 | 42.71% | 18,295 | 2,621 | 79.50% | |||
| 2004 | N20Sungai Limau | Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) | 10,882 | 52.61% | Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (UMNO) | 9,802 | 47.39% | 20,952 | 1,080 | 84.42% | ||
| 2008 | Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) | 12,028 | 57.70% | Basorri Abu Hassan (UMNO) | 8,816 | 42.30% | 21,171 | 3,212 | 84.05% | |||
| 2013 | Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) | 13,294 | 55.40% | Mohd Fadzillah Mohd Ali (UMNO) | 10,520 | 43.84% | 24,406 | 2,774 | 89.40% | |||
| Sobri Ahmad (IND) | 100 | 0.42% | ||||||||||
| Abdullah Hashim (IND) | 84 | 0.35% | ||||||||||
Malaysia :
Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) –Tan Sri (2013)[10]
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Knight Grand Commander of theOrder of the Crown of Kedah (SPMK) –Dato' Seri (2008)[10][11].svg)
Grand Commander of theOrder of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) –Dato' Seri Diraja (2011)[13][14]| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Menteri Besar of Kedah 9 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 | Succeeded by |