Azhar Matussin
Malaysian politician (born 1966)
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Azhar bin Matussin is a Malaysian politician who has 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, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Darau since September 2020 and MLA for Karambunai from May 2018 to September 2020.[1][2][3][4]
Azhar Matussin | |
|---|---|
| ازهر ماتوسّين | |
| State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| 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) 63 (2025) |
| 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 | Yakub Khan (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 5,366 (2018) |
| Faction represented in the Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018– | Heritage Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azhar bin Matussin 19 November 1966 |
| Party | Heritage Party (WARISAN)[1] |
| Spouse | Anita Mohd Shamin |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Matussin Ag Damit |
| Alma mater | De Montfort University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | N12 Karambunai | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) | 14,157 | 54.32% | Jainab Ahmad (Sabah UMNO) | 6,132 | 36.50% | 26,658 | 5,366 | 77.40% | ||
| Aspar Akbar (PAS) | 1,696 | 3.67% | ||||||||||
| Ahsim Oyok Jamat (SAPP) | 1,258 | 2.65% | ||||||||||
| 2020 | N17 Darau | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) | 5,805 | 48.67% | Jumat Idris (Sabah UMNO) | 5,243 | 43.94% | 11,928 | 562 | 65.00% | ||
| Sumali @ Marino Ahmad (LDP) | 322 | 2.70% | ||||||||||
| Ansari Abdullah (PCS) | 280 | 2.35% | ||||||||||
| Laliman Kemad (USNO Baru) | 244 | 2.05% | ||||||||||
| Dasim @ Ricky Jikah (GAGASAN) | 34 | 0.29% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) | 8,360 | 39.94% | Mohamed Razali Razi (GAGASAN) | 8,297 | 39.64% | 21,107 | 63 | 64.37% | |||
| Arfandy Abdul Rahman (Sabah UMNO) | 2,394 | 11.44% | ||||||||||
| Nabila Norsahar (Sabah BERSATU) | 1,076 | 5.14% | ||||||||||
| Nordin Thani (KDM) | 553 | 2.64% | ||||||||||
| Merlah Osman (IMPIAN) | 253 | 1.21% | ||||||||||
Honours
Sabah
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[9]
