Azmi Khalid
Malaysian politician
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Azmi bin Khalid (Jawi: عزمي خالد; born 13 December 1940) is a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment and Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Besar from April 1995 to May 2013. He was also a minister in the federal Cabinet from 1999 to 2008, as a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
Azmi Khalid | |
|---|---|
| عزمي خالد | |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Environment | |
| In office 14 February 2006 – 18 March 2008 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Sothinathan Sinna Goundar (2004–2008) |
| Preceded by | Adenan Satem |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Uggah Embas |
| Constituency | Padang Besar |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 14 February 2006 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Tan Chai Ho |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad |
| Constituency | Padang Besar |
| Minister of Rural Development | |
| In office 15 December 1999 – 26 March 2004 | |
| Monarchs | Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Syed Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Deputy | Palanivel Govindasamy |
| Preceded by | Annuar Musa |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Aziz Shamsuddin as Minister of Rural and Regional Development |
| Constituency | Padang Besar |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II | |
| In office 2 July 1997 – 14 December 1999 | |
| Monarchs | Ja'afar Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Preceded by | Megat Junid Megat Ayub |
| Constituency | Padang Besar |
| Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department | |
| In office 1995–1997 | |
| Monarch | Ja'afar |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Abdul Hamid Othman Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha Chong Kah Kiat Siti Zaharah Sulaiman Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali |
| Deputy Minister | Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Raja Ariffin Raja Sulaiman Ibrahim Saad Ibrahim Ali Fauzi Abdul Rahman |
| Succeeded by | Noh Omar |
| Constituency | Padang Besar |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Padang Besar | |
| In office 25 April 1995 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | new constituency |
| Succeeded by | Zahidi Zainul Abidin (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 10,070 (1995) 4,519 (1999) 9,265 (2004) 5,348 (2008) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1995–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azmi bin Khalid 13 December 1940[1] |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until ?) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (?-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until ?) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (?-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Yasmin Abdullah (Deceased) Normala Shamsuddin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tan Sri Azmi's first ministerial appointment was as Minister of Rural Development, becoming the first Cabinet minister from Perlis.[2] He became the Minister of Home Affairs in 2004,[3] before moving to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2006.[4] He lost his Cabinet position after the 2008 election for reasons tied to his involvement in political disruption in Perlis.[5] He did not re-contest Padang Besar in the 2013 election.
In 2005, Azmi married television personality Normala Shamsuddin. He has four children to his late wife Yasmin Abdullah.[6]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | P001 Padang Besar | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 17,013 | 71.02% | Hisharudin Hasan (PAS) | 6,943 | 28.98% | 25,854 | 10,070 | 77.65% | ||
| 1999 | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 14,386 | 59.32% | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (keADILan) | 9,867 | 40.68% | 25,347 | 4,519 | 78.04% | |||
| 2004 | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 18,323 | 66.92% | Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim (PAS) | 9,058 | 33.08% | 28,453 | 9,265 | 83.93% | |||
| 2008 | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 16,991 | 59.34% | Zolkharnain Abidin (PAS) | 11,643 | 40.66% | 29,310 | 5,348 | 80.05% | |||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2013)[8]
Malacca
Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2007)[9]
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2000)
Perlis
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2005)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato' (1996)
Companion of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SMP) (1980)[10]
