Khairul Azhari Saut
Malaysian politician and businessman
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Khairul Azhari bin Saut (Jawi: خير الأزهري بن سعود; born 15 January 1970) is a Malaysian politician and businessman who was a candidate for the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Kubu Baharu in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election in May 2024. He is a member and Acting Division Chief of Hulu Selangor of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He served as Member of the Hulu Selangor District Council from 2018 to 2020.
15 January 1970
(since 2016)
affiliations
(2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Khairul Azhari Saut | |
|---|---|
| خير الأزهري سعود | |
| Member of the Hulu Selangor District Council | |
| In office 2018–2020 | |
| Yang Dipertua | Shukri Mohamad Hamin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khairul Azhari bin Saut 15 January 1970 |
| Party | Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (since 2016) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (DM) Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (MBM) |
| Occupation | |
Early life and education
Khairul Azhari bin Saut was born in FELDA Sungai Tengi, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia.[1] He received his early education at SK Felda Sungai Tengi, Kuala Kubu Bharu and SMK Felda Soeharto, Kuala Kubu Bharu, before continuing his studies at University of Malaya for an Executive Diploma in Management (DM) in 2019 and University Malaysia Pahang for Executive Masters in Business Management (MBM) in 2021.[2]
Early and business career
Khairul Azhari is a businessman. He is the general manager of Global Valley Venture Sdn Bhd, and has worked as a general manager at Petrogas Resources; head of oil and gas department at Damini Corporation; and financial executives at Bursa Malaysia.[3]
Political career
Khairul Azhari joined Malaysian United Indigenous Party since 2016 and became one of the founders of the party in Hulu Selangor.[3] He was appointed as Deputy Head of the Hulu Selangor Division in 2016 to 2019. Then he was appointed as Deputy Head of the Hulu Selangor Division in 2019 to 2023, before being appointed acting Head of the Hulu Selangor Division in 2023.[4] He was appointed as a Member of the Hulu Selangor District Council in 2018 to 2020. He was named as an election candidate representing the Perikatan Nasional for the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election that takes place on 11 May 2024.[5]
Personal life
Khairul Azhari is married and has three children.[4]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | N06 Kuala Kubu Baharu | Khairul Azhari Saut (BERSATU) | 10,131 | 41.40% | Pang Sock Tao (DAP) | 14,000 | 57.21% | 24,471 | 3,869 | 61.51% | ||
| Eris Nyau Ke Xin (IND) | 188 | 0.77% | ||||||||||
| Hafizah Zainuddin (PRM) | 152 | 0.62% | ||||||||||