Malaysian politician
Azmi bin Khalid (Jawi: بيسريء @ عزمي بن خالد; born 13 December 1940) is a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia. He represented the constituency of Padang Besar in Perlis. 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.
Tan Sri Azmi's first ministerial appointment was as Minister of Rural Development, becoming the first Cabinet minister from Perlis.[1] He became the Minister of Home Affairs in 2004,[2] before moving to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2006.[3] He lost his Cabinet position after the 2008 election for reasons tied to his involvement in political disruption in Perlis.[4] 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.[5]
Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[6]
Year
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Constituency
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Candidate
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Votes
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Pct
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Pct
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Ballots cast
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Majority
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Turnout
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1995
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P001 Padang Besar, Perlis
|
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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
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