Azmi Khalid
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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.
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
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1995 | P001 Padang Besar | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 17,013 | 71.02% | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Hisharudin Hasan (PAS) | 6,943 | 28.98% | 25,854 | 10,070 | 77.65% |
| 1999 | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 14,386 | 59.32% | Template:Party shading/Keadilan | | Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir (keADILan) | 9,867 | 40.68% | 25,347 | 4,519 | 78.04% | |
| 2004 | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 18,323 | 66.92% | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim (PAS) | 9,058 | 33.08% | 28,453 | 9,265 | 83.93% | |
| 2008 | Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | | Azmi Khalid (UMNO) | 16,991 | 59.34% | Template:Party shading/PAS | | Zolkharnain Abidin (PAS) | 11,643 | 40.66% | 29,310 | 5,348 | 80.05% | |
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia :
- File:Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM.svg Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2013)[7]
- File:Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca :
- File:MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca.svg Grand Commander of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2007)[8]
- File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang :
- File:MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP.svg Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2000)
- File:Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis :
- File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP.svg Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2005)
- File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Commander - DPMP.svg Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (DPMP) – Dato' (1996)
- File:MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Companion - SMP.svg Companion of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SMP) (1980)[9]
References
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