Azlan Man

Dato' Seri Azlan bin Man (born 2 September 1958) is a Malaysian politician who is the seventh and current Menteri Besar of Perlis, and the member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Bintong. Previously, he was a member of the Perlis state assemblyman for Pauh.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Man is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azlan.
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri

Azlan Man

SPMP MLA
9th Menteri Besar of Perlis
Assumed office
7 May 2013
MonarchSirajuddin
Preceded byMd Isa Sabu
ConstituencyPauh
Bintong
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
for Bintong
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byRela Ahmad (UMNO–BN)
Majority847 (2018)
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
for Pauh
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded bySyed Razlan Putra Jamalullail (UMNO–BN)
Succeeded byRozieana Ahmad (UMNO–BN)
Majority1,382 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Azlan bin Man

(1958-09-02) 2 September 1958
Kampung Belat Batu, Arau, Perlis, Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malay National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse(s)Nor Aswana Omar
Alma materUniversity of Denver
OccupationPolitician

A career diplomat, Azlan entered politics at the 2013 election, and became the Chief Minister in May that year.

Career

Azlan graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in international economics, before joining Malaysia's diplomatic corps. His diplomatic posts included an appointment in 1999 as Malaysia's Permanent Mission Counsellor to the United Nations.[1][2] In 2011 he was appointed the Deputy Director of the Public Complaints Bureau.[3] He left Malaysia's public service in 2013 to return to his home state of Perlis and contest the state assembly seat of Pauh. He won the election and was immediately appointed as the state's Menteri Besar (Chief Minister), replacing Md Isa Sabu, who had not recontested his assembly seat. He was sworn in by King Sirajuddin on 7 May 2013.[1]

Election results
Perlis State Legislative Assembly[4][5][6][7]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 N11 Pauh,
P003 Arau.		 Azlan Man (UMNO) 4,769 58.34% Idris Yaacob (PAS) 3,387 41.43% 8,333 1,382 86.86%
2018 N06 Bintong,
P002 Kangar.		 Azlan Man (UMNO) 3,986 40.59% Mokhtar Che Kassim (AMANAH) 3,139 31.96% 9,820 847 82.92%
Abd Jamil Kamis (PAS) 2,695 27.44%

Honours

References
  1. "Pauh State Assemblyman Azlan Man sworn in as Perlis Menteri Besar". Bernama. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. "Azlan Man, Menteri Besar Perlis yang baru". Berita Harian (in Malay). 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. Web."Public Complaints Bureau Staff Directory", Putrajaya. Retrieved on 9 May 2013.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  5. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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