Ahmad Faizal bin Azumu (
Jawi: أحمد فيصل بن ازومو; born 10 June 1970), nicknamed Peja, is a
Malaysian
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politician
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who served as the
Minister of Youth and Sports
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in the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) administration under former Prime Minister
Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Special Advisor to the
Prime Minister
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Muhyiddin Yassin in the
Perikatan Nasional
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(PN) administration for only 11 days in August 2021, 12th and 13th
Menteri Besar of Perak
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from May 2018 to his resignation and collapse of the
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) state administration in March 2020 and again from March 2020 to his resignation again and the collapse of the PN state administration in December 2020. He also served as the
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Tambun and Member of the
Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for
Chenderiang
Chenderiang ( Jawi: چيندريڠ; zh, 积莪营) is a mukim and a Chinese village in Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia
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from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member, Deputy President and State Chairman of
Perak
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as well as
Pahang
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of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling
PN coalition at the federal level and former component party of the
PH opposition coalition at both the federal and state levels. He was the State Chairman of
PH of
Perak
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. He was one of the only two Menteris Besar of Malaysia who has ruled in two state administrations of two different and opposing political coalitions, which were
PH state administration from May 2018 to his resignation and its collapse in March 2020 and
PN state administration from March 2020 to his resignation and its collapse in December 2020.
He was removed from office of the
Menteri Besar of Perak
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after losing the motion in
2020 vote of no confidence in the
Perak State Legislative Assembly on 4 December, and he served in caretaker capacity for another day despite his intention to only resign once the appointment of a new officeholder and formation of a new state administration take place.
Background and education
![Ahmad Faizal Azumu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Ahmad_Faizal_Azumu.jpg)
Ahmad Faizal was born in Ipoh, Perak. He received his primary education at Cator Avenue School, Ipoh and had his secondary education at
Anderson School, Ipoh. He holds a Professional Masters degree in Political Science from
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia.
Political career
He began his political career as a Special Officer to Health Minister
Liow Tiong Lai between 2011 and 2013 before becoming Senior Special Officer to Kedah Mentri Besar
Mukhriz Mahathir
Dato' Seri Utama Mukhriz bin Tun Dr. Mahathir ( Jawi: مخرج بن محاضر; born 25 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who twice served as the 11th and 13th Menteri Besar of Kedah from May 2013 to February 2016 and again from May 2 ...
between 2013 and 2016. He is also formerly served in the
Special Affairs Department
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(JASA).
He was the former
United Malays National Organisation
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(UMNO) Ipoh Barat Youth chief (2016–2017) before he became Perak BERSATU chairman. He was subsequently named
Perak
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Pakatan Harapan
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chairman in August 2017. He was appointed as Special Advisor to the
Prime Minister
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Muhyiddin Yassin on 5 August 2021, who is in charge of advising Muhyiddin on matters related to community networking, community communications and socioeconomic development.
Controversies
Ahmad Faizal was reported to have pursued a Business Studies degree from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia.
He however denied the reports and claimed that while he did pursue the course he had to put his studies on hold due to personal reasons. Ahmad Faizal holds a Masters Degree in Political Science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Ahmad Faizal has been very critical of the
Orang Asli
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indigenous tribes ever since he took office as Menteri Besar. On 23 November 2018, Ahmad Faizal made a statement that the Orang Asli should improve themselves before asking for aid. On 29 July 2019 Ahmad Faizal claimed that there is no definition or recognition of ancestral or customary land (''tanah adat'') for Orang Asli under the state constitution. It was refuted by fellow PH's MP,
Ramkarpal Singh
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and the
Malaysian Bar
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. During his administration, many Orang Asli residents were arrested for protesting over the state government's decision to acquire their land for logging activities.
On 13 June 2022, he made a statement on Twitter about Malaysian football supporters due to the
Malaysian football team losing against
Bahrain
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in Bukit Jalil National Stadium, causing a backlash from supporters. He later apologized.
Filmography
Drama
Discography
*Moh Perak Ke Kita (Moh Beraya) ft Shiha Zikir and Dato Jamal Abdillah
Personal life
He is married to Dr Nomee Ashikin Mohammed Radzi and has two children. His sister-in-law who is Dr Nomee's younger sister;
Nolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi is the UMNO turned
independent
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and later hopped to BERSATU
Tulang Sekah constituency MLA since 2008.
Election results
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* :
**
![MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown - Kn Grd Commander - SPMP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_-_Kn_Grd_Commander_-_SPMP.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Perak State Crown
The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown (Malay language, Malay:''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak.
Background
It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 D ...
(SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2018)
See also
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Tambun (federal constituency)
Tambun is a federal constituency in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat
The Dewan Rakyat (English: 'House of Representatives'; ) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament, the federal legislatur ...
*
Chenderiang (state constituency)
*
2020 vote of no confidence in the Faizal Azumu ministry
A vote of no confidence in the Malaysian state of Perak National Alliance– National Front (PN–BN) government of Ahmad Faizal Azumu occurred on 4 December 2020. The 'vote of confidence' was initially brought by Abdul Manap Hashim before bei ...
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Perak
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Malaysian businesspeople
Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians
Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
Chief Ministers of Perak
Perak state executive councillors
21st-century Malaysian politicians