Mohamed Azwan bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد ازوان بن علي; born 13 February 1966), also known by his nickname as Diva AA, is a

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n television host and actor.

Personal life

He grew up in Kampung Gate Baru, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur and obtained a

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degree from the

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in 1989. His father, Ali and his mother, Che Tom Yahaya settled in the village of Klang Gate, Taman Melawati, Ulu Kelang, Selangor. His siblings include his elder brother, the current

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Assemblyman,

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and his younger sister, Ummi Hafilda Ali.

Politics involvement

In the 2018 general election, Azwan contested the

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seat of

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as an

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using the elephant logo, but had lost to his elder brother,

who was the incumbent constituency assemblymen and Selangor Menteri Besar then.

Controversies

He has been known to commit several controversial incidents through both his social media and mass media causing troubles against him, such as insulting staff of the

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over their role as frontliners in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak which resulted in RM 17,000 fine.

Election results

References

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1966 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Actors from Kuala Lumpur Malaysian television personalities Malaysian male actors Independent politicians in Malaysia Malaysian actor-politicians University of Malaya alumni 21st-century Malaysian actors {{Malaysia-bio-stub