Dato' Seri
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Azlan bin Man (born 2 September 1958) is a
Malaysian
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politician
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and
diplomat
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who served as the 9th
Menteri Besar of Perlis
The Menteri Besar of Perlis or First Minister of Perlis is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Perlis. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Perlis State Legi ...
from May 2013 and Member of the
Perlis State Legislative Assembly
The Perlis State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Undangan Negeri Perlis) is the state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perlis. It is a unicameral institution, consisting of a total of 15 lawmakers representing single-member constituen ...
(MLA) for
Bintong from May 2018 to November 2022. He also served as the MLA for
Pauh from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the
United Malays National Organisation
The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...
(UMNO), a component party of the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Perlis since April 2021.
Career
Azlan graduated from the
University of Denver
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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
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.
In 2011 he was appointed the Deputy Director of the Public Complaints Bureau.
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"Public Complaints Bureau Staff Directory"
Putrajaya. Retrieved on 9 May 2013. He left Malaysia's public service in 2013 to return to his home state of
Perlis
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and contest the
state assembly
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Channel Islands
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seat of Pauh. He won the election and was immediately appointed as the state's
Menteri Besar
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(Chief Minister), replacing
Md Isa Sabu
Md Isa Sabu (born 24 August 1946) was the seventh Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Perlis, in office from 2008 to 2013. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He held the state assembly seat of Bintong, in ...
, who had not recontested his assembly seat. He was sworn in by King
Sirajuddin on 7 May 2013.
Election results
Honours
* :
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Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2014)
References
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Living people
1958 births
People from Perlis
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Independent politicians in Malaysia
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Chief Ministers of Perlis
Members of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Perlis state executive councillors
University of Denver alumni
21st-century Malaysian politicians