Azlan Man

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This is a Malay name; the name Man is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azlan.
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri
Azlan Man
MLA
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7th Menteri Besar of Perlis
Assumed office
7 May 2013
Preceded by Md Isa Sabu
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
for Pauh
Assumed office
6 May 2013
Preceded by Syed Razlan Putra Jamalullail
Personal details
Born Azlan bin Man
(1958-09-02) 2 September 1958 (age 65)
Kampung Belat Batu, Arau, Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party United Malay National Organisation (UMNO)―Barisan Nasional
Spouse(s) Nor Aswana Azlan
Alma mater University of Denver
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Dato' Seri Azlan Man (born 2 September 1958) is the seventh and current Menteri Besar of Perlis, and the member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Pauh. A career diplomat, he entered politics at the 2013 election, and became the Chief Minister in May that year. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.

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: N11 Pauh[4]
Year Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 Azlan Man (UMNO) 4,769 58.34% Idris Yaacob (PAS) 3,387 41.43% 8,333 1,382 86.86%

References

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  3. ↑ Web."Public Complaints Bureau Staff Directory", Putrajaya. Retrieved on 9 May 2013.
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