Amizar Abu Adam
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{Malay name|Amizar|Abu Adam|note=on}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Dato'
| name = Amizar Abu Adam
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DIMP|AAP|PJK (Pahang)|MLA (Pahang)}}
| native_name = {{nobold|أميزر أبو آدم}}
| native_name_lang =
| office = Member of the
Pahang State Executive Council
{{small|(FELDA Affairs, Cooperative & Entrepreneur Development :
since 14 February 2024)Assumed portfolios 1 day after taking office on 14 February 2024.}}
| monarch = Abdullah
| 1blankname = Menteri Besar
| 1namedata = Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
| term_start = 13 February 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Razali Kassim
| successor =
| constituency = Pelangai
| constituency_AM1 = Pelangai
| assembly1 = Pahang State Legislative
| term_start1 = 7 October 2023
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = Johari Harun
(BN–UMNO)
| successor1 =
| majority1 = 2,949 (2023)
| birth_name = Amizar bin Abu Adam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|07|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Malacca, Malaysia
| residence =
| death_date =
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| citizenship = Malaysian
| nationality = Malaysia
| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
| occupation = Politician
| profession =
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| education =
| alma_mater = Universiti Sains Malaysia
| children =
}}
Amizar bin Abu Adam (born 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail since February 2024 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai since October 2023. He is a member and Division Committee Member of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Political career
= Candidate for the Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (2022) =
== 2022 Pahang state election ==
In the 2022 Pahang state election, Amizar made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Ketari state seat. He was not elected as the Ketari MLA after losing narrowly to Thomas Su Keong Siong of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of only 120 votes.
= Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (since 2023) =
== 2023 Pelangai by-election ==
In the 2023 Pelangai by-election held on 7 October 2023 due to the vacancy of the state seat as a result of its MLA Johari Harun in the Elmina plane crash on 17 August 2023, Amizar was renominated by BN to contest for the state seat.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/09/20/amizar-abu-adam-barisan-candidate-for-pelangai-by-election|title=Amizar Abu Adam Barisan candidate for Pelangai by-election|website=The Star|date=20 September 2023|accessdate=7 October 2023}} He won the seat and was elected to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as the Pelangai MLA for the first term after defeating Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli by a majority of 2,949 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/10/07/official-barisan-wins-pelangai-says-ec|title=Official: Barisan wins Pelangai, says EC|website=The Star|date=7 October 2023|accessdate=9 October 2023}}
= Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (since 2024) =
On 13 February 2024, Amizar was appointed as Pahang EXCO Member to fill the vacancy left by Johari.{{cite web|url=https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2024/02/1012968/pelangai-state-rep-sworn-new-pahang-exco-member|title=Pelangai state rep sworn in as new Pahang exco member|website=New Straits Times|date=13 February 2024|accessdate=14 February 2024}} The following day on 14 February 2024, Amizar was given the portfolios of FELDA Affairs, Cooperative and Entrepreneur Development which were previously assumed by Muadzam Shah MLA Razali Kassim.{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/696157|title=Wan Rosdy umum rombakan kecil exco Pahang|website=Malaysiakini|date=14 February 2024|accessdate=14 February 2024|language=ms}}
Election results
| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+Pahang State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://pru.astroawani.com/|title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Kecil Pelangai 2023|website=Astro Awani|date=7 October 2023|accessdate=7 October 2023|language=ms}} !|Year !|Constituency !colspan="2" |Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan="2" |Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
| rowspan=2 |2022
|rowspan=2 |N34 Ketari |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2 |Amizar Abu Adam (UMNO) |rowspan=2 align=right|9,602 |rowspan=2 |40.66% |{{Party shading/PH}} | |{{nowrap|Su Keong Siong}} (DAP) |align=right|9,722 |41.17% |rowspan=2 |23,614 |rowspan=2 |120 |rowspan=2 |77.71% |
| bgcolor="{{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |
|William Tan Wei Leong (GERAKAN) |align=right|4,290 |18.17% |
| rowspan=2 |2023
|rowspan=2 |N36 Pelangai |rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |rowspan=2 |{{nowrap|Amizar Abu Adam}} (UMNO) |rowspan=2 align=right|7,324 |rowspan=2 |62.35% |bgcolor="{{Party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" | |Kasim Samat (PAS) |align=right|4,375 |37.25% |rowspan=2 |11,746 |rowspan=2 |2,949 |rowspan=2 |72.12% |
| {{Party shading/Independent}} |
|Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli (IND) |align=right|47 |align=right|0.40% |
Honours
- {{flag|Pahang}} :
- 50px Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2016){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/pahang/government-of-pahang-gazette/phggn17-1-y2019.pdf|title=DARJAH KEBESARAN MAHKOTA PAHANG YANG AMAT MULIA -PERINGKAT KEDUA DARJAH INDERA MAHKOTA PAHANG - DIMP TAHUN 2016|language=ms|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pahang}}
- 50px Member of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (AAP)
- 50px Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2012){{cite web|url=https://govdocs.sinarproject.org/documents/state-governments/pahang/government-of-pahang-gazette/phggn08-03-y2014.pdf|title=SENARAI PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN DAN PINGAT TAHUN 2012 BAGI DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT (PJK)|language=ms|publisher=Warta Kerajaan Negeri Pahang}}
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