Azhar Matussin
{{short description|Malaysian politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan
| name = Azhar Matussin
| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|ازهر ماتوسين}}}}
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|ASDK|MLA (Sabah)}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Azhar bin Matussin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
| residence =
| death_place =
| office1 = State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah
| term_start1 = 16 May 2018
| term_end1 = 29 September 2020
| alongside1 = Ben Chong Chen Bin
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Shafie Apdal
| 2blankname1 = Minister
| 2namedata1 = Wilfred Madius Tangau
| governor1 = Juhar Mahiruddin
| constituency1 = Karambunai
| predecessor1 = Bolkiah Ismail
| successor1 = Mohd Tamin Zainal
| constituency_AM4 = Darau
| assembly4 = Sabah State Legislative
| term_start4 = 26 September 2020
| term_end4 =
| majority4 = 562 (2020)
| predecessor4 = Position established
| successor4 =
| constituency_AM5 = Karambunai
| assembly5 = Sabah State Legislative
| term_start5 = 9 May 2018
| term_end5 = 26 September 2020
| majority5 = 5,366 (2018)
| predecessor5 = Jainab Ahmad
(BN–UMNO)
| successor5 = Yakubah Khan
(BN–UMNO)
| office6 = Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
| subterm6 = 2018–
| suboffice6 = Heritage Party
| citizenship = Malaysian
| party = Heritage Party (WARISAN)
| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
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| occupation = Politician
| majority =
| relations =
| spouse = Anita Mohd Shamin
| children = 3
| website =
| footnotes =
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Azhar bin Matussin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Darau since September 2020. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020 and MLA for Karambunai from May 2018 to September 2020. He is a member of WARISAN.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/12/sabah-umno-exodus-begins-with-nine-of-10-assemblymen-leaving-party/|title= Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave |author= Muguntan Vanar|work=The Star Online|date=12 December 2018|accessdate=15 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/133453/six-sabah-umno-ybs-to-join-bersatu-today/|title=Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today|author=Hayati Dzulkifli |publisher=Daily Express|date=6 April 2019|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/536653|title=Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah| language=Malay| publisher=Malaysiakini|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|title=Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general|author=Bernama|publisher=The Edge Markets|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011011047/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|url-status=dead}}
Election results
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|+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|accessdate=1 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archivedate=17 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview|website=election.thestar.com.my}}{{cite web |url= https://undi.info/sabah/r18/n12 |title = N12 Karambunai |publisher= Malaysiakini |accessdate= 30 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/12/N.17|title=N.17 DARAU|publisher=SPR Dashboard|date=26 September 2020|accessdate=26 September 2020}} !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |
rowspan=3|2018
|rowspan=3|N12 Karambunai |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan=3| Azhar Matussin (WARISAN) |rowspan=3 align="right" |14,157 |rowspan=3| 54.32% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Jainab Ahmad (UMNO) |align="right" |6,132 |36.50% |rowspan=3|26,658 |rowspan=3|5,366 |rowspan=3|77.40% |
{{Party shading/PAS}} |
|Aspar Oyet (PAS) |align="right" |1,696 |3.67% |
{{Party shading/Sabah Progressive Party}} |
|Ahsim Oyok Jamat (SAPP) |align="right" |1,258 |2.65% |
rowspan=5|2020
|rowspan=5|N17 Darau |rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan=5| {{nowrap|Azhar Matussin}} (WARISAN) |rowspan=5 align="right" |5,805 |rowspan=5| 48.67% |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Jumat Idris (UMNO) |align="right" |5,243 |43.94% |rowspan=5|11,928 |rowspan=5|562 |rowspan=5|65.00% |
bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}" |
|Sumali Ahmad (LDP) |align="right" |322 |2.70% |
bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" |
|Ansari Abdullah (PCS) |align="right" |280 |2.35% |
bgcolor={{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New) Party}} |
|Laliman Kamad (USNO Baru) |align="right" | 244 |2.05% |
bgcolor=blue |
|Dasim Jikah (GAGASAN) |align="right" |34 |0.29% |
Honours
- {{Flag|Sabah}} :
- 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018){{cite web|date=6 October 2018|accessdate=21 May 2023|publisher=Borneo Post|title=Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients|url=http://www.theborneopost.com/2018/10/06/chief-judge-of-sabah-and-sarawak-head-list-of-1158-sabah-award-recipients/|work=Bernama}}
References
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Category:Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
Category:Sabah Heritage Party politicians
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