Azimi Daim

{{Short description|Malaysian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Dato'

| name = Azimi Daim

| native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|عظيمي دائم}}}}

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|DSDK|DMSM|JP|size=100%}}

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| office = Kedah State Executive Councillor

| monarch = Abdul Halim

| 1blankname = Menteri Besar

| 1namedata = Mahdzir Khalid

| term_start = 26 November 2007

| term_end = 9 March 2008
{{small|Education and Human Development}}

| predecessor = Himself {{small|(Education)}}
Othman Ishak {{small|(Human Development)}}

| successor = Abdullah Jusoh {{small|(Education)}}
Ismail Salleh {{small|(Human Development)}}

| constituency = Bandar Baharu

| monarch1 = Abdul Halim

| 1blankname1 = Menteri Besar

| 1namedata1 = Mahdzir Khalid

| term_start1 = 29 December 2005

| term_end1 = 26 November 2007
{{small|Education, Information Technology, Communication and Multimedia}}

| predecessor1 = Himself {{small|(Education)}}
Khalidah Adibah Ayob {{small|(Communication and Multimedia)}}

| successor1 = Himself {{small|(Education)}}
Nawawi Ahmad {{small|(Information Technology)}}

| constituency1 = Bandar Baharu

| monarch2 = Abdul Halim

| 1blankname2 = Menteri Besar

| 1namedata2 = Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah

| term_start2 = 28 March 2004

| term_end2 = 29 December 2005
{{small|Education}}

| predecessor2 = Othman Ishak

| successor2 = Himself

| constituency2 = Bandar Baharu

| office3 = 1st Deputy Permanent Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party

| term_start3 = 30 December 2017

| term_end3 = 14 August 2020

| president3 = Muhyiddin Yassin

| 1blankname3 = Chairman

| 1namedata3 = Mahathir Mohamad
{{small|(2017–2020)}}
Muhyiddin Yassin
{{small|(Acting) (2020)}}

| 2blankname3 = Permanent Chairman

| 2namedata3 = Mohd. Shariff Omar

| predecessor3 = Position established

| successor3 = Hashim Suboh

| constituency3 = Kulim-Bandar Baharu

| constituency_AM4 = Bandar Baharu

| assembly4 = Kedah State Legislative

| term_start4 = 21 March 2004

| term_end4 = 8 March 2008

| predecessor4 = Osman Md Aji
(BN–UMNO)

| successor4 = Yaakub Hussin
(PR–PAS)

| majority4 = 3,878 (2004)

| birth_name = Azimi bin Daim

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|22}}

| birth_place = Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia

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| death_date =

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| citizenship = Malaysian

| party = United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
{{small|(2012–2016)}}
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
{{small|(2016–2020)}}
Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG)
{{small|(since 2020)}}

| otherparty = Barisan Nasional (BN)
{{small|(2012–2016)}}
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
{{small|(2016–2020, aligned:since 2020)}}

| occupation = Politician

| relations =

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| spouse =

| alma_mater = MARA University of Technology
University of Hartford

| children = 4

| website = {{URL|https://www.facebook.com/Dato.Azimi.Daim|Facebook}}

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Dato' Azimi bin Daim is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah and Mahdzir Khalid and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar Baharu from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG) and was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He served as Deputy Permanent Chairman of BERSATU from December 2017 to August 2020.{{cite news |url=http://www.astroawani.com/berita-politik/shariff-omar-azimi-daim-dilantik-pengerusi-tetap-timbalan-pengerusi-tetap-ppbm-164306 |title=Shariff Omar, Azimi Daim dilantik Pengerusi Tetap, Timbalan Pengerusi Tetap PPBM|date=30 December 2017|author=Hafiz Marzukhi|language=Malay |work=Astro Awani |accessdate=14 June 2018}}

Azimi was born on 22 April 1964 in Sungai Petani, Kedah. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA and also studied at University of Hartford.{{cite web |url=http://www.mykedah2.com/e_20hall_fame/e206_11.htm |title=Hall of Fame - Kedah State Executive Counsilors |author= |website=mykedah.com |access-date=31 March 2015}}

Before joining BERSATU at its inception in 2016, Azimi was a Supreme Council Member (2000-2003) and Information Chief of the Youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was formerly the Political Secretary of the Kedah Menteri Besar and Kedah state executive councillors. He was also the former Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu from 2004 to 2008.{{cite web |url=http://biodatatokoh.blogspot.com/2008/03/azimi-daim-datuk.html |title=AZIMI DAIM, DATUK|date=7 March 2008|author=SAIEE DRISS|language=Malay |work=BIODATA TOKOH |accessdate=3 December 2018}} He was appointed as the Deputy Permanent Chairman of BERSATU during the party General Assembly at Shah Alam on 30 December 2017.