Mohd Azam Abd Samat

{{short description|Malaysian politician}}

{{Malay name|Mohd Azam|Abd Samat|note=on}}

{{infobox AM

| honorific-prefix = Yang Berhormat Ustaz Dato'

| name = Mohd Azam Abd Samat

| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|DSSS|SDK|MLA (Kedah)}}

| native_name = {{nobold|محمد اعظم عبد سامت}}

| office = Member of the
Kedah State Executive Council

| term_start = 21 August 2023
{{small|(Education, Religion, Communication and Information)}}

| term_end =

| monarch = Sallehuddin

| 1blankname = Menteri Besar

| 1namedata = Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor

| predecessor = Najmi Ahmad
{{small|(Education & Religion)}}
Wan Romani Wan Salim
{{small|(Communication & Information)}}

| successor =

| constituency = Sungai Limau

| constituency_AM1 = Sungai Limau

| assembly1 = Kedah State Legislative

| term_start1 = 4 November 2013

| predecessor1 = Azizan Abdul Razak
(PRPAS)

| successor1 =

| majority1 = 1,084 (2013)
5,973 (2018)
18,904 (2023)

| birth_name = Mohd Azam bin Abd Samat

| occupation = Politician

| party = Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)

| otherparty = Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
{{small|(2008–2015)}}
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
{{small|(2016–2020)}}
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
{{small|(since 2020)}}

}}

Mohd Azam bin Abd Samat{{cite web|url=https://www.kedah.gov.my/kedah_idirektori/profile.php?id=867&title=YB%20Ustaz%20Mohd%20Azam%20bin%20Abd%20Samat|title=YB Ustaz Mohd Azam bin Abd Samat|website=www.kedah.gov.my}} is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor since August 2023 and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Limau since November 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) as well as Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.{{cite web|url=https://pru.sinarharian.com.my/calon/5160/mohd-azam-samat|title=Calon PRN Mohd Azam Abd Samat|website=pru.sinarharian.com.my}}{{cite web|url=https://mmk.kedah.gov.my/kerajaan/ahli-yang-berhormat/ahli-mesyuarat-kerajaan#yb-ustaz-mohd-azam-bin-abd-samat|title=YB. USTAZ MOHD AZAM ABU SAMAT|website=mmk.kedah.gov.my}}

Election results

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|+ Kedah State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|title=SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|language=Malay|accessdate=17 May 2018|archive-date=13 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913134822/https://keputusan.spr.gov.my/|url-status=dead}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=The Star Online GE14|work=The Star|accessdate=24 May 2018}} Percentage figures based on total turnout.{{Cite web|url=https://undi.info/seat/KD.N.SIDAM|title=Undi.info - SIDAM|website=undi.info|access-date=2023-09-25}}{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/kedah.html|title=The Star Online GE15 Kedah|website=election.thestar.com.my}}

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

2013

| rowspan=4|N20 Sungai Limau

|{{party shading/PAS}} |

|{{nowrap|Mohd Azam Abd Samat}} (PAS)

| align=right|12,069

|52.35%

|{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Sohaimi Lazim (UMNO)

| align=right|10,985

|47.65%

|23,205

|1,084

|85.24%

rowspan=2|2018

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/PAS}} |

| rowspan=2|Mohd Azam Abd Samat (PAS)

| rowspan=2 align=right|13,048

| rowspan=2|53.01%

|{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|Norma Awang (UMNO)

| align=right|7,075

|28.74%

| rowspan=2|24,616

| rowspan=2|5,973

| rowspan=2|86.60%

{{party shading/Keadilan}} |

|Zahran Abdullah (AMANAH)

| align=right|4,493

|18.25%

2023

|bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} |

|Mohd Azam Abd Samat (PAS)

| align=right|23,000

|84.88%

|{{party shading/PH}} |

|Siti Balkhis Husain (AMANAH)

| align=right|4,096

|15.21%

|27,244

|18,904

|79.47%

Honours

  • {{Flag|Kedah}} :
  • 50px Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (DSSS) – Dato' (2024){{cite web|url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/672575/berita/nasional/pm-anwar-dahului-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-kedah|title=PM Anwar dahului penerima darjah kebesaran Kedah|website=www.sinarharian.my}}
  • 50px Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal House of Kedah (SDK) (2021){{cite web|url=https://www.bharian.com.my/berita/nasional/2021/11/882489/sanusi-ketuai-senarai-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-kedah|title=Sanusi ketuai senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Kedah|website=www.bharian.com.my|date=1 November 2021}}

References