Azman Nasrudin

In thisMalay name,there is nosurname or family name.The nameNasrudinis apatronymic,and the person should be referred to by theirgiven name,Azman.The word "bin" or "binti" / "binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang BerhormatDato' Azman Nasrudin DSSSSSSMP
عزمن بن ناصرالدين
Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPadang Serai
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 December 2022
Preceded by	Karupaiya Mutusami (PH–PKR)
Majority	16,260 (2022)
Member of the Kedah State Executive Council
In office 20 May 2020 – 14 August 2023 (Agriculture, Food Industries, Plantation, Commodities Industry, Transport and Indian Community Affairs)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
Preceded by	Himself (Agriculture and Transport) Summugam Rengasamy (Indian Community Affairs) Portfolio established (Food Industries, Plantation and Commodities Industry) Portfolio abolished (Agro-based and Primary Industries)
Succeeded by	Dzowahir Ab Ghani (Agriculture, Plantation and Transportation) Wong Chia Zhen (Indian Community Affairs) Portfolio abolished (Food Industries, Plantation and Commodities Industry)
Constituency	Lunas
In office 1 August 2018 – 17 May 2020 (Agriculture, Agro-based, Transport and Primary Industries)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Mukhriz Mahathir
Preceded by	Himself (Agriculture, Agro-based, Transport) Portfolio established (Primary Industries) Portfolio abolished (Human Development)
Succeeded by	Himself (Agriculture, Agro-based, Transport) Portfolio abolished (Agro-based and Primary Industries)
Constituency	Lunas
In office 22 May 2018 – 1 August 2018 (Agriculture, Agro-based, Transport and Human Development)
Monarch	Sallehuddin
Menteri Besar	Mukhriz Mahathir
Preceded by	Suraya Yaacob (Agriculture and Agro-Based) Portfolio abolished (Transport) Aminuddin Omar (Human Development)
Constituency	Lunas
Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly forLunas
In office 5 May 2013 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Mohammad Radzhi Salleh (PR–PKR)
Succeeded by	Khairul Anuar Ramli (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	9,084 (2013) 13,813 (2018)
Faction represented inDewan Rakyat
2022–	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented inKedah State Legislative Assembly
2013–2018	People's Justice Party
2018–2020	Pakatan Harapan
2020	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–2023	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Azman Nasrudin (1972-04-11)11 April 1972 Sungai Bakap,Penang,Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	People's Justice Party(PKR) (–2020) Independent (2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party(BERSATU) (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan(PH) (–2020) Perikatan Nasional(PN) (since 2020)
Spouse	Siti Hajar Abdullah
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Science Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Azman bin Nasrudin(born 11 April 1972) is aMalaysianpoliticianwho has served as theMember of Parliament(MP) forPadang Seraisince December 2022. He served as Member of theKedah State Executive Council(EXCO) in thePerikatan Nasional(PN) state administration under Menteri BesarMuhammad Sanusi Md Norfrom May 2020 to August 2023 and in thePakatan Harapan(PH) state administration under former Menteri BesarMukhriz Mahathirfrom 2018 to 2020 and Member of theKedah State Legislative Assembly(MLA) forLunasfrom May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member of theMalaysian United Indigenous Party(BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition was a member of thePeople's Justice Party(PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.

Political career

Candidate for the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2013)

In the2013 state election,Azman Nasrudin made his electoral debut after being nominated by PR to contest for the Lunas state seat. Azman Nasrudin is contesting against Ananthan Somasundaram of Barisan Nasional, Vasanthi Ramalingam of Independent politician and Prebakarran Narayanan Nair of Homeland Human's Wellbeing Party. He won the seat by gaining 21,670 votes with the majority of 9,084.

Candidate for the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (2018)

In the2018 state election,Azman Nasrudin nominated by PH to contest for the Lunas state seat. Azman Nasrudin is contesting against Ahmad Taufiq Baharum ofMalaysian Islamic Partyand Thuraisingam Muthu of Barisan Nasional. He successfully defend the seat by gaining 23,904 votes with the majority of 13,813.

2020 defection and collapse of the Kedah PH state administration

On 12 May 2020, Azman andSidamMLARobert Ling Kui Eeof PH defected from PKR and becameindependentMLAs in support of PN, leading to the resignation of Mukhriz Mahathir as Menteri Besar and collapse of the PH state administration led by Mukhriz as PH had lost the majority support in the assembly required to form the government after both of them withdrew support for PH who had only a slim majority in the assembly. Following that, PH returned to the opposition while PN and PN became the government with the appointment of Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor of PN as the new Menteri Besar on 17 May 2020. Sanusi then reappointed him as EXCO member.

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N34Lunas		Azman Nasrudin(PKR)	21,670	62.39%		Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC)	12,586	36.24%	35,125	9,084	86.73%
							Vasanthi Ramalingam (IND)	406	1.17%
							Prebakarran Narayanan Nair (KITA)	71	0.20%
2018			Azman Nasrudin(PKR)	23,904	57.62%		Ahmad Taufiq Baharum (PAS)	10,091	24.33%	42,043	13,813	83.50%
							Thuraisingam Muthu (MIC)	7,489	18.05%

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P017Padang Serai		Azman Nasrudin(BERSATU)	51,637	56.49%		Mohamad Sofee Razak (PKR)	35,377	38.70%	91,416	16,260	68.95%
							Sivarraajh Chandran(MIC)	2,983	3.26%
							Ananda Ak (IND)	846	0.93%
							Hamzah Abd Rahman (PEJUANG)	424	0.46%
							Mohd Bakhri Hashim (WARISAN)	149	0.16%

Honours

• Kedah:
  • Companion of theOrder of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah(SSS) (2019)
  • Knight Companion of theOrder of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah(DSSS) –Dato'(2022)