Noor Azmi Ghazali
Noor Azmi bin Ghazali (born 28 November 1961)[1] is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Health I in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Adham Baba since March 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bagan Serai since May 2018. He served as Chairman of the
Malaysian Highway Authority (PLUS) from October 2016 to October 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which is aligned with the PN coalition. After the defeat of BN to PH in the 2018 general election, he resigned from UMNO in 2018 and joined BERSATU in 2019.
Noor Azmi Ghazali | |
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| Deputy Minister of Health I | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Adham Baba |
| Preceded by | Lee Boon Chye |
| Constituency | Bagan Serai |
| Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority | |
| In office 12 October 2016 – 11 October 2018 | |
| Minister | Fadillah Yusof (2013–2018) Baru Bian (2018) |
| CEO | Ismail Md. Salleh |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Hamzah |
| Succeeded by | Zohari Akob |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bagan Serai | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Mohsin Fadzli Samsuri (IND) |
| Majority | 1,140 (2013) 172 (2018) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Noor Azmi bin Ghazali 28 November 1961 Bagan Serai, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 2018) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (PPBM) (2018-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 2018) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-Present) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-Present) |
| Residence | Bagan Serai, Perak, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Physician |
Political career
In May 2013, Ghazali first contested to become an MP in the 13th Malaysian general election and subsequently won the Bagan Serai seat with a 1,140 majority.[2] He was successfully re-elected as MP for the same seat in the 14th Malaysian general election, albeit with a razor-thin majority.
Ghazali served as the Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) between October 2016 and October 2018, replacing Jasin MP Ahmad Hamzah.[3]
On 24 June 2018, following Barisan Nasional's spectacular fall from power in the aftermath of the 2018 Malaysian general election, Noor Azmi announced his resignation from United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and became an independent.[4] Following months of speculation, it was announced on 28 November 2018 that he has joined PPBM, one of component parties of the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition together with four Senators.[1]
On 9 March 2020, he was appointed by Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to serve his cabinet as Deputy Minister of Health with Aaron Ago Dagang. He was involved in controversy event like violating MCO by having lunch together with around 30 people include Perak EXCO member Razman Zakaria, later both of them had apologized for their acts.[5]
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast |
Majority | Turnout | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | P58 Bagan Serai, Perak | Noor Azmi Ghazali (UMNO) | 23,014 | 50.90% | Mohd Nor R. M. Monutty (PKR) | 21,874 | 48.38% | 46,386 | 1,140 | 84.66% | ||
| Abd Latiff Mas'ud (IND) | 329 | 0.73% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Noor Azmi Ghazali (UMNO) | 17,220 | 36.44% | Rohaya Bakar (PAS) | 17,048 | 36.08% | 48,381 | 172 | 81.60% | |||
| Adam Asmuni (PPBM) | 12,987 | 27.48% | ||||||||||
Honours
Perak :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) - Dato' (2016)[6][7]
See also
References
- "Dr Noor Azmi, 4 Senator sertai BERSATU". Syed Umar Ariff, Mohd Iskandar Ibrahim (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "PRU-13: Rasmi - BN menang di Parlimen Bagan Serai" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Noor Azmi Ghazali Named Malaysian Highway Authority Chairman". Malay Mail. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- "Bagan Serai MP denies accounts frozen". Malay Mail. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- Kalbana Perimbanayagam (20 April 2020). "Under fire Noor Azmi apologises for MCO breach, will cooperate in probe". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- "Sultan of Perak's 60th Birthday Honours List". The Star. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2018.