Tengku Azlan
Tengku Azlan | |
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| Deputy Minister of Transport I | |
| In office 27 March 2004 – 18 March 2008 Serving with Douglas Uggah Embas (Deputy Minister of Transport II) | |
| Monarchs | Sirajuddin Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Prime Minister | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Minister | Chan Kong Choy |
| Preceded by | Ramli Ngah Talib |
| Succeeded by | Lajim Ukin |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jerantut | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Nazlan Idris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tengku Azlan ibni Tengku Abu Bakar 21 July 1949 Istana Permai, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988; 1996-2018; 2021–present) BERSATU (2018-2021) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989–1996) |
| Other political affiliations | Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-2021) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1989; 1996-2018; 2021-present) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)/Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1989-1996) |
| Spouse | Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar |
| Relations | Tuanku Ja'afar (father-in-law; deceased) Al-Sultan Abdullah (nephew) Sultan Ahmad Shah (brother; deceased) Tengku Hassanal (grandnephew) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tengku Azlan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (born 21 July 1949) is a former Malaysian politician and was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for the Jerantut constituency in Pahang from 1999 to 2013. Starting from 9 August 2021; he is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN), after his resignation as Temerloh divisional chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and later Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which he rejoined for the second time since he quit UMNO in 2018.[1][2]
In 1999, Tengku Azlan was appointed as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
Tengku Azlan declined a deputy Minister post after the 2008 election, having previously served as a deputy Minister for Transport.[3] He was replaced by Ahmad Nazlan Idris as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Jerantut in the 2013 election. He was a member of the opposition Semangat 46 party early in his political career, running for Parliament unsuccessfully in the 1995 elections.
Tengku Azlan is the brother of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and is one of the paternal uncles to Al-Sultan Abdullah. He is married to Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir Binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar and they have two sons and a daughter.[4]
Tengku Azlan was conferred the title "Tengku Panglima Besar" by his nephew, Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang on 30 July 2021.[5]
Election results
[edit]| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballot casts | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1995 | P084 Temerloh, Pahang | Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (S46) | 14,012 | 38.83% | Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) | 22,078 | 61.17% | 39,434 | 8,066 | 76.70% | ||
| 1999 | P077 Jerantut, Pahang | Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 16,424 | 52.33% | Syed Ibrahim Syed Ab Rahman (PAS) | 14,961 | 47.67% | 32,176 | 1,463 | 75.49% | ||
| 2004 | P081 Jerantut, Pahang | Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 21,349 | 62.35% | Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS) | 12,892 | 37.65% | 36,444 | 8,457 | 79.12% | ||
| 2008 | Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) | 19,543 | 52.62% | Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS) | 17,597 | 47.38% | 38,078 | 1,946 | 78.01% | |||
Honours
[edit]Honours of Malaysia
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Malaysia :
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2011)
Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1979)[7]
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2002)[7]
Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2007)[7]- Tengku Panglima Besar (2021)
Negeri Sembilan :
Knight Grand Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (SPTJ) – Dato' Seri (1985)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tengku Azlan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar, Y.B. Tan Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Kembali ke Pangkuan UMNO". UMNO Online. 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Tengku Azlan and Anifah decline deputy minister's post". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ R. Nadeswaran; Fernandez, Terence (8 May 2008). "Right royal politician". The Sun. Berjaya Group. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ Syahira Yahya (2 August 2021). "Tengku Azlan dikurnia gelaran Tengku Panglima Besar Pahang". MalaysiaGazette. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ a b c d "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
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