Azman Ibrahim (politician)
Azman Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| عزمن بن إبراهيم | |
| Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Rural Development) | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2018 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Deputy | Hilmi Harun |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar |
| Constituency | Jabi |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Jabi | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mohd Iskandar Jaafar (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 55 (2018) 4,676 (2023) |
| Faction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 2020– | Chairman of National Kenaf and Tobacco Board |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azman bin Ibrahim Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Perikatan Nasional (PN) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Azman bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jabi since May 2018 and Chairman of the National Kenaf and Tobacco Board since 2020. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.
Political career[edit]
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (since 2018)[edit]
In the 2008 Terengganu state election, Azman made his electoral debut after being nominated by PAS to contest for the Jabi state seat. He lost to Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate by a minority of 804 votes.
In the 2013 Terengganu state election, Azman was renominated to contest for the Jabi seat. He again lost to BN candidate by a minority of 782 votes.
In the 2018 Terengganu state election, Azman was renominated by PAS to contest for the Jabi seat. He finally won the seat and was elected as the Jabi MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating defending incumbent MLA Mohd Iskandar Jaafar of BN and candidate of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of only 55 votes.
Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (since 2018)[edit]
On 10 May 2018 after PAS took over the state administration from BN after PAS defeated BN in the 2018 Terengganu state election, Azman was appointed as Terengganu EXCO Member in charge of Agriculture, Agro-based Industry and Rural Development by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri.
Controversies[edit]
Sexist remarks against women[edit]
On 7 February 2023, Azman used an analogy to liken women to an item, leading him to criticisms by Malaysian netizens. Former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Musa Hassan refuted that "It doesn't matter how one should dress. It is the duty of the police to receive reports in whatever situation.", while rage among netizens soar. However, Azman justified his claim and refused to apologise.[1]
Racist remarks against Malaysian Chinese[edit]
In January 2023, Azman made a "sarcastic" remark by referring the stabilisation of pork prices as "fate of the Chinese people". Netizens criticised Azman by describing that as a racist remark against Chinese minority as non-Muslims in the nation consume pork.[2] In February 2023, after authorities were called to investigate the illegal and controversial "jihad march"[3] organised by PAS in earlier February 2023, Azman defended the actions of his party comrades and compatriots by tweeting a picture of a Chinese immigrant working as a coachman for Malays with the description "Once upon a time in my homeland...",[4] hinting that the Chinese people should not be treated as equal as Malays are. This led him to huge criticised not only by Malay and Chinese netizens, but also from the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. Some slammed Azman for "insinuating the low status of Chinese in the past", while some believed that PAS was trying to incite hatred against ethnic minorities in the nation.[5]
Election results[edit]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N05 Jabi | Azman Ibrahim (PAS) | 5,560 | 46.63% | Ramlan Ali (UMNO) | 6,364 | 53.37% | 12,075 | 804 | 85.82% | ||
| 2013 | Azman Ibrahim (PAS) | 6,953 | 47.34% | Mohd Iskandar Jaafar (UMNO) | 7,735 | 52.66% | 14,830 | 782 | 88.60% | |||
| 2018 | Azman Ibrahim (PAS) | 8,061 | 48.10% | Mohd Iskandar Jaafar (UMNO) | 8,006 | 47.78% | 17,144 | 55 | 85.50% | |||
| Abd Rahman @ Abdul Aziz Abas (AMANAH) | 690 | 4.12% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Azman Ibrahim (PAS) | 11,523 | 62.73% | Rosdi Zakaria (UMNO) | 6,847 | 37.27% | 18,486 | 4,676 | 73.38% | |||
Honours[edit]
Terengganu :
Member of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (AMZ) (2019)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Ram, Sadho (7 February 2023). "Dr Azman Ibrahim Says Women Are Like "Items"". Says. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Pig up to ignorance: Assemblyman makes careless statement about championing Chinese rights and pork prices". Coconuts KL. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Syahiran Mamat, Najmi; Bte Alis Haizan, Rhea Yasmine (20 February 2023). "Islamic party in Malaysia under probe after members stage march with fake swords, spears and shields". CNA. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Ibrahim, Azman (16 February 2023). "Suatu ketika dulu di tanahairku..." Twitter. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ Zhang, Xiaozhen （张晓真）. "Using old photos to insinuate that "Chinese were once inferior to Malays"? PAS Chapi state MP accused of racism（以旧照影射"华人曾比巫裔低等"？伊党查比州议员被轰种族主义）" (in Chinese). CCN. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "MB, YDP DUN Terima Darjah Kebesaran Terengganu". TRDI. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
