Yang Berbahagia Datuk Mohd Azis bin Haji Jamman (Jawi: محمد عزيز بن زمان) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sepanggar from May 2018 to November 2022.[1] He has served as the Information Chief of WARISAN since October 2022[2] and the 1st and founding Youth Chief of WARISAN from October 2016 to August 2022.
Mohd Azis Jamman | |
|---|---|
| محمد عزيز بن زمان | |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Preceded by | Nur Jazlan Mohamed (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) Masir Kujat (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II) |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Mohamed Said (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I) Jonathan Yasin (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs II) |
| Constituency | Sepanggar |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Sepanggar | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jumat Idris (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Mustapha Sakmud (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 12,984 (2018) |
| Information Chief of the Heritage Party | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2022 | |
| President | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Awang Ahmad Sah Awang Sahari |
| 1st Youth Chief of the Heritage Party | |
| In office 17 October 2016 – 28 August 2022 | |
| President | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Ayob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Azis bin Jamman 3 November 1974 Semporna, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2016) Heritage Party (WARISAN) (since 2016) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2016) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Elections
edit2018 general election
editIn the 2018 election, his party, the then Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) fielded him to contest the Sepanggar parliamentary seat which was expected to be a marginal seat[3][4] against Abdul Rahman Dahlan, the incumbent Minister in the Prime Minister's Department from the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and subsequently won.[5][6][7]
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P171 Sepanggar | Azis Jamman (WARISAN) | 28,420 | 59.47% | Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO) | 15,436 | 32.30% | 47,785 | 12,984 | 78.53% | ||
| Jeffrey Kumin (SAPP) | 2,958 | 6.19% | ||||||||||
| Robert Sopining (PCS) | 2,958 | 6.19% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Azis Jamman (WARISAN) | 18,594 | 26.45% | Mustapha Sakmud (PKR) | 27,022 | 38.44% | 70,304 | 7,042 | 64.87% | |||
| Yakubah Khan (UMNO) | 19,980 | 28.42% | ||||||||||
| Jumardie Lukman (KDM) | 3,977 | 5.66% | ||||||||||
| Yusof Kunchang (PEJUANG) | 731 | 1.04% | ||||||||||
Honours
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Pahang :
Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2015)
Sabah :
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2018)[9]
References
edit- ^ "New Cabinet all sworn-in before King (Full List)". The Star. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Warisan appoints new treasurer-general and information chief". The Star. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Nearly half Sepanggar voters on the fence". Daily Express. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Full list of Warisan candidates in Sabah, Labuan". Bernama. The Edge Markets. 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Izyan Liyana Mohd. Darif (28 April 2018). "Persaingan empat penjuru rebut kerusi Parlimen Sepanggar" (in Malay). Kosmo!. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Kristy Inus (10 May 2018). "Rahman loses Sepanggar, congratulates Azis Jamman via Twitter". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
External links
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