Amizar Abu Adam

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abu Adam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Amizar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Amizar bin Abu Adam (born 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail since February 2024 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai since October 2023. He is a member and Division Committee Member of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Amizar Abu Adam DIMP AAP PJK MLA
أميزر أبو آدم
Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (FELDA Affairs, Cooperative & Entrepreneur Development : since 14 February 2024)[note 1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 February 2024
Monarch	Abdullah
Menteri Besar	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail
Preceded by	Razali Kassim
Constituency	Pelangai
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Pelangai
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 October 2023
Preceded by	Johari Harun (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,949 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Amizar bin Abu Adam (1973-07-07) 7 July 1973 (age 52)[1] Malacca, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Alma mater	Universiti Sains Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Candidate for the Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (2022)

2022 Pahang state election

In the 2022 Pahang state election, Amizar made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Ketari state seat. He was not elected as the Ketari MLA after losing narrowly to Thomas Su Keong Siong of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of only 120 votes.

Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Pelangai by-election

In the 2023 Pelangai by-election held on 7 October 2023 due to the vacancy of the state seat as a result of its MLA Johari Harun in the Elmina plane crash on 17 August 2023, Amizar was renominated by BN to contest for the state seat.^[2] He won the seat and was elected to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as the Pelangai MLA for the first term after defeating Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli by a majority of 2,949 votes.^[3]

Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (since 2024)

On 13 February 2024, Amizar was appointed as Pahang EXCO Member to fill the vacancy left by Johari.^[4] The following day on 14 February 2024, Amizar was given the portfolios of FELDA Affairs, Cooperative and Entrepreneur Development which were previously assumed by Muadzam Shah MLA Razali Kassim.^[5]

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^[6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	N34 Ketari		Amizar Abu Adam (UMNO)	9,602	40.66%		Su Keong Siong (DAP)	9,722	41.17%	23,614	120	77.71%
							William Tan Wei Leong (GERAKAN)	4,290	18.17%
2023	N36 Pelangai		Amizar Abu Adam (UMNO)	7,324	62.35%		Kasim Samat (PAS)	4,375	37.25%	11,746	2,949	72.12%
							Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli (IND)	47	0.40%

Honours

• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2016)^[1]
  • Member of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (AAP)
  • Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (2012)^[7]

Notes

1. Assumed portfolios 1 day after taking office on 14 February 2024.