Azizan Abdul Razak

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

Azizan bin Abdul Razak^[1] (25 October 1944 – 26 September 2013) was a Malaysian politician who served as the 10th Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state of Kedah from 2008 to 2013. A member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), he was the first Chief Minister of Kedah from a party other than the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He held the seat of Sungai Limau in the Kedah state assembly from 2004 until his death in 2013. He was also the state commissioner for PAS in Kedah and a member of the central committee of the national party.^[2]

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Diraja Ustaz Haji Azizan Abdul Razak PSM SHMS SPMK JP
عزيزان عبدالرزاق
10th Menteri Besar of Kedah
In office 9 March 2008 – 6 May 2013
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Preceded by	Mahdzir Khalid
Succeeded by	Mukhriz Mahathir
Constituency	Sungai Limau
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Limau
In office 21 March 2004 – 26 September 2013
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Mohd Azam Abd Samat (PR–PAS)
Majority	1,080 (2004) 3,212 (2008) 2,774 (2013)
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Sala
In office 25 April 1995 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Ahmad Awang (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	constituency renamed to Sungai Limau
Majority	? (1995) 2,621 (1999)
Personal details
Born	(1944-10-25)25 October 1944 Alor Setar, Syburi Province, Kingdom of Thailand (now Malaysia)
Died	26 September 2013(2013-09-26) (aged 68) Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Political party	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Pakatan Rakyat
Spouse	Faikah Syeikh Hamzah
Alma mater	University of Kent Al-Azhar University
Occupation	State assemblyman

Political career

He was nominated by his party PAS to contest in the 1995 Kedah state election of Sala, which he won from Ahmad Awang, then UMNO Pendang Deputy Chief. Azizan was elected to the State Assembly of Kedah in 2004, for the seat of Sungai Limau. In 2008 his Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) was elected to government in Kedah, leading a coalition with the People's Justice Party (PKR) and the Democratic Action Party (DAP).^[3]

Azizan, as the leader of PAS in the state, became the first chief minister of Kedah from a party other than the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO); the 2008 victory broke a decades-long run of uninterrupted UMNO rule. On 16 July 2008, he was conferred the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Kedah (SPMK) which carried the "Datuk Seri" title. The award was presented by Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah at Istana Anak Bukit in conjunction with the sultan's Golden Jubilee celebration.^[4]

His tenure as chief minister came to an end at the 2013 election, as UMNO, led by Mukhriz Mahathir, the son of the former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, won a majority in the assembly.

Personal life

Azizan had 14 children from two marriages.^[5] He is a graduate of Al-Azhar University and the University of Kent, and a former head of the sharia law department of the National University of Malaysia.^[3] He conversed fluently in Malay, English, Tagalog and Arabic.

Death

Azizan died on 26 September 2013 at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital's intensive care unit due to weakening health. He was 68 years old.^[6]

Election results

Kedah State Legislative Assembly^[7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N20 Sala		Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS)				Ahmad Awang (UMNO)
1999			Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS)	10,305	57.29%		Hidzir Alias (UMNO)	7,684	42.71%	18,295	2,621	79.50%
2004	N20 Sungai Limau		Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS)	10,882	52.61%		Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (UMNO)	9,802	47.39%	20,952	1,080	84.42%
2008			Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS)	12,028	57.70%		Basorri Abu Hassan (UMNO)	8,816	42.30%	21,171	3,212	84.05%
2013			Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS)	13,294	55.40%		Mohd Fadzillah Mohd Ali (UMNO)	10,520	43.84%	24,406	2,774	89.40%
							Sobri Ahmad (IND)	100	0.42%
							Abdullah Hashim (IND)	84	0.35%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2013)^[10]
• Kedah :
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (SHMS) – Dato' Seri Diraja (2011)^[11][12]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kedah (SPMK) – Dato' Seri (2008)^[10][13]
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2010)^[14]