Azimi Daim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Daim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Azimi. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Azimi Daim
DSDK DMSM JP
عظيمي دائم‎
Kedah State Executive Councillor
In office
26 November 2007 – 9 March 2008
Education and Human Development
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarMahdzir Khalid
Preceded byHimself (Education)
Othman Ishak (Human Development)
Succeeded byAbdullah Jusoh (Education)
Ismail Salleh (Human Development)
ConstituencyBandar Baharu
In office
29 December 2005 – 26 November 2007
Education, Information Technology, Communication and Multimedia
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarMahdzir Khalid
Preceded byHimself (Education)
Khalidah Adibah Ayob (Communication and Multimedia)
Succeeded byHimself (Education)
Nawawi Ahmad (Information Technology)
ConstituencyBandar Baharu
In office
28 March 2004 – 29 December 2005
Education
MonarchAbdul Halim
Menteri BesarSyed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah
Preceded byOthman Ishak
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyBandar Baharu
1st Deputy Permanent Chairman of the
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
In office
30 December 2017 – 14 August 2020
PresidentMuhyiddin Yassin
ChairmanMahathir Mohamad
(2017–2020)
Muhyiddin Yassin
(Acting) (2020)
Permanent ChairmanMohd. Shariff Omar
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHashim Suboh
ConstituencyKulim-Bandar Baharu
Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly
for Bandar Baharu
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byOsman Md Aji
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded byYaakub Hussin
(PR–PAS)
Majority3,878 (2004)
Personal details
Born
Azimi bin Daim

(1964-04-22) 22 April 1964 (age 60)
Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(2012–2016)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2016–2020)
Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG)
(since 2020)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(2012–2016)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2016–2020, aligned:since 2020)
Children4
Alma materMARA University of Technology
University of Hartford
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteFacebook

Dato' Azimi bin Daim is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteris Besar Syed Razak Syed Zain Barakbah and Mahdzir Khalid and Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bandar Baharu from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of the Homeland Fighters' Party (PEJUANG) and was a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions and the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He served as Deputy Permanent Chairman of BERSATU from December 2017 to August 2020.[1]

Azimi was born on 22 April 1964 in Sungai Petani, Kedah. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA and also studied at University of Hartford.[2]

Before joining BERSATU at its inception in 2016, Azimi was a Supreme Council Member (2000-2003) and Information Chief of the Youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was formerly the Political Secretary of the Kedah Menteri Besar and Kedah state executive councillors. He was also the former Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu from 2004 to 2008.[3] He was appointed as the Deputy Permanent Chairman of BERSATU during the party General Assembly at Shah Alam on 30 December 2017.

  1. ^ Hafiz Marzukhi (30 December 2017). "Shariff Omar, Azimi Daim dilantik Pengerusi Tetap, Timbalan Pengerusi Tetap PPBM". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame - Kedah State Executive Counsilors". mykedah.com. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  3. ^ SAIEE DRISS (7 March 2008). "AZIMI DAIM, DATUK". BIODATA TOKOH (in Malay). Retrieved 3 December 2018.