Azman Ismail

Azman Ismail
عزمن بن إسماعيل
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Kedah
In office
5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byAhmad Kassim
(PRPKR)
Succeeded byAhmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi
(PNPAS)
Majority4,947 (2013)
13,481 (2018)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2013–2018People's Justice Party
2018–2022Pakatan Harapan
Personal details
Born
Azman bin Ismail

1961 (age 62–63)
Kedah
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMedical doctor
Azman Ismail on Parliament of Malaysia

Azman bin Ismail (Jawi: عزمن بن إسماعيل) is a Malaysian politician and medical doctor who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Kedah from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.

Before entering politics, Azman was a medical doctor. [1] He entered Parliament after winning the Kuala Kedah federal seat in the 2013 general election, replacing the Ahmad Kassim as the party's candidate. [2] At the election, Azman defeated the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate and fellow medical doctor Zaki Zamani Abd Rashid by 4,947 votes. [3] In the 2018 general election, he was re-elected as the MP for Kuala Kedah. In the 2022 general election, he lost the seat to Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi of Perikatan Nasional (PN).

  1. ^ Rahimah Abdullah (27 April 2013). "BN Doctor vs PKR Doctor, who will win?". Astro Awani. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ "PKR unveils candidates for Alor Star, Kuala Kedah seats". New Straits Times. 31 March 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Maklumat Terperinci Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2014.