Azmin Ali

Mohamed Azmin Ali
عزمين علي
Azmin in 2022
State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor
Assumed office
19 September 2023
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarAmirudin Shari
Preceded byRizam Ismail
15th Menteri Besar of Selangor
In office
23 September 2014 – 19 June 2018
MonarchSharafuddin
Preceded byAbdul Khalid Ibrahim
Succeeded byAmirudin Shari
4th Deputy President of the People's Justice Party
In office
28 November 2010 – 24 February 2020
President
Preceded bySyed Husin Ali
Succeeded byRafizi Ramli
Ministerial portfolios
2018–2020Minister of Economic Affairs
2020–2022Senior Minister (Economic Cluster)
2020–2022Minister of International Trade and Industry
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Hulu Kelang
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded bySaari Sungib
Majority1,671 (2023)
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byFuad Hassan
Succeeded byAhmad Bujang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Gombak
In office
8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byRahman Ismail
Succeeded byAmirudin Shari
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Antarabangsa
In office
8 March 2008 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byAzman Wahid
Succeeded byMohd Kamri Kamaruddin
Personal details
Born (1964-08-25) 25 August 1964 (age 60)
State of Singapore, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(1987–1998)
National Justice Party (KeADILan)
(1998–2003)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(2003–2020)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
(2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1987–1998)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1998–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2015–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020–present)
SpouseShamshida Tahrin
Relations
Children6
Residence(s)Ulu Kelang, Selangor, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota (BSc, MEd)
OccupationPolitician
Signature
Websitewww.azminali.com

Mohamed Azmin bin Ali (Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who is the current State Leader of the Opposition of Selangor and member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Hulu Kelang since August 2023. Formerly a member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak from 2008 to 2022, Azmin served in the cabinets of Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri Yaakob as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A member of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), which is a component party of Perikatan Nasional coalition, Azmin also served as a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Antarabangsa from 2008 to 2023. Azmin is also widely regarded as a key figure in the 2020–2022 Malaysian political crisis.