Azhar Matussin

2018–

Yang Berhormat Tuan Azhar Matussin ASDK MLA
ازهر ماتوسّين‎
State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah
In office 16 May 2018 –29 September 2020 Servingwith Ben Chong Chen Bin		Heritage Party
Personal details
Born	Azhar bin Matussin (1966-11-19) 19 November 1966 (age 59) Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia
Nationality	Malaysia
Party	Heritage Party (WARISAN) [1]
Spouse	Anita Mohd Shamin
Children	3
Parent	Matussin Ag Damit
Alma mater	De Montfort University
Occupation	Politician

Azhar bin Matussin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) state administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Wilfred Madius Tangau from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN state administration in September 2020, as well as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Darau since September 2020 and MLA for Karambunai from May 2018 to September 2020. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Election results

Sabah State Legislative Assembly ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N12 Karambunai		Azhar Matussin (WARISAN)	14,157	54.32%		Jainab Ahmad (Sabah UMNO)	6,132	36.50%	26,658	5,366	77.40%
							Aspar Akbar (PAS)	1,696	3.67%
							Ahsim Oyok Jamat (SAPP)	1,258	2.65%
2020	N17 Darau		Azhar Matussin (WARISAN)	5,805	48.67%		Jumat Idris (Sabah UMNO)	5,243	43.94%	11,928	562	65.00%
							Sumali @ Marino Ahmad (LDP)	322	2.70%
							Ansari Abdullah (PCS)	280	2.35%
							Laliman Kemad (USNO Baru)	244	2.05%
							Dasim @ Ricky Jikah (GAGASAN)	34	0.29%
2025			Azhar Matussin (WARISAN)	8,360	39.94%		Mohamed Razali Razi (GAGASAN)	8,297	39.64%	21,107	63	64.37%
							Arfandy Abdul Rahman (Sabah UMNO)	2,394	11.44%
							Nabila Norsahar (Sabah BERSATU)	1,076	5.14%
							Nordin Thani (KDM)	553	2.64%
							Merlah Osman (IMPIAN)	253	1.21%

Honours

• Sabah
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018) ^[9]

References

1. Muguntan Vanar (12 December 2018). "Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave". The Star Online. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
2. Hayati Dzulkifli (6 April 2019). "Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today". Daily Express. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
3. "Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
4. Bernama (31 July 2020). "Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general". The Edge Markets. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
5. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
6. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my.
7. "N12 Karambunai". Malaysiakini . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
8. "N.17 DARAU". SPR Dashboard. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.