Career
After he graduated from IPDN,Azikin began to work as a civil servant in the municipal government of Maros Regency in South Sulawesi. By 2002,he had become district head of Turikale in Maros,and he then became head of the municipal government's human resources department by 2004. In ensuing years,he headed Maros' tourism,sports,mining,and investment departments. [1] He retired from his civil servant position in January 2018 to run in Bantaeng's regency election,and at that time he held the post of second assistant to Maros' regent. [3]
Bantaeng's 2018 regency election saw Azikin run with Bantaeng DPRD speaker Sahabuddin as his running mate,with the backing of six political parties holding 15 out of 25 seats in the DPRD. [4] Azikin and Sahabuddin won the election after securing 48,549 votes (45.9%) in a three-way race. [5] He was sworn in by his predecessor in Bantaeng and new governor of South Sulawesi,Nurdin Abdullah,on 26 September 2018. [6]
As regent,Azikin implemented an agricultural insurance program backed by the miunicipal government,which covered harvest failures and livestock diseases. [7] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,the municipal government of Bantaeng distributed financial aid to rural small businesses. [8] Under Azikin,the municipal government also distributed school uniforms at no charge for elementary and middle school students. [9] [10] Azikin's first term expired on 26 September 2023. [11] Politically,he is a member of the Nasdem Party. [12]
He ran for his second term in the 2024 Bantaeng regency election,but was defeated by Fathul Fauzy Nurdin,Nurdin Abdullah's son. Azikin won 50,527 votes (42.26%) to Fathul's 69,036 (57.74%). [13]
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