Azhar Matussin

Yang Berhormat Tuan Haji Azhar Matussin ASDK MLA
ازهر ماتوسين‎
State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah
In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 Serving with Ben Chong Chen Bin
Governor	Juhar Mahiruddin
Chief Minister	Shafie Apdal
Minister	Wilfred Madius Tangau
Preceded by	Bolkiah Ismail
Succeeded by	Mohd Tamin Zainal
Constituency	Karambunai
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Darau
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Position established
Majority	562 (2020)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karambunai
In office 9 May 2018 – 26 September 2020
Preceded by	Jainab Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Yakubah Khan (BN–UMNO)
Majority	5,366 (2018)
Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly
2018–	Heritage Party
Personal details
Born	Azhar bin Matussin (1966-11-19) 19 November 1966 (age 57) Sepanggar, Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah, Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Heritage Party (WARISAN)[1]
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (−2018)
Spouse	Anita Mohd Shamin
Children	3
Occupation	Politician

Azhar bin Matussin is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Darau since September 2020. He 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 and MLA for Karambunai from May 2018 to September 2020. He is a member of WARISAN.^[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 (UMNO)	6,132	36.50%	26,658	5,366	77.40%
							Aspar Oyet (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 (UMNO)	5,243	43.94%	11,928	562	65.00%
							Sumali Ahmad (LDP)	322	2.70%
							Ansari Abdullah (PCS)	280	2.35%
							Laliman Kamad (USNO Baru)	244	2.05%
							Dasim Jikah (GAGASAN)	34	0.29%

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. "Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak head list of 1,158 Sabah award recipients". Bernama. Borneo Post. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2023.