{{short description|Malaysian politician (born 1966)}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = Yang Berhormat Tuan | name = Azhar Matussin | native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|ازهر ماتوسّين}}}} | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|ASDK|MLA (Sabah)}} | image = | caption = | birth_name = Azhar bin Matussin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia | death_place = | office1 = State Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry of Sabah | term_start1 = 16 May 2018 | term_end1 = 29 September 2020 | alongside1 = Ben Chong Chen Bin | 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | 1namedata1 = Shafie Apdal | 2blankname1 = Minister | 2namedata1 = Wilfred Madius Tangau | governor1 = Juhar Mahiruddin | constituency1 = Karambunai | predecessor1 = Bolkiah Ismail | successor1 = Mohd Tamin Zainal | constituency_AM4 = Darau | assembly4 = Sabah State Legislative | term_start4 = 26 September 2020 | term_end4 = | majority4 = 562 (2020) <br> 63 (2025) | predecessor4 = ''Position established'' | successor4 = | constituency_AM5 = Karambunai | assembly5 = Sabah State Legislative | term_start5 = 9 May 2018 | term_end5 = 26 September 2020 | majority5 = 5,366 (2018) | predecessor5 = Jainab Ahmad <br> (BN–UMNO) | successor5 = Yakub Khan <br> (BN–UMNO) | office6 = Faction represented in the <br> Sabah State Legislative Assembly | subterm6 = 2018– | suboffice6 = Heritage Party | party = Heritage Party (WARISAN)<ref name="sabahdec12" /> | other_party = | occupation = Politician | majority = | relations = | spouse = Anita Mohd Shamin | children = 3 | website = | footnotes = | alma_mater = De Montfort University | parents = Matussin Ag Damit }}
'''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.<ref name="sabahdec12">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/12/12/sabah-umno-exodus-begins-with-nine-of-10-assemblymen-leaving-party/|title= Sabah Umno exodus sees nine of 10 Aduns, five of six MPs leave |author= Muguntan Vanar|work=The Star Online|date=12 December 2018|accessdate=15 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="bersatu apr6">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/133453/six-sabah-umno-ybs-to-join-bersatu-today/|title=Six Sabah Umno YBs to join Bersatu today|author=Hayati Dzulkifli |publisher=Daily Express|date=6 April 2019|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="musa coup">{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/536653|title=Musa Aman umum cukup majoriti bentuk kerajaan baru Sabah| language=Malay| publisher=Malaysiakini|date=29 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020}}</ref><ref name="warisan sackings">{{cite web|url=https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|title=Warisan defectors 'sacked' themselves; membership cancelled, says secretary-general|author=Bernama|publisher=The Edge Markets|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=1 August 2020|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011011047/https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/warisan-defectors-sacked-themselves-membership-cancelled-says-secretarygeneral|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Election results == {| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%" |+ Sabah State Legislative Assembly<ref>{{cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|title=Sabah [Parliament Results]|work=The Star|accessdate=1 April 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517234741/https://election.thestar.com.my/sabah.html|archivedate=17 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://election.thestar.com.my/|title=14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) – Results Overview|website=election.thestar.com.my}}</ref><ref name="undi.info">{{cite web |url= https://undi.info/sabah/r18/n12 |title = N12 Karambunai |publisher= Malaysiakini |accessdate= 30 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dashboard.spr.gov.my/#!/dun/12/N.17|title=N.17 DARAU|publisher=SPR Dashboard|date=26 September 2020|accessdate=26 September 2020}}</ref> !|Year !|Constituency !colspan=2|Candidate !|Votes !|Pct !colspan=2|Opponent(s) !|Votes !|Pct !|Ballots cast !|Majority !|Turnout |- |rowspan=3|2018 |rowspan=3|'''N12 Karambunai''' |rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan=3| '''Azhar Matussin''' ('''WARISAN''') |rowspan=3 align=middle|'''14,157''' |rowspan=3 align=middle| '''54.32%''' |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Jainab Ahmad (Sabah UMNO) |align=right|6,132 |align=right|36.50% |rowspan=3 align=middle|26,658 |rowspan=3 align=middle|5,366 |rowspan=3 align=middle|77.40% |- |{{Party shading/PAS}} | |Aspar Akbar (PAS) |align=right|1,696 |align=right|3.67% |- |{{Party shading/Sabah Progressive Party}} | |Ahsim Oyok Jamat (SAPP) |align=right|1,258 |align=right|2.65% |- |rowspan=5|2020 |rowspan="10" |'''N17 Darau''' |rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan=5| {{nowrap|'''Azhar Matussin'''}} ('''WARISAN''') |rowspan=5 align=middle|'''5,805''' |rowspan=5 align=middle|'''48.67%''' |{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Jumat Idris (Sabah UMNO) |align=right|5,243 |align=right|43.94% |rowspan=5 align=middle|11,928 |rowspan=5 align=middle|562 |rowspan=5 align=middle|65.00% |- |bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Democratic Party (Malaysia)}}" | |Sumali @ Marino Ahmad (LDP) |align=right|322 |align=right|2.70% |- |bgcolor="{{Love Sabah Party/meta/shading}}" | |Ansari Abdullah (PCS) |align=right|280 |align=right|2.35% |- |bgcolor={{party color|United Sabah National Organisation (New)}} | |Laliman Kemad (USNO Baru) |align=right|244 |align=right|2.05% |- |bgcolor=blue | |Dasim @ Ricky Jikah (GAGASAN) |align=right|34 |align=right|0.29% |- |rowspan="5" |2025 |rowspan="5" {{Party shading/Sabah Heritage Party}} | |rowspan="5" |{{nowrap|'''Azhar Matussin'''}} ('''WARISAN''') |rowspan="5" align=middle|'''8,360''' |rowspan="5" align=middle|'''39.94%''' |{{party shading/Gabungan Rakyat Sabah}} | |Mohamed Razali Razi (GAGASAN) |align=right|8,297 |39.64% |rowspan="5" align=middle|21,107 |rowspan="5" align=middle|63 |rowspan="5" align=middle|64.37% |- |{{party shading/Barisan Nasional}} | |Arfandy Abdul Rahman (Sabah UMNO) |align=right|2,394 |align=right|11.44% |- |bgcolor={{party color|Perikatan Nasional}} | |Nabila Norsahar (Sabah BERSATU) |align=right|1,076 |align=right|5.14% |- |bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Harmony Party}} | |Nordin Thani (KDM) |align=right|553 |align=right|2.64% |- |bgcolor=#345876 | |Merlah Osman (IMPIAN) |align=right|253 |align=right|1.21% |- |}
==Honours== * {{Flag|Sabah}} ** 50px Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sabah.gov.my/gazette/docs/002580.pdf|title=Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018|website=www.sabah.gov.my}}</ref>
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Category:1966 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sabah Category:Malaysian Muslims Category:21st-century Malaysian politicians Category:Sabah Heritage Party politicians Category:Members of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
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