Azizan Abdul Razak

This is a Malay name; the name Abdul Razak is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azizan.

Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri Azizan Abdul Razak
10th Menteri Besar of Kedah
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 March 2008
Monarch	Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Preceded by	Mahdzir bin Khalid
Personal details
Born	1940 Alor Setar, Kedah
Political party	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) Pakatan Rakyat
Occupation	Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah
Religion	Islam

Dato' Seri Azizan bin Abdul Razak (born c. 1940) is the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah. His Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) leads a coalition government of Kedah with PKR and the DAP after their victory in the 2008 Malaysian election. Ustaz Azizan is the first Menteri Besar of Kedah from a political party other than UMNO. He holds the Kedah state assembly seat of Sungai Limau, is the PAS Commissioner for Kedah and member of the PAS Central Committee.

Azizan was sworn in as the Menteri Besar of Kedah at 3.40pm Sunday, 9 March 2008, before Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah at Wisma Darul Aman, witnessed by royalty and dignitaries. On 16 July 2008, Ustaz Azizan was conferred the Darjah Seri Paduka Mahkota Kedah (SPMK) which carries the "Datuk Seri" title. The award was presented by Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah at Istana Anak Bukit in conjunction with the Sultan's Golden Jubilee celebration.

Personal life

Azizan has 14 children from two marriages. He is a graduate of Al-Azhar University and the University of Kent, and a former head of the sharia law department of the National University of Malaysia.

Electoral history

2008: Kedah State Assembly - Sungai Limau

• Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) 12,028
• Basorri Abu Hassan (BN) 8,816

2004: Kedah State Assembly - Sungai Limau

• Azizan Abdul Razak (PAS) 10,882
• Suhaimi Abdullah (BN) 9,802

References

Political offices
Preceded by Mahdzir bin Khalid	Menteri Besar of Kedah 2008 – present