Azan bin Ismail (born 10 May 1965) is a Malaysian

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who served as a Member of the

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five ...

(MLA) for Bandar from May 2013 to May 2018 and as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Indera Mahkota from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the

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(PH) and formerly

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(PR) coalitions. Azan was elected to Parliament in the 2008 general election, defeating Salamon Ali Rizal Abdul Rahman of the governing

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(BN) coalition by 1,027 votes. He was a member of PKR's leadership in Pahang before resigning in 2010, citing dissatisfaction with PKR's management. He subsequently became the leader of PKR in the neighbouring state of

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, and was elected to the State Assembly there, for the seat of Bandar, in the 2013 general election. His election unseated the incumbent BN assemblyman, Toh Chin Yaw, and was part of a swing to Pakatan Rakyat in the state that saw them win 15 of 32 assembly seats. Azan's move to Terengganu was carried out at the direction of PKR's national leader

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and involved Azan relinquishing renomination for his federal parliamentary seat. In the 2018 general election, Azan failed to retain the Bandar state seat after he lost to Ahmad Shah Mohamed, from the

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(PAS), in a three-corner fight with Toh Seng Cheng from the

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(MCA) of BN.

Election results

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1965 births Living people Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 {{Malaysia-MP-stub