Azman Abidin

Azman Abidin
Political Secretary to the Prime Minister
Assumed office
23 December 2022
MonarchsAbdullah
Ibrahim Iskandar
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Senior Political SecretaryShamsul Iskandar Md Akin
State Chairman of the
People's Justice Party of Federal Territories
Assumed office
26 May 2024
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
State Deputy ChairmanJayakumar Muniandy
Preceded byRafizi Ramli
State Deputy Chairman of the
Pakatan Harapan of Federal Territories
Assumed office
unknown
Serving with Khalid Abdul Samad
State ChairmanTan Kok Wai
Branch Chief of the
People's Justice Party of Bandar Tun Razak
Assumed office
2003
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Personal details
Born (1972-05-19) 19 May 1972
Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present)
OccupationPolitician

Azman bin Abidin is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2022.[1][2] He is a member and Branch Chief of Bandar Tun Razak of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH), formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[3]

Early life and education

Azman Abidin was born in Hospital Kuala Lumpur on 19 May 1972 and began his early education at Pasar Road English School from 1979 to 1982 and then moved to Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Tun Razak from 1983 to 1984.

He attended Sekolah Menengah Rahmat Kuala Sungai Baru Melaka for secondary education from 1985 to 1987 and moved to Sekolah Menengah Teknik Cheras Kuala Lumpur from 1988 to 1989.

In 1996, he obtained the CMSRL - Capital Market Services Representative License holder from the Securities Commission.

Political career

Azman has served as Branch Chief of the PKR of Bandar Tun Razak since 2003. In 2025 party election, he was reelected as Branch Chief of Bandar Tun Razak unopposed.[4][5] Azman Abidin also served as Special Duties Officer to the Deputy Minister of Transport, Kamarudin Jaffar from 2018 to 2020 and Political Secretary to the Menteri Besar of Selangor Abd Khalid Ibrahim from 2012 to 2014. In 2024, he served as State Chairman of the PKR of Federal Territories.[6] He also served as State Deputy Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Federal Territories.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Setiausaha Politik". www.kabinet.gov.my.
  2. ^ "Shamsul Iskandar dilantik Setiausaha Politik Kanan PM". www.bharian.com.my. 23 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Azman Abidin". keadilanrakyat.org.
  4. ^ "BORANG KEPUTUSAN CABANG BANDAR TUN RAZAK" (PDF). pemilihan.keadilanrakyat.org.
  5. ^ "Keputusan Bagi Wilayah Persekutuan". keputusan.keadilanrakyat.org.
  6. ^ "PKR names new state chiefs, Rafizi, Nik Nazmi and Sangkar dropped". www.freemalaysiatoday.com. 26 May 2024.
  7. ^ Amir Mamat (24 August 2023). "Ab Rauf dahului senarai 1,042 penerima anugerah kebesaran Melaka". Berita Harian.