Azman Ismail
Azman bin Ismail (Jawi: عزمن بن إسماعيل) is a Malaysian politician and medical doctor who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Kedah from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.
Azman Ismail | |
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| عزمن بن إسماعيل | |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Kedah | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Kassim (PR–PKR) |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi (PN–PAS) |
| Majority | 4,947 (2013) 13,481 (2018) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2013–2018 | People's Justice Party |
| 2018–2022 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azman bin Ismail 1961 (age 62–63) Kedah |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Medical doctor |
| Azman Ismail on Parliament of Malaysia | |
Before entering politics, Azman was a medical doctor. He entered Parliament after winning the Kuala Kedah federal seat in the 2013 general election, replacing the Ahmad Kassim as the party's candidate. At the election, Azman defeated the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate and fellow medical doctor Zaki Zamani Abd Rashid by 4,947 votes. In the 2018 general election, he was re-elected as the MP for Kuala Kedah. In the 2022 general election, he lost the seat to Ahmad Fakhruddin Fakhrurazi of Perikatan Nasional (PN).