Azmi Khalid
Azmi bin Khalid (Jawi: بيسريء @ عزمي بن خالد; born 13 December 1940) is a former member of the Parliament of Malaysia. He represented the constituency of Padang Besar in Perlis. He was also a minister in the federal Cabinet from 1999 to 2008, as a member of the United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) in the then-ruling Barisan Nasional coalition.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azmi Khalid PSM SPMP SMP SIMP DGSM | |
|---|---|
| بيسريء @ عزمي بن خالد | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1995–1997 | Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department |
| 1997–1999 | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
| 1999–2004 | Minister of Rural Development |
| 2004–2006 | Minister of Home Affairs |
| 2006–2008 | Minister of Natural Resources and Environment |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1995–2013 | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Azmi bin Khalid 13 December 1940 Perlis, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until ?) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (Bersatu) (?-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (until ?) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (?-present) |
| Spouse(s) | Yasmin Abdullah (Deceased) Normala Shamsuddin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Tan Sri Azmi's first ministerial appointment was as Minister of Rural Development, becoming the first Cabinet minister from Perlis. He became the Minister of Home Affairs in 2004, before moving to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2006. He lost his Cabinet position after the 2008 election for reasons tied to his involvement in political disruption in Perlis. He did not re-contest Padang Besar in the 2013 election.
In 2005, Azmi married television personality Normala Shamsuddin. He has four children to his late wife Yasmin Abdullah.