Tengku Azlan

Tengku Azlan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (born 21 July 1949) is a former Malaysian politician and was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for the Jerantut constituency in Pahang from 1999 to 2013. Starting from 9 August 2021; he is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN), after his resignation as Temerloh divisional chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and later Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which he rejoined for the second time since he quitted UMNO in 2018.[1][2]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Sultan Abu Bakar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azlan.
Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Panglima Besar
Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Tengku Azlan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
2004–2008
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Jerantut, Pahang
In office
1999–2013
Preceded byAhmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria
Succeeded byAhmad Nazlan Idris
Personal details
Born
Tengku Azlan ibni Tengku Abu Bakar

(1949-07-21) 21 July 1949
Istana Permai, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988; 1996-2018; 2021–present)
BERSATU (2018-2021)
Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989–1996)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020)
Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1989; 1996-2018)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)/Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1989-1996)
SpouseTunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar
Children3
OccupationPolitician

In 1999, Tengku Azlan was appointed as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Tengku Azlan declined a deputy Minister post after the 2008 election, having previously served as a deputy Minister for Transport.[3] He was replaced by Ahmad Nazlan Idris as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Jerantut in the 2013 election. He was a member of the opposition Semangat 46 party early in his political career, running for Parliament unsuccessfully in the 1995 elections.

Tengku Azlan is the brother of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and is one of the paternal uncles to Al-Sultan Abdullah. He is married to Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir Binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar and they have two sons and a daughter.[4]

Tengku Azlan was conferred the title "Tengku Panglima Besar" by Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang on 30 July 2021.[5]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballot casts Majority Turnout
1995 P084 Temerloh, Pahang Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (S46) 14,012 38.83% Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO) 22,078 61.17% 39,434 8,066 76.70%
1999 P077 Jerantut, Pahang Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) 16,424 52.33% Syed Ibrahim Syed Ab Rahman (PAS) 14,961 47.67% 32,176 1,463 75.49%
2004 P081 Jerantut, Pahang Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) 21,349 62.35% Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS) 12,892 37.65% 36,444 8,457 79.12%
2008 Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO) 19,543 52.62% Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS) 17,597 47.38% 38,078 1,946 78.01%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Tengku Azlan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar, Y.B. Tan Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. "Kembali ke Pangkuan UMNO". UMNO Online. 9 August 2021.
  3. "Tengku Azlan and Anifah decline deputy minister's post". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  4. R. Nadeswaran; Fernandez, Terence (8 May 2008). "Right royal politician". The Sun. Berjaya Group. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  5. Syahira Yahya (2 August 2021). "Tengku Azlan dikurnia gelaran Tengku Panglima Besar Pahang". MalaysiaGazette. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
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