Malaysian politician

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Man is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Azlan.

Dato' Seri Azlan bin Man (born 2 September 1958) is a Malaysian politician and diplomat who has served as the 9th Menteri Besar of Perlis since May 2013 and Member of the Perlis State Legislative *embly (MLA) for Bintong since May 2018. He served as the MLA for Pauh from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling BN coalition. He has also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Perlis since April 2021.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Election results
• 3 Honours
• 4 References

Career

Azlan graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in international economics, before joining Malaysia's diplomatic corps. His diplomatic posts included an appointment in 1999 as Malaysia's Permanent Mission Counsellor to the United Nations. In 2011 he was appointed the Deputy Director of the Public Complaints Bureau. He left Malaysia's public service in 2013 to return to his home state of Perlis and contest the state *embly seat of Pauh. He won the election and was immediately appointed as the state's Menteri Besar (Chief Minister), replacing Md Isa Sabu, who had not recontested his *embly seat. He was sworn in by King Sirajuddin on 7 May 2013.

Election results

Honours

• :Perlis::
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2014)

References

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