Azli Yusof
Azli Yusof | |
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| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Shah Alam | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Khalid Abdul Samad (PH–AMANAH) |
| Majority | 18,095 (2022) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1967 Sungai Besar, Selangor |
| Spouse | Noraini Abu Bakar |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Azli Yusof (Jawi: name ازلي يوسف; born 15 March 1967) is a Member of Parliament Shah Alam, Selangor who won the seat in 2022 Malaysian general election. He was Political Secretary to Minister of Federal Territories, Khalid Abdul Samad in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from July 2018 to February 2020. He was appointed as Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) Advisory Board Member from 2018 to 2020 and as Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) Councilor for 6 years (2009 to 2012, 2014 to 2015). He was elected as Shah Alam Division Chief of Parti Amanah Negara (National Trust Party) since its formation in 2016 until today and as Selangor Deputy Chairman of Parti Amanah Negara since 2019.
During his tenure as DBKL Advisory Board Member and MBSA Councilor, Azli involved in various key standing committees including Finance Committee, Engineering and Building Committee, One Stop Centre (OSC) Committee, Internal Audit and Assessment Committee, Smart Cities Committee, and Licensing and Enforcement Committee. He also served as Chairman of Residence Representative Council for Zone 1 covering Section 2, 3, 4, 14 and Shah Alam City Centre and Zone 6 covering Section 17, 18 and Padang Jawa. |
Background
Born
- 15 March 1967
- Sungai Besar, Selangor
Political Party
- National Trust Party (AMANAH) (2015-present)
- Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1991-2015)
Other Affiliations
- Pakatan Harapan (2015-present)
- Malaysia Islamic Society of North America (MISNA) – (Co-Founder, 1990)
- Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA), (Vice President, 2019-present)
- Muslim Care Malaysia Society (Co-Founder, 2005)
- Salam Relief (Co-Founder, 2014)
Noraini Abu Bakar (Retired Teacher)
- SMK Seksyen 9 Shah Alam (last school before retirement)
- Council Member Mesyuarat Masjid Negeri Selangor
- Assistant Secretary of Persatuan Muballighat Negeri Selangor (until June 2022)
Children
4
Occupation
Director of Project Southeast Asia Region, DEXION ASIA
Education
Azli obtained his BSc in Engineering Management from University of Missouri-Rolla USA (1990), and MBA in Logistics Management from UNISEL (2010).
Career
Azli has over 25 years of global industry experience in project management & industrial design in construction industry and logistics. He is tasked to handle combined projects worth more than RM100 million a year serving as Director of Southeast Asia Region with DEXION ASIA.
Community, Social and Humanitarian involvement
Azli was appointed as Nazir of Masjid Jamek Tun Raja Uda, Section 16 Shah Alam in 2012, and Imam for Surau At-Taqwa Section 7 Shah Alam. He was also founder and member of Board of Trustees for Sekolah Rendah Islam Pintar, Shah Alam since 1999. He co-founded Muslim Care Malaysia, a borderless humanitarian NGO in 2005 and later in 2014 he co-founded Salam Relief which is also another humanitarian- based NGO. He is actively involved in various domestic humanitarian activities in Shah Alam as well as throughout Selangor and other States. He also participated in international relief missions such as during Tsunami in Acheh, Sumatera and earthquake in Bantul Jogjakarta.
Election results
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | |||
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| 2022 | P108 Shah Alam, Selangor | Azli Yusof (AMANAH) | 61,409 | 45.93% | Afif Bahardin (BERSATU) | 43,314 | 31.90% | 137,082 | 18,095 | 81.92% | ||
| Isham Jalil (UMNO) | 28,266 | 20.82% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Rafique Rashid Ali (PEJUANG) | 2,781 | 2.05% | ||||||||||
