Azmi Khalid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Azmi Khalid

Malaysian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1940

Place of Birth: Perlis, Malaysia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Azmi Khalid

  • Azmi bin Khalid (Jawi: ?????? @ ???? ?? ????; 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. 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.

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