Azizan Abdul Razak
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| Yang Amat Berhormat Azizan Abdul Razak |
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10th Chief Minister of Kedah
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| Assumed office 9 March 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Mahdzir bin Khalid |
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Ustaz Haji Azizan Abdul Razak (born c. 1940) is the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the Malaysian state of Kedah after his Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) formed a coalition government of Kedah with Parti KeADILan Rakyat and independent V. Arumugam after their victory in the 2008 Malaysian election.[1] Azizan holds the federal parliamentary seat of Sungai Limau and is the PAS Commissioner for Kedah and member of the PAS Central Committee.
Azizan was sworn in as the Menteri Besar of Kedah at 3.40pm Sunday, 9 March 2008, before Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at Wisma Darul Aman, witnessed by royalty and dignitaries.
Azizan has two wives (polygamously) and 16 children. He is a graduate of Al-Azhar University and the University of Kent, and a former head of the sharia law department of the National University of Malaysia.
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| Preceded by Mahdzir bin Khalid |
Menteri Besar of Kedah 2008 - |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
