Mohd Azlan Helmi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Yang Berhormat Tuan
Mohd Azlan Helmi
Honorific-Suffix:MLA
Office:Member of the
Perak State Executive Council
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Saarani Mohamad
Term Start:22 November 2022
Predecessor:Khairul Shahril Mohamed

Wan Norashikin Wan Noordin
Constituency:Tualang Sekah
Constituency Am1:Tualang Sekah
Assembly1:Perak State Legislative
Term Start1:19 November 2022
Predecessor1:Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi
(BNUMNO)
Majority1:253 (2022)
Birth Name:Mohd Azlan bin Helmi
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:People's Justice Party (PKR)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Profession:Assistant engineer
Alma Mater:Perak Institute of Technology

Mohd Azlan bin Helmi is a Malaysian politician, entrepreneur and assistant engineer who has served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tualang Sekah since November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the State Secretary of PKR of Perak and Political Secretary to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kampar since 2018. He served as the Coordinator of the Tualang Sekah state seat in 2017, State Deputy Youth Chief of PH of Perak in 2017, State Youth Chief of PKR of Perak from 2014 to 2018, Division Youth Chief of PKR of Kampar in 2014, Division Committee Member of PKR of Kampar in 2010, Division Polling and Counting Agent (PACA) of Kampar from 2009 to 2013, Member of the Youth Secretariat of PR of Perak from 2009 to 2013, Division Vice Chief of PKR of Kampar in 2009 and Branch Chief of Batu Karang in 2008.[1]

Political career

Candidate for the Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (2018)

2018 Perak state election

In the 2018 Perak state election, Mohd Azlan made his electoral debut after being nominated by PH to contest for the Tualang Sekah state seat. He was not elected to the Perak Assembly as the Tualang Sekah MLA after losing to Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a minority of 1,009 votes.[2]

Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)

2022 Perak state election

In the 2022 Perak state election, Mohd Azlan was renominated by BN to contest for the Tualang Sekah seat again.[3] He won the seat and was elected to the Perak Assembly as the Tualang Sekah MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating Pazli Abdullah Sani of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and Abd Rahman Md Som of BN by a majority of only 253 votes.[4]

Member of the Perak State Executive Council (since 2022)

On 22 November 2022, Saarani of BN was reappointed as the Menteri Besar and the state coalition government of BN and PH was formed. Mohd Azlan of PH was appointed as the Perak EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Saarani on the same day.[5] The following day on 23 November 2022, he was assigned the portfolios of Communication, Multimedia and Non-governmental Organisations (NGO).[6]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2018N43 Tualang SekahMohd Azlan Helmi (PKR)7,66839.13% (UMNO)8,76744.74%19,5971,00978.66%
Mohd Sofian Rejab (PAS)3,16216.14%
2022 (PKR)8,025 34.41%Pazli Abdullah Sani (BERSATU)7,77233.33%23,32125373.00%
Abd Rahman Md Som (UMNO)7,52432.26%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MOHD AZLAN HELMI. Sinar Harian. 24 March 2024. ms.
  2. Web site: 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak. The Star. 24 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Senarai calon PKR bagi DUN Perak. Bernama. 3 November 2022. 24 March 2024. ms.
  4. Web site: KEPUTUSAN DUN PRU15. Berita Harian. 20 November 2022. 24 March 2024. ms.
  5. Web site: Kerajaan campuran Perak: 3 ADUN BN, 7 ADUN PH angkat sumpah EXCO. Berita Harian. 22 November 2022. 24 March 2024. ms.
  6. Web site: Senarai EXCO Perak diumum. Harian Metro. 23 November 2022. 24 March 2024. ms.