Amizar Abu Adam

Amizar bin Abu Adam (born 1973) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail since February 2024 and Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pelangai since October 2023. He is a member and Division Committee Member of Bentong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Political career

Candidate for the Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (2022)

2022 Pahang state election

In the 2022 Pahang state election, Amizar made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Ketari state seat. He was not elected as the Ketari MLA after losing narrowly to Thomas Su Keong Siong of Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a minority of only 120 votes.

Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (since 2023)

2023 Pelangai by-election

In the 2023 Pelangai by-election held on 7 October 2023 due to the vacancy of the state seat as a result of its MLA Johari Harun in the Elmina plane crash on 17 August 2023, Amizar was renominated by BN to contest for the state seat. He won the seat and was elected to the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as the Pelangai MLA for the first term after defeating Kasim Samat of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli by a majority of 2,949 votes.

Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (since 2024)

On 13 February 2024, Amizar was appointed as Pahang EXCO Member to fill the vacancy left by Johari. The following day on 14 February 2024, Amizar was given the portfolios of FELDA Affairs, Cooperative and Entrepreneur Development which were previously assumed by Muadzam Shah MLA Razali Kassim.

Election results

Honours

•  Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2016)

Notes

References

1. Pelangai (state constituency)
2. 2023 Pelangai by-election
3. Barisan Nasional
4. Pahang State Legislative Assembly
5. Penang State Legislative Assembly
6. Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
7. Bentong District
8. United Malays National Organisation
9. Selangor State Legislative Assembly
10. Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
11. List of Malaysian State Assembly Representatives (2023–present)
12. List of state by-elections in Malaysia
13. Simpang Pelangai
14. Johor State Legislative Assembly
15. Perak State Legislative Assembly
16. Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
17. Sabah State Legislative Assembly
18. Thomas Su Keong Siong
19. Malacca State Legislative Assembly
20. Ketari (state constituency)