Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan

Summary

Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan is the PAS-Perikatan Nasional Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri for N.20 Lubok Merbau, Perak, having won the seat in the 15th General Election in November 2022 with 36.9% of the vote. He sits in the Perak State Legislative Assembly as part of the opposition, where he has raised questions on state welfare administration. Limited biographical and pre-political career information is publicly available for this assemblyman.

Biography

Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) who serves as the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) for N.20 Lubok Merbau in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. He contested the seat under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner in the 15th General Election held on 19 November 2022 and won with 7,722 votes, representing 36.9% of the vote, with a majority of 2,955 votes over the nearest rival [1]. He was listed as the PN candidate for N.20 Lubok Merbau ahead of polling day [2]. The Lubok Merbau constituency is a state seat in Perak represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly, and according to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, it is divided into 14 polling districts [3]). Following GE15, the Perak state government was formed by Barisan Nasional under Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad, placing Azizi and the PN bloc in the opposition benches. The Perak State Legislative Assembly comprises 59 seats, with 33 government seats and 26 opposition seats following GE15 [3]. As an opposition assemblyman, Azizi has participated in DUN sittings, raising questions on state welfare programmes including the Kad Perak Sejahtera welfare card distribution process [4]. His election was part of a broader Islamist political wave — PAS gained significant support in the rural areas of Perak in the 2022 general election, in what was described as the 'Green Wave' [3]. No further personal biographical details — including date of birth, educational background, or pre-political career — were found in publicly available allowlist sources at the time of this profile.

Known for

Azizi Mohamed Ridzuan is known as the PAS-PN assemblyman for Lubok Merbau who secured the seat in GE15 as part of the so-called 'Green Wave' that saw PAS make gains across rural Perak. He sits in the Perak DUN as part of the opposition bloc against the Barisan Nasional state government. He has raised questions during DUN sittings on the transparency and administration of state welfare programmes.

Political positions

As a PAS member operating under the Perikatan Nasional coalition, Azizi's political positions align with PAS's Islamist and conservative platform. PAS is ideologically focused on Islamic fundamentalism and Malay dominance, with an electoral base largely centred in rural Peninsular Malaysia [3]. At the Perak DUN level, Azizi has demonstrated an interest in scrutinising the administration of state welfare and social assistance programmes. In 2023, he raised a formal oral question in the DUN asking why applications for the Kad Perak Sejahtera welfare card were processed through political party channels rather than through penghulu offices or elected representatives [4]. No formal public positions on other policy issues were found in allowlist sources.

Political career

1. November 2022Contested and won N.20 Lubok Merbau in GE15 under the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) banner, securing 7,722 votes (36.9%) with a majority of 2,955.⛓
2. November 2022Named as PN candidate for N.20 Lubok Merbau in the official Perikatan Nasional GE15 candidate list announced by PN leadership.⛓
3. May 2023Raised an oral question in the Perak DUN sitting questioning why applications for the Kad Perak Sejahtera welfare card were handled through political parties rather than penghulu offices or elected representatives.⛓

Election history

• 2022N.20 Lubok MerbauWon36.9%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsAzizi Mohamed Ridzuan won N.20 Lubok Merbau in GE15 with 7,722 votes (36.9%), a majority of 2,955, defeating BN-UMNO candidate Mohamad Azir Ismail (22.8%) and PH-Amanah candidate Zaiton Latiff (18.6%). Registered voters: 20,904.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAzizi was officially listed as the PN candidate for N.20 Lubok Merbau by Perikatan Nasional ahead of GE15, confirmed by both Bernama and Malaysiakini.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFollowing GE15, the Perak State Legislative Assembly has 33 government seats (BN) and 26 opposition seats. Azizi sits in the opposition bloc.⛓
• GovernmentThe BN state government under MB Saarani Mohamad provides equal RM300,000 annual allocations and RM10,000 monthly service centre funds to all DUN constituencies, including opposition seats, but infrastructure project allocations in opposition areas are administered by MB-appointed special officers rather than the opposition ADUN directly.⛓