Azman Nasrudin

Summary

Datuk Azman bin Nasrudin (born 1972) is the BERSATU Member of Parliament for Padang Serai, Kedah, elected in December 2022 on a Perikatan Nasional ticket with a majority of 16,260 votes. A former teacher with a background in state politics, he served two terms as Lunas Assemblyman and as a Kedah EXCO member under two different state administrations before moving to federal politics. He sits in the opposition in the 15th Parliament and has focused his parliamentary questions on agricultural policy affecting his largely rural-agricultural constituency.

Biography

Datuk Azman bin Nasrudin (born 11 April 1972, Sungai Bakap, Penang) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Padang Serai, Kedah (constituency P017), since 7 December 2022, following a by-election deferred from GE15 due to the death of the original Pakatan Harapan candidate [2]. He won the seat with 51,637 votes, defeating six other candidates with a majority of 16,260 [3]. Azman received his early education at SMK Agama Al-Mashoor and SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR) in Alor Setar, before proceeding to Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Tuanku Bainun for his teaching diploma, and later graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Universiti Sains Malaysia [1]. A former teacher known locally as 'Cikgu Man', he first entered elected office in May 2013 as the PKR Assemblyman for Lunas, Kedah, a seat he retained in GE14 (2018) with a majority of 13,813 votes [4]. On 12 May 2020, Azman left PKR and declared support for PN, contributing to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan state government in Kedah and the resignation of Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir [3]. He subsequently served as a member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) under both the PH administration (2018–2020) and the PN administration under Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (May 2020–August 2023) [1]. He vacated the Lunas state seat in August 2023, choosing to focus on his federal parliamentary role [5].

Known for

Azman Nasrudin is known for his role in triggering the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan state government in Kedah in May 2020, when he and fellow PKR assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee left PKR to support Perikatan Nasional [3]. He subsequently served as Kedah EXCO member for Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, and Transport under two successive state administrations of opposing coalitions [1]. At the federal level, he represents Padang Serai — a mixed urban-rural constituency in Kulim District, Kedah — on the PN opposition bench in the 15th Parliament [6].

Political positions

Azman has sat on the opposition bench in the Dewan Rakyat since December 2022, aligned with Perikatan Nasional. In parliamentary proceedings, he has raised questions directed at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security concerning measures to assist farmers and breeders and to address rising input costs, reflecting an agricultural policy focus consistent with his Kedah constituency's farming base [6]. His prior EXCO experience covered agriculture, agro-based industry, transportation, and plantation sectors at the state level [7]. He has publicly questioned what he described as the political motivation behind his own status shift from witness to accused in a 2025 MACC investigation, asserting that his detention followed a social media comment he made about the Prime Minister's political secretary [8]. No publicly documented position on national economic policy, education, or healthcare has been sourced from the allowlist.

Education

1. Late 1980s–Early 1990sReceived early education at SMK Agama Al-Mashoor and SMK Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR), Alor Setar, Kedah.⛓
2. Early 1990sObtained a teaching diploma from Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Tuanku Bainun.⛓
3. 1990sGraduated with a Bachelor of Arts (History and Political Science) from Universiti Sains Malaysia.⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-2013Worked as a school teacher; locally known as 'Cikgu Man'. Was a member of PKR.⛓

Political career

1. May 2013First elected as PKR Assemblyman for Lunas, Kedah, in GE13. Served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.⛓
2. 2018–2020Re-elected as PKR Assemblyman for Lunas in GE14 with 23,904 votes (majority 13,813). Served as Kedah EXCO member under Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir's PH state government.⛓
3. 12 May 2020Left PKR alongside Sidam assemblyman Robert Ling Kui Ee to become independent MLAs supporting PN, triggering the collapse of the PH Kedah state government and the resignation of Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir.⛓
4. May 2020–August 2023Served as Kedah State EXCO member under Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor's PN state administration, overseeing Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Transport, and Indian community affairs portfolios.⛓
5. 7 December 2022Won the Padang Serai parliamentary seat (P017) for PN-BERSATU in a by-election held after the GE15 polling day was deferred due to the death of the PH candidate. Obtained 51,637 votes with a majority of 16,260.⛓
6. August 2023Vacated the Lunas state seat and did not contest the 2023 Kedah state election, choosing to focus on his federal MP duties for Padang Serai.⛓

Election history

• 2022Padang Serai (P017), Kedah FederalWon38.6%⛓
• 2018Lunas (N38), Kedah StateWon47.5%⛓
• 2013Lunas (N38), Kedah StateWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentThe MACC confirmed Azman's detention and charge in December 2025, with MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki stating he would be charged for corruption. The prosecution alleged he directed a state-linked company CEO to issue a letter of offer to a businessman in connection with a Kedah feedlot project, constituting abetment under the MACC Act 2009.⛓
• OppositionPerikatan Nasional chief whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan stated that PN would not interfere in the legal process and would leave the matter entirely to the MACC, while hoping Azman would be given his right to legal representation.⛓
• AffectedAzman confirmed his detention by MACC but questioned the decision to shift his status from witness to accused, claiming the move was politically motivated. He noted he had previously cooperated with investigators as a witness on 25 March 2025.⛓
• ExpertAzman's defence lawyer N. Surendran stated the abetment charge was 'defective' and 'baseless', arguing there was no evidence of wrongful conduct, and announced plans to file an application at the High Court to strike out the charge before the next mention date.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAzman bin Nasrudin is listed as YB Dato' for Padang Serai (P017) under PN on the official Parliament of Malaysia members list. He has held the seat since 7 December 2022, per the Parliament portal.⛓