Azmi Maarof

Summary

Azmi bin Maarof is a PAS politician serving as the State Assemblyman for N07 Langkap in Terengganu since August 2023, having won the seat in the 15th Terengganu State Election with 42.6% of votes. He first contested Langkap in 2018 as a new PAS candidate but lost to the UMNO incumbent before prevailing in the rematch five years later. His win was part of PN's historic sweep of all 32 Terengganu state seats in 2023.

Biography

Azmi bin Maarof is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) who currently serves as the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for the N07 Langkap constituency in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly [1]. He was first fielded by PAS as a new candidate for the Langkap seat in the 14th General Election (PRU14) on 9 May 2018, where he contested against the incumbent Barisan Nasional (UMNO) representative Sabri Mohd Noor, receiving 30.4% of votes (5,561 votes) and losing by a majority of 3,446 [2]. Azmi was again nominated by Perikatan Nasional under the PAS banner to contest Langkap in the 15th Terengganu State Election (PRN15) held on 12 August 2023, this time defeating the same BN-UMNO incumbent Sabri Mohd Noor with 42.6% of votes (9,553 votes) and a majority of 2,734 [2]. He was subsequently sworn in as ADUN Langkap in September 2023 as part of the newly formed Terengganu State Legislative Assembly [3]. His 2023 victory was part of a historic clean sweep by PN, which won all 32 Terengganu state seats — the first such outcome in the state's history since 1978 [4]. No information on his educational background, pre-political career, or any state committee appointment is available from sourced allowlist outlets at the time of this profile.

Known for

Azmi Maarof is known as the PAS representative who unseated a long-serving UMNO incumbent in the Langkap state seat in 2023, having first contested and lost the same seat in 2018. He is part of the dominant PAS bloc within the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, where PAS holds 27 of 32 seats following the 2023 election. His electoral trajectory — from new candidate defeat in 2018 to victory in 2023 — reflects the broader shift in Terengganu's political landscape toward Perikatan Nasional.

Political positions

As a PAS state assemblyman within the Perikatan Nasional coalition, Azmi Maarof operates within a party framework that emphasises Islamic governance and values. No specific individual policy stances, speeches, or voting records attributable to Azmi Maarof have been identified in sourced allowlist publications at the time of this profile. His political positions are therefore inferred from his party affiliation rather than from direct sourced statements.

Political career

1. April 2018Announced as a new PAS candidate for the N07 Langkap state seat in the 14th General Election (PRU14), as part of PAS Terengganu's slate of 19 new faces.⛓
2. 9 May 2018Contested the Langkap state seat under PAS in PRU14, receiving 30.4% of votes (5,561 votes). Lost to BN-UMNO incumbent Sabri Mohd Noor, who won by a majority of 3,446.⛓
3. 27 July 2023Named by Perikatan Nasional as the PAS candidate for N07 Langkap in the 15th Terengganu State Election (PRN15).⛓
4. 12 August 2023Won the N07 Langkap seat in the 15th Terengganu State Election under the PN-PAS banner, obtaining 42.6% of votes (9,553 votes) with a majority of 2,734 over BN-UMNO's Sabri Mohd Noor. PN won all 32 Terengganu state seats.⛓
5. September 2023Sworn in as ADUN Langkap as part of the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.⛓

Election history

• 2023N07 Langkap, TerengganuWon42.6%⛓
• 2018N07 Langkap, TerengganuLost30.4%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsAzmi Maarof won the N07 Langkap seat in the 2023 Terengganu state election with 9,553 votes (42.6%), a majority of 2,734, defeating BN-UMNO's Sabri Mohd Noor (6,819 votes, 30.4%).⛓
• VerifiedFactsPerikatan Nasional won all 32 seats in the 2023 Terengganu state election, recording the first clean sweep in the state's history since 1978. Within the coalition, PAS holds 27 seats and BERSATU holds 5.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAzmi Maarof was listed as a new PAS DUN candidate for Langkap in PRU14 2018 by PAS Terengganu, which fielded 19 new faces that election cycle.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe SPR official gazette confirms 'Azmi bin Maarof' as the candidate for N07 Langkap in the 15th Terengganu state election, with nomination date of 25 September 2023 (sic; gazette reference to PRU DUN Terengganu Ke-15).⛓