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Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang

b. 1949

Pahangite Royal and Malaysian politician

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Born 1949. Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang is a Malaysian politician.

Tengku Azlan ibni Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (born 21 July 1949) is a retired Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for Jerantut (federal constituency), Pahang from 1999 to 2013.

Starting from 9 August 2021, he is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN), after his resignation as Temerloh Divisional Chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and later Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, which he rejoined for the second time since he quit UMNO in 2018.

In 1999, Tengku Azlan was appointed as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department by Prime Minister of Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Tengku Azlan declined a Deputy Minister post after the 2008 Malaysian general election, having previously served as a Deputy Minister for Transport. He was replaced by Ahmad Nazlan Idris as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Jerantut in the 2013 Malaysian general election. He was a member of the opposition Semangat 46 party early in his political career, running for Parliament unsuccessfully in the 1995 Malaysian general election.

Tengku Azlan is the brother of the late Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and is the paternal uncle to the current Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah. He is married to Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan, Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir Binti Tuanku Ja’afar and they have two sons and a daughter.

Tengku Azlan was conferred the title Tengku Panglima Besar by his nephew, Al-Sultan Abdullah on 30 July 2020, succeeding his grandnephew, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah (Al-Sultan Abdullah's son) after the later acceded to become the Tengku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Pahang.

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Who is Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang?

Pahangite Royal and Malaysian politician

When was Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang born?

Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang was born on 21 July 1949 in Pahang.

What is Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang's occupation?

Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang is a politician.

What nationality is Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang?

Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang is Malaysian.

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· Wikipedia: Prince Azlan ibni Abu Bakar of Pahang

· Wikidata: Q7699800

· DBpedia: Tengku Azlan

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