Tengku Azlan

Malaysian politician

Yang Amat Mulia Tengku Panglima Besar Tan Sri Dato' Seri Tengku Azlan

Deputy Minister of Transport
In office 2004–2008
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Jerantut, Pahang
In office 1999–2013
Preceded by	Ahmad Kamaruzaman Mohamed Baria
Succeeded by	Ahmad Nazlan Idris

Personal details
Born	Tengku Azlan ibni Tengku Abu Bakar (1949-07-21) 21 July 1949 (age 74) Istana Permai, Pekan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (until 1988; 1996-2018; 2021–present) BERSATU (2018-2021) Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) (1989–1996)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-2021) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-2020) Barisan Nasional (BN) (until 1989; 1996-2018; 2021-present) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)/Gagasan Rakyat (GR) (1989-1996)
Spouse	Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar
Relations	Tuanku Ja'afar (father-in-law; deceased) Al-Sultan Abdullah (nephew) Sultan Ahmad Shah (brother; deceased) Tengku Hassanal (grandnephew)
Children	3
Occupation	Politician

Tengku Azlan ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mu’azzam Shah (born 21 July 1949) is a Malaysian politician who was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia (MP) for the Jerantut constituency in Pahang from 1999 to 2013. Starting from 9 August 2021; he is a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) of Barisan Nasional (BN), after his resignation as Temerloh divisional chief of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (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.^[1]^[2]

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

Tengku Azlan declined a deputy Minister post after the 2008 election, having previously served as a deputy Minister for Transport.^[3] He was replaced by Ahmad Nazlan Idris as the Barisan Nasional candidate for Jerantut in the 2013 election. He was a member of the opposition Semangat 46 party early in his political career, running for Parliament unsuccessfully in the 1995 elections.

Tengku Azlan is the brother of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and is one of the paternal uncles to Al-Sultan Abdullah. He is married to Tunku Puteri Negeri Sembilan Tunku Puan Sri Dato' Seri Jawahir Binti Almarhum Tuanku Ja’afar and they have two sons and a daughter.^[4]

Tengku Azlan was conferred the title "Tengku Panglima Besar" by his nephew, Al-Sultan Abdullah of Pahang on 30 July 2022.

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[5]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballot casts	Majority	Turnout
1995	P084 Temerloh, Pahang	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (S46)	14,012	38.83%	Sabbaruddin Chik (UMNO)	22,078	61.17%	39,434	8,066	76.70%
1999	P077 Jerantut, Pahang	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO)	16,424	52.33%	Syed Ibrahim Syed Ab Rahman (PAS)	14,961	47.67%	32,176	1,463	75.49%
2004	P081 Jerantut, Pahang	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO)	21,349	62.35%	Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS)	12,892	37.65%	36,444	8,457	79.12%
2008	P081 Jerantut, Pahang	Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar (UMNO)	19,543	52.62%	Hamzah Jaaffar (PAS)	17,597	47.38%	38,078	1,946	78.01%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2009)
Pahang :
- Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (1979)^[6]
- Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2002)^[6]
- Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2007)^[6]
- Tengku Panglima Besar (2022)
Negeri Sembilan :
- Knight Grand Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja'afar (SPTJ) – Dato' Seri (1987)^[6]

References

^ "Tengku Azlan Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar, Y.B. Tan Sri" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Kembali ke Pangkuan UMNO". UMNO Online. 9 August 2021.
^ "Tengku Azlan and Anifah decline deputy minister's post". The Star (Malaysia). 19 March 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
^ R. Nadeswaran; Fernandez, Terence (8 May 2008). "Right royal politician". The Sun. Berjaya Group. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 11 July 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Bahagian Istiadat dan Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).