Azhar Azizan Harun

Azhar Azizan Harun
أزهر عزيزان هارون
Azhar in 2022
10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat
In office
13 July 2020 – 18 December 2022
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
(2020–2021)
Ismail Sabri Yaakob
(2021–2022)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2022)
DeputyMohd Rashid Hasnon
(2020–2022)
Azalina Othman Said
(2020–2021)
Preceded byMohamad Ariff Md Yusof
Succeeded byJohari Abdul
ConstituencyNon-MP (Independent)
9th Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia
In office
21 September 2018 – 29 June 2020
Nominated byMahathir Mohamad
Appointed byMuhammad V
Preceded byMohd Hashim Abdullah
Succeeded byAbdul Ghani Salleh
Personal details
Born (1962-10-26) 26 October 1962 (age 61)
Kampung Sanglang, Ayer Hitam, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyIndependent
SpouseSimla Bibi Abdul Gani
RelativesIdrus Harun (elder brother)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (LLB)
King's College London (LLM)
OccupationLawyer
Other namesArt Harun
Azhar Azizan Harun on Parliament of Malaysia

Azhar bin Azizan Harun (Jawi: أزهر بن عزيزان هارون; born 26 October 1962), also known as Art Harun, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the 10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat from July 2020 to December 2022 and the 9th Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) from September 2018 to his resignation in June 2020.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Art Harun, from court, EC and now Parliament". Bernama. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Art Harun, dari mahkamah dan SPR ke Parlimen" [Art Harun, from court and EC to Parliament]. Berita Harian (in Malay). 13 July 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ Yunus, Arfa (13 July 2020). "No regrets, says Art Harun on accepting Speaker's role | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

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