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Mohd Azahar Ibrahim
54 years old
Known as 'Tok Ai', Mohd Azahar Ibrahim is a former land administrator and UMNO Labis division chief who won the 2011 Tenang by-election and served two terms as Tenang assemblyman (2011-2018); he is now an independent non-executive director of Boustead Plantations Berhad and a UTM board member, contesting Tenang again in 2026.
Background
- Holds a Bachelor of Political Science (Hons) from the University of Portsmouth, UK (1996) and a Diploma in Public Administration from ITM.[1]
- A career land administrator: assistant land administrator in Kluang (1997-2000) and Segamat (2000-2006), then Rengit assistant district officer (2006-2011), followed by various Johor state government posts (2012-2018).[1]
- UMNO Labis division chief and a former Labis UMNO Youth treasurer; won the 2013 general election and served as Tenang assemblyman for two terms (2011-2018).[2]
- Won the 2011 Tenang by-election for BN with 69% of the vote (majority 3,707), defeating PAS's Normala Sudirman.[3]
- Independent non-executive director of Boustead Plantations Berhad, effective 5 August 2022.[1][4]
- Appointed to the Board of Directors of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), effective 26 March 2025.[5]
- WHIP chief of the Labis District Council; awarded the Pingat Sultan Ibrahim second class (PSI II) by the Sultan of Johor on 20 June 2026.[6]
- Son of Ibrahim Daud, a former Tenang assemblyman; he faces Normala Sudirman again in 2026, a rematch of their 2011 contest.[7][3]
- Known as 'Tok Ai', a childhood nickname derived from his late father's standing as a village head; married to Tuty Roshizana Tumin, with three children.[8]