Azhar Azizan Harun | |
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أزهر عزيزان هارون | |
![]() Azhar in 2022 | |
10th Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat | |
In office 13 July 2020 – 18 December 2022 | |
Monarch | Abdullah |
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2021) Ismail Sabri Yaakob (2021–2022) Anwar Ibrahim (2022) |
Deputy | Mohd Rashid Hasnon (2020–2022) Azalina Othman Said (2020–2021) |
Preceded by | Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof |
Succeeded by | Johari Abdul |
Constituency | Non-MP (Independent) |
9th Chairman of the Election Commission of Malaysia | |
In office 21 September 2018 – 29 June 2020 | |
Nominated by | Mahathir Mohamad |
Appointed by | Muhammad V |
Preceded by | Mohd Hashim Abdullah |
Succeeded by | Abdul Ghani Salleh |
Personal details | |
Born | Kampung Sanglang, Ayer Hitam, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) | 26 October 1962
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Simla Bibi Abdul Gani Fatin Nabilah Musa (2024-now) |
Relatives | Idrus Harun (elder brother) |
Alma mater | University of Malaya (LLB) King's College London (LLM) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Other names | Art 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]