Azimi Daim
Azimi Daim is a Malaysian politician. He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party, a component party in the ruling Perikatan Nasional coalition. He appointed as the Deputy Permanent Chairman of BERSATU during the party General Assembly at Shah Alam on 30 December 2017.
Azimi was born on 22 April 1964 in Sungai Petani, Kedah. He graduated from Universiti Teknologi MARA and also studied at University of Hartford.
Before joining BERSATU at its inception in 2016, Azimi was a Supreme Council Member and Information Chief of the Youth wing of the United Malays National Organisation. He was formerly the Political Secretary of the Kedah Menteri Besar and Kedah state executive councillors. He was also the former Kedah State Legislative Assemblyman for Bandar Baharu from 2004 to 2008.Controversy
In 2006, together with Hashim Suboh and Hasnoor Hussein, he was officially reprimanded by UMNO for stating that "when tension rises, the blood of Malay warriors will run in our veins", which the opposition Democratic Action Party had alleged was seditious. This was reportedly the first time UMNO leaders had been reprimanded for the content of their speeches. Azimi said:
Azimi blamed the opposition parties of the DAP and People's Justice Party for blowing the issue out of proportion.Election results
