Azwan Ali (actor)

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Ali is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Azwan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Azwan Ali
ازوان علي
Born	Mohamed Azwan bin Ali (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 58) KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Diva AA
Occupation(s)	Host, producer, director, actor
Years active	1988–present
Parents	Ustaz Ali Omar (father) Hajah Che Tom Yahaya (mother)
Relatives	Azmin Ali (elder brother) Arpah Ali (youngest brother) Azman Ali (elder brother) Ummi Hafilda Ali (youngest sister) Intan Dawini Ali (elder sister) Norliah Ali (elder sister)

Mohamed Azwan bin Ali (Jawi: محمد ازوان بن علي; born 13 February 1966), also known by his nickname as Diva AA, is a Malaysian television host and actor.

Personal life

He grew up in Kampung Gate Baru, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur and obtained a Bachelor of Law degree from the Universiti Malaya in 1989.[1][2] His father, Ali Omar and his mother, Che Tom Yahaya settled in the village of Klang Gate, Taman Melawati, Ulu Kelang, Selangor. His siblings include his elder brother, the current Hulu Kelang Assemblyman, Azmin Ali and his younger sister, Ummi Hafilda Ali.

Politics involvement

In the 2018 general election, Azwan contested the Selangor State Legislative Assembly seat of Bukit Antarabangsa as an independent using the elephant logo, but had lost to his elder brother, Azmin Ali who was the incumbent constituency assemblymen and Selangor Menteri Besar then.[3][4]

Controversies

He has been known to be responsible for several controversial incidents on both social media and mass media, most notably insulting staff of Putrajaya Hospital over their role as frontliners in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak, which resulted in a fine of RM17,000.[5]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[6][7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N19 Bukit Antarabangsa		Mohamed Azwan Ali (IND)	90	0.23%		Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR)	30,892	79.64%	39,057	25,512	84.44%
							Salwa Yunus (UMNO)	5,380	13.87%
							Syarifah Haslizah Syed Ariffin (PAS)	2,311	5.96%
							Ahmad Kamarudin (PRM)	116	0.30%

References

1. Zieman (16 October 2009). ""Maafkan saya..." - Azwan". mStar. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
2. Zaim Ibrahim (26 April 2018). "Bertanding dengan logo gajah, ini 8 perkara anda perlu tahu tentang Azwan Ali". Astro Awani. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
3. "Azwan aka Diva AA gets 90 votes – yes, he lost". The Star Online. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
4. "Embattled Selangor chief faces new rival - his brother". The Straits Times. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
5. "Azwan Ali fined RM17,000 for insulting hospital staff". malaysiakini.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "14th General Election Result - Selangor". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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