Career
A career diplomat, he entered politics at the 2013 election, and became the Chief Minister in May that year. Azlan graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in international economics, before joining Malaysia"s diplomatic corporations His diplomatic posts included an appointment in 1999 as Malaysia"s Permanent Mission Counsellor to the United Nations.
In 2011 he was appointed the Deputy Director of the Public Complaints Bureau.
He left Malaysia"s public service in 2013 to return to his home state of Perlis and contest the state assembly seat of Pauh. He was sworn in by King Sirajuddin on 7 May 2013.
