Azwan Ali (actor)

Azwan Ali
Azwan Ali
محمد ازوان بن علي
Born	Mohamed Azwan bin Ali; 13 February 1966 (age 55); KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Diva AA
Occupation	Actor, TV host, producer, director, comedian
Years active	1988–present
Parent(s)	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), commonly known as Azwan Ali, 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 and his mother, Che Tom Yahaya settled in the village of Klang Gate, Taman Melawati, Ulu Kelang, Selangor. His siblings include his brother, the current Minister of International Trade and Industry, 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 commit several controversial incidents through social media or mass media.

On 21 January 2021, Azwan Ali was summoned by the Royal Malaysia Police for the investigation of a viral video clip allegedly trivialising the proclamation of Emergency by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The investigation was conducted by the Special Investigation Unit (D5) under Section 504 of the Penal Code and Section 233 of the Communication and Multimedia Act^[5]

On 19 March 2020 Azwan Ali had uploaded a video insulting the staff of Putrajaya Hospital. He was charged on 27 March 2020 and was ordered to pay RM17,000 as fine which he had paid immediately. Azwan Ali also mentioned: duit aku berkepuk-kepuk, berkepuk-kepuk, berkepuk-kepuk (English: I have many many many money) when being asked by reporters on the fine imposed.^{[citation needed]}

Election results[]

**Selangor State Legislative Assembly**^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N19 Bukit Antarabangsa, P99 Ampang.	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[]

^ Zieman (16 October 2009). ""Maafkan saya..." - Azwan". mStar. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ Zaim Ibrahim (26 April 2018). "Bertanding dengan logo gajah, ini 8 perkara anda perlu tahu tentang Azwan Ali". Astro Awani. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Azwan aka Diva AA gets 90 votes – yes, he lost". The Star Online. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Embattled Selangor chief faces new rival - his brother". The Straits Times. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Cops investigating Azwan Ali over video clip allegedly trivialising Emergency | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
^ "14th General Election Result - Selangor". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

External links[]

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[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] "Cops investigating Azwan Ali over video clip allegedly trivialising Emergency | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[undiinfo-6] "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.

[PRU14-7] "14th General Election Result - Selangor". pru14result.bernama.com. BERNAMA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[GE14_results-8] "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

[The_Star_GE14-9] "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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Azwan Ali
محمد ازوان بن علي
Born	Mohamed Azwan bin Ali (1966-02-13) 13 February 1966 (age 55) KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Nationality	Malaysian
Other names	Diva AA
Occupation	Actor, TV host, producer, director, comedian
Years active	1988–present
Parent(s)	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)