Shaari Mat Hussain

Shaari Mat Hussain
Deputy Member of the
Kelantan State Executive Council
Assumed office
23 August 2023
MonarchMuhammad V
Menteri BesarMohd Nassuruddin Daud
MemberTuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail
PortfolioAgriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodities
Preceded byAbdul Aziz Abdul Kadir
(Agriculture and Agro-based Industry)
Portfolio established
(Commodities)
ConstituencyPaloh
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
for Paloh
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byAmran Arifin
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,205 (2023)
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
for Gual Periok
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byAbdullah Ab Razak
(PAS)
Succeeded byMohamad Awang
(PAS)
Majority1,192 (2004)
Personal details
BornShaari bin Mat Hussain
1962 (age 62–63)
PartyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2000–2020)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN) (2000–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2021–present)
OccupationPolitician

Shaari bin Mat Hussain is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud and Member Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail since August 2023. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paloh since August 2023 and Gual Periok from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).[1]

Political career

In the 2023 state election, Shaari Mat Hussain made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN contested on Paloh. He was elected as Paloh assemblyman with the majority of 2,205 votes.

On 23 August 2023, he was appointed as Deputy Kelantan EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud. He assumed the portfolios of Agriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodities and deputising for Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail.[2]

Election results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[3][4][5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N15 Gual Periok Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) 6,275 55.25% Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS) 5,083 44.75% 11,547 1,192 69.66%
2008 Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) 6,915 52.21% Mohamad Awang (PAS) 6,915 52.21% 13,514 733 74.41%
Mohammad Zulkifle Abd Rashid (IND) 147 1.11%
2013 Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) 7,609 48.06% Mohamad Awang (PAS) 8,224 51.94% 16,114 615 75.30%
2023 N44 Paloh Shaari Mat Hussain (BERSATU) 7,407 58.74% Amran Arifin (UMNO) 5,202 41.26% 12,714 2,205 60.08%

Honours

  • Kelantan
    • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2025)
  • Negeri Sembilan
    • Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) – Dato' (2003)[6]

References

  1. ^ "Shaari Mat Hussain". pru.sinarharian.com.my.
  2. ^ N Faizal Ghazali (23 August 2023). "Kelantan umum senarai portfolio semua exco". Malaysiakini.
  3. ^ "Undi.info - GUAL PERIOK". undi.info. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Undi.info - PALOH". undi.info. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ^ "The Star Online GE15 Kelantan". election.thestar.com.my.
  6. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran Bintang Dan Pingat". www.istiadat.gov.my. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).