Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh

2018–2020Malaysian Islamic Party2020–Perikatan NasionalFaction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly1999–2004Malaysian Islamic Party Personal detailsBorn
(1967-03-13) 13 March 1967 (age 57)
Gong Kala, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, MalaysiaCitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)Other political
affiliationsBarisan Alternatif (BA)
(1999–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)Residence(s)Besut, Terengganu, MalaysiaAlma materAl-Azhar University
Al al-Bayt UniversityOccupationPolitician

Nik Muhammad Zawawi bin Salleh (Jawi: نئ محمد زواوي بن صالح‎; is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Puteh since May 2018. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (FOA), Deputy Chairman of the Perikatan Nasional Backbenchers Club (PNBBC) from 2020 to 2021 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Besut from November 1999 to March 2004.^[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He also served as Dewan Ulamak Chief of PAS from July 2019 to 2021.

Education

Obtained a Bachelor's degree from Usuluddin (Tafseer) from Al-Azhar University, Egypt in 1990. He later went on to study Bachelor of Arts in Aqeedah & Philosophy from Al Al-Bayt University, Jordan. After earning his Bachelor's degree in 1997, he returned to his homeland and served as a lecturer at Ismail Petra International Islamic College from 1998 to 1999. He completed his PhD at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in the field of Preaching & Leadership.^[2]

Election results

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N01 Kuala Besut		Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	4,426	52.91%		Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman (UMNO)	3,939	47.09%	8,609	487	82.89%
2004			Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	4,307	40.48%		Abdullah Che Muda (UMNO)	6,334	59.52%	10,828	2,027	87.60%
2008			Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	4,492	38.67%		A. Rahman Mokhtar (UMNO)	7,123	61.33%	12,140	2,631	85.61%

Parliament of Malaysia^[4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P028 Pasir Puteh		Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	32,307	47.41%		Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (UMNO)	30,947	45.41%	69,745	1,360	81.66%
							Kamarudin Mohd Noor (BERSATU)	4,896	7.18%
2022			Nik Muhamamd Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	52,937	65.37%		Zawawi Othman (UMNO)	23,828	29.43%	82,228	29,109	71.62%
							Muhammad Husain (AMANAH)	3,867	4.77%
							Wan Marzudi Wan Umar (PUTRA)	349	0.43%

Honours

•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)^[6]

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