Mohd Syahbuddin bin Hashim (, ; born 20 September 1980) is a Malaysian

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who has served as the State

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Kelantan Kelantan (; Kelantan-Pattani Malay, Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate''; ) is a state in Malaysia. The capital, Kota Bharu, includes the royal seat of Kubang Kerian. The honorific, honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' ("The Blissful Abode"). ...

since September 2023 and a Member of

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(MLA) for

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since May 2018. He is a member and the Deputy Division Chief of Gua Musang of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation (Abbreviation, abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a Conservatism, conservative, Nationalism, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its ince ...

(UMNO), a component party of

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(BN). He is also presently the only BN and UMNO State Leader of the Opposition. From the 2023 state elections to the

2024 Nenggiri by-election The 2024 Nenggiri by-election was held on 17 August 2024 for the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly seat of Nenggiri. The by-election was called following the disqualification of the incumbent, Mohd Azizi Abu Naim, on 19 June 2024 due to his sup ...

, he was the sole BN and UMNO representative in all four states ruled by

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(PN), namely Kelantan, Kedah,

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and

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. Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani later joined him after he won the by-election. Both of them, together with Kota Lama MLA,

Hafidzah Mustakim Hafidzah binti Mustakim is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Lama since August 2023. She is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of ...

of the

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(PH) and National Trust Party (AMANAH), are the only three Kelantan opposition MLAs.

Election results

Honours

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My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 2006

Companion of the

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(JMK) (2018)

References

Living people United Malays National Organisation politicians 21st-century Malaysian politicians Members of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly 1980 births {{Malaysia-politician-stub