Mohd Amar bin Abdullah (born 29 July 1959) is a Malaysian

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and

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who has served as

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of the

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly The Kelantan State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral State legislative assemblies of Malaysia, state legislature of the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Kelantan. It consists of 45 members representing single ...

since September 2023 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for

Panchor Panchor (est. pop.: 5,000) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia, located next to Muar River. Panchor was formerly a bustling river port where agricultural and plantation produce, (e.g. rice, palm oil, rubber latex) from the interior ...

since March 2004. He served as the Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan and Member of the

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(EXCO) in the

Pakatan Rakyat Pakatan Rakyat (PR; ) was an informal Malaysian political coalition and successor to Barisan Alternatif (BA). The political coalition was formed by the People's Justice Party (PKR), Democratic Action Party (DAP), and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Par ...

(PR),

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(GS) and

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(PN) state administrations under Menteris Besar

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and

Ahmad Yakob Ahmad bin Yakob (born 1 February 1950) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pasir Pekan (state constituency), Pasir Pekan since April 1995. He serv ...

from May 2013 and from March 2004 to August 2023 respectively as well as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

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from April 1995 to March 2004. He is a member and one of the Vice Presidents of the

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(PAS), a component party of the PN, formerly PR, GS,

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(BA) and

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(APU) coalitions.

Family background

Amar is the eldest child of Abdullah bin Arshad (known as Pak Nik Lah) and Tengku Chik binti Tengku Ibrahim. Amar's mother was the great-granddaughter of Sultan Muhammad III through his grandmother Tengku Halimah binti Tengku Long Zainal Abidin ibni Sultan Muhammad III. Amar has 4 children (2 sons and 2 daughters) as a result of his marriage with Hasmani Binti Hussain.

Education

Amar was educated by his father and lived together and received his early education at Sekolah Menengah Ugama (Agama) Tarbiah Mardhiah, Panchor. At the same time Amar studied in Sekolah Melayu Council (1965 - 1971) and proceed to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in United Kingdom. * 1965 - 1971 : Sekolah Melayu Majlis - Primary School * 1972 - 1977 : SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardhiah - Secondary School (Lower 6) * 1978 - 1979 : Maahad Muhammadi Men - Secondary School (Upper 6) * 1979 - 1983 :

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia The National University of Malaysia (, abbreviated as UKM) is a public research university located in Bandar Baru Bangi, Hulu Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia. Its teaching hospital, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC), ...

(UKM) - Bachelor of Islamic Studies * 1985 - 1988 :

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, UK - MPhil in Theological Studies

Career and politics

Amar was a lecturer in the Department of Revelation,

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(IIUM),

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and served for 10 years (1985-1995). He also previously served as the Superintendent of Customs (Sangkut) for a year in Penang. He was subsequently called by the PAS Kelantan leadership to contest in the Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat and then contest as Panchor MLA until now. On 5 September 2023, Amar, after leaving the Kelantan state government as the Deputy Menteri Besar and EXCO Member, was appointed as the Speaker of the Kelantan Assembly. As Speaker, Amar vacated the

Nenggiri Nenggiri is a state constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. The state constituency was first contested in 2004 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Kelantan State ...

state seat held and represented by its MLA

Mohd Azizi Abu Naim Mohd Azizi bin Abu Naim is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gua Musang since November 2022. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nenggiri from August 2023 to his d ...

of PN and the

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(BERSATU) at the Kelantan state level, who was also the Gua Musang MP in the

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at the federal level, who declared his support for the federal government and

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Anwar Ibrahim Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...

. His support was a switch of political allegiance as

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(PH) led by Anwar and PN were opposing politically at both levels. Mohd Amar declared the vacancy of the Nenggiri state seat on 19 June 2024 that led 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 ...

after Azizi was terminated as a BERSATU member due to his switch of political allegiance. Azizi had challenged the decision of Mohd Amar by filing an interim injunction but it was dismissed by the High Court.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Dato' Sri Amar D'Raja (2023) ** My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 2006

Knight Grand Commander of the

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(SJMK) – Dato' (2015) ** My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 2006

Knight Commander of the

(DJMK) – Dato' (2009) ** My-KEL_Order_of_the_Life_of_the_Crown_of_Kelantan_1925-2006

Companion of the

(JMK) (2006)

References

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