Sulaiman bin Sulong is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as the Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Member Ariffin Deraman for his first term and member Razali Idris for his second term, as well as Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pengkalan Berangan since May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) coalitions.[1]
Sulaiman Sulong | |
|---|---|
| سليمان سولوڠ | |
| Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2023 (Tourism, Culture, Environment & Climate Change) | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar |
| Member | Razali Idris |
| Constituency | Pengkalan Berangan |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 14 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Menteri Besar | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar |
| Member | Ariffin Deraman |
| Constituency | Pengkalan Berangan |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Berangan | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | A. Latiff Awang (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 490 (2018) 8,276 (2023) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulaiman bin Sulong Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Spouse | Hafizah Abdul Rahman |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Political career
editMember of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (since 2018)
editIn the 2018 Terengganu state election, Sulaiman made his electoral debut after being nominated by PAS to contest for the Pengkalan Berangan seat. He won the seat and was elected as the Pengkalan Berangan MLA for the first term.
Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (since 2018)
editOn 16 May 2018 after PAS took over the state administration from BN after PAS defeated BN in the 2018 state election, Sulaiman was appointed as Terengganu Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Tourism, Culture and Information Technology alongside another Deputy EXCO Member Ab Razak Ibrahim by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri to deputise for EXCO Member Ariffin.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | N20 Pengkalan Berangan | Sulaiman Sulong (PAS) | 9,829 | 45.70% | A. Latiff Awang (UMNO) | 11,677 | 54.30% | 21,776 | 1,848 | 90.60% | ||
| 2018 | Sulaiman Sulong (PAS) | 11,896 | 48.66% | A. Latiff Awang (UMNO) | 11,406 | 46.66% | 24,855 | 490 | 88.10% | |||
| Aidi Ahmad (BERSATU) | 1,145 | 4.68% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Sulaiman Sulong (PAS) | 17,946 | 64.98% | Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku (UMNO) | 9,670 | 35.02% | 27,616 | 8,276 | 78.35% | |||
Honours
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Terengganu :
Member of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (AMT) (2023)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tertinggi" (in Malay). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. 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.
- ^ "HEBAHAN ISTIADAT PENGURNIAAN GELARAN DAN BINTANG-BINTANG DARJAH KEBESARAN NEGERI TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN SEMPENA SAMBUTAN ULANG TAHUN KE–61 HARI KEPUTERAAN KEBAWAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA SULTAN TERENGGANU". Pejabat Setiausaha Negeri Terengganu (Khidmat Pengurusan). 19 Jun 2023. Retrieved 20 Jun 2023.
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