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Sulaiman Sulong

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Sulaiman Sulong
سليمان سولوڠ
Deputy Member of the
Terengganu State Executive Council
Assumed office
15 August 2023
(Tourism, Culture, Environment & Climate Change)
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri BesarAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar
MemberRazali Idris
ConstituencyPengkalan Berangan
In office
16 May 2018 – 14 August 2023
Serving with Ab Razak Ibrahim
(Tourism, Culture & Information Technology)
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri BesarAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar
MemberAriffin Deraman
ConstituencyPengkalan Berangan
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Pengkalan Berangan
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byA. Latiff Awang
(BNUMNO)
Majority490 (2018)
8,276 (2023)
Personal details
BornSulaiman bin Sulong
Terengganu, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
SpouseHafizah Abdul Rahman
Children6
Alma materAl-Azhar University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

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]

Political career

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Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (since 2018)

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In 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)

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On 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

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Terengganu State Legislative Assembly[2][3]
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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References

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  1. ^ "Timbalan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tertinggi" (in Malay). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. ^ "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.