Che Abdullah Mat Nawi

Dato' Haji Che Abdullah bin Mat Nawi (Jawi چيء عبدالله بن مت ناوي) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Minister Ronald Kiandee since March 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tumpat since May 2018. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Wakaf Bharu from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mat Nawi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Che Abdullah.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji

Che Abdullah Mat Nawi

DJMK MP
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II
Assumed office
10 March 2020
Serving with Ahmad Hamzah
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterMuhyiddin Yassin
MinisterRonald Kiandee
Preceded bySim Tze Tzin as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
ConstituencyTumpat
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tumpat
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byKamarudin Jaffar (PKR)
Majority17,500 (2018)
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
for Wakaf Bharu
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byMohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO—BN)
Succeeded byMohd Rusli Abdullah (PAS
Majority660 (2008)
978 (2013)
Personal details
Born
Che Abdullah bin Mat Nawi

(1960-06-16) 16 June 1960
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Spouse(s)Saleha Yaacob
OccupationPolitician

Politics

Che Abdullah contested Wakaf Bharu assembly state in Wakaf Bharu in 2008 and re-elected in 2013 general election. He contested Tumpat parliamentary seat in 2018 and won that seat.

At the party level, he is the Secretary of the Kelantan PAS Liaison Agency. He has been the Chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology of the State Government of Kelantan.[1]

On 9 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Che Abdullah will be appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries and to be served along with Ahmad Hamzah from Barisan Nasional.

Election results
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 N04 Wakaf Bharu, P019 Tumpat Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) 8,405 52.04% Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO) 7,745 47.96% 16,417 660 85.02%
2013 Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) 11,515 52.22% Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO) 10,537 47.78% 22,369 978 87.70%
Parliament of Malaysia[3][4]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P019 Tumpat Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) 47,041 54.33% Wan Johani Wan Hussin (UMNO) 29,541 34.12% 88,733 17,500 79.99%
Nordin Salleh (PPBM) 10,003 11.55%

Honours

References
  1. http://m.utusan.com.my/berita/politik/pilihan-raya/pilihan-raya-umum-ke-14/maklumat-calon-dan-kawasan-pilihan-raya-n4-wakaf-bharu-kelantan-1.652934
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 14 April 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout, including votes for third parties. Results before 1986 election unavailable.
  3. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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