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Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh
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| نئ محمد زواوي صالح | |
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| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 Serving with Ahmad Hamzah (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I) | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Ronald Kiandee |
| Preceded by | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi |
| Succeeded by | Chan Foong Hin (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security) |
| Constituency | Pasir Puteh |
| Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority | |
| In office 8 April 2020 – 30 August 2021 | |
| Minister | Ronald Kiandee |
| Director General | Azulita Salim |
| Preceded by | Mazlan Aliman |
| Succeeded by | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi |
| Deputy Chairman of the Perikatan Nasional Government Backbenchers Club | |
| In office 16 May 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Chairman | Shahidan Kassim |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Dewan Ulamak Chief of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| In office 6 July 2019 – 2021 | |
| President | Abdul Hadi Awang |
| Deputy | Johari Mat |
| Preceded by | Mahfodz Mohamed |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Yahaya |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pasir Puteh | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad (PAS) |
| Majority | 1,360 (2018) 29,109 (2022) |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Kuala Besut | |
| In office 29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Che Ku Hashim Che Ku Mat (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Abdullah Che Muda (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 487 (1999) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1999–2004 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nik Muhammad Zawawi bin Salleh (1967-03-13) 13 March 1967 (age 57) Gong Kala, Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020) |
| Residence(s) | Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University Al al-Bayt University |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Nik Muhammad Zawawi bin Salleh (Jawi: نئ محمد زواوي بن صالح; is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Puteh since May 2018. He served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (FOA), Deputy Chairman of the Perikatan Nasional Backbenchers Club (PNBBC) from 2020 to 2021 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kuala Besut from November 1999 to March 2004.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He also served as Dewan Ulamak Chief of PAS from July 2019 to 2021.
Obtained a Bachelor's degree from Usuluddin (Tafseer) from Al-Azhar University, Egypt in 1990. He later went on to study Bachelor of Arts in Aqeedah & Philosophy from Al Al-Bayt University, Jordan. After earning his Bachelor's degree in 1997, he returned to his homeland and served as a lecturer at Ismail Petra International Islamic College from 1998 to 1999. He completed his PhD at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in the field of Preaching & Leadership.[2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 1999 | N01 Kuala Besut | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS) | 4,426 | 52.91% | Wan Zakaria Wan Abd. Rahman (UMNO) | 3,939 | 47.09% | 8,609 | 487 | 82.89% | ||
| 2004 | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS) | 4,307 | 40.48% | Abdullah Che Muda (UMNO) | 6,334 | 59.52% | 10,828 | 2,027 | 87.60% | |||
| 2008 | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS) | 4,492 | 38.67% | A. Rahman Mokhtar (UMNO) | 7,123 | 61.33% | 12,140 | 2,631 | 85.61% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P028 Pasir Puteh | Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS) | 32,307 | 47.41% | Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (UMNO) | 30,947 | 45.41% | 69,745 | 1,360 | 81.66% | ||
| Kamarudin Mohd Noor (BERSATU) | 4,896 | 7.18% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Nik Muhamamd Zawawi Salleh (PAS) | 52,937 | 65.37% | Zawawi Othman (UMNO) | 23,828 | 29.43% | 82,228 | 29,109 | 71.62% | |||
| Muhammad Husain (AMANAH) | 3,867 | 4.77% | ||||||||||
| Wan Marzudi Wan Umar (PUTRA) | 349 | 0.43% | ||||||||||
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)[6]
