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Khazan Che Mat
Deputy Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
24 September 2023
Monarch Mizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Speaker Mohd Nor Hamzah
Constituency Seberang Takir
State Legislative offices
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Seberang Takir
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded by Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Batu Rakit
In office
21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by Abu Bakar Chik
Succeeded by Bazlan Abd Rahman
State Executive portfolios
Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council
In office
2008–2013
Deputy Muhammad Ramli Nuh
Menteri Besar Ahmad Said
PortfolioReligion and Information
Succeeded by
Constituency Batu Rakit
Personal details
Born
Khazan bin Che Mat

(1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55)
Kampung Padang Kemunting, Batu Rakit, Terengganu, Malaysia
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma mater University of Jordan
Occupation Politician

Khazan bin Che Mat is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly since September 2023 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Takir since August 2023. He served as Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Said from March 2008 to May 2013 and MLA for Batu Rakit from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. [1] [2]

Background

Khazan has continued his studies at the University of Jordan in a bachelor's degree in Arabic/Syariah. He started his career in 1995 as assistant director of Education at Yayasan Islam Terengganu until 2004. [3]

Election results

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly [4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N08 Batu Rakit Khazan Che Mat ( UMNO) 5,266 59.56% Abu Bakar Chik ( PAS) 3,576 40.44% 9,007 1,690 87.88%
2008 Khazan Che Mat ( UMNO) 5,590 57.66% Shamsudin Abdul Wahab ( PAS) 4,104 42.34% 9,811 1,486 86.74%
2023 N11 Seberang Takir Khazan Che Mat ( BERSATU) 12,156 56.65% Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman ( UMNO) 9,359 43.35% 21,655 2,797 78.08%

References

  1. ^ "Mohd Nor dilantik speaker DUN Terengganu". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2023-09-24. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Terengganu state assembly appoints deputy speaker for the first time". www.nst.com.my. 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "YB Ustaz Khazan Bin Che Mat @ [IQGROUP]: IQ GROUP HOLDINGS BHD | Corporate Figure or Shareholder". klse.i3investor.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Percentage figures based on total turnout.