Hadi Awang

President of Malaysian Islamic Party

Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi bin Awang (Jawi: حاج عبدالهادي اوڠ, born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician. He is President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), an Islamist political party in Malaysia, since 2002. He led the party in the 2018 general election, but lost. He was Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004.[1]


Abdul Hadi Awang
حاج عبدالهادي بن اوڠ

8th Leader of the Opposition
In office
23 July 2002 – 21 March 2004
MonarchSirajuddin
Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Preceded byFadzil Noor
Succeeded byLim Kit Siang
President of the Malaysian Islamic Party
Assumed office
23 July 2002
Preceded byFadzil Noor
Deputy President of the Malaysian Islamic Party
In office
1989 – 23 July 2002
Preceded byFadzil Noor
Menteri Besar of Terengganu
In office
2 December 1999 – 25 March 2004
Preceded byWan Mokhtar Ahmad
Succeeded byIdris Jusoh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Marang
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Bakar
Majority2,747 (2008)
5,124 (2013)
In office
1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byAbdul Rahman Bakar
Succeeded byAbdul Rahman Bakar
Majority161 (1990)
882 (1995)
12,700 (1999)
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Rhu Rendang
In office
3 August 1986 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAhmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Majority531 (1986)
853 (1990)
1,394 (1995)
3,843 (1999)
1,435 (2004)
2,686 (2008)
2,819 (2013)
20,954 (2018)
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
for Marang
In office
1982–1986
Preceded byTengku Zahid Musa
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Majority320
Personal details
Born
Abdul Hadi bin Awang

(1947-10-20) 20 October 1947 (age 77)
Marang, Terengganu, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Spouse(s)Zainab Awang Ngah
Datin Seri Norzita Taat
ChildrenMuhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi
13 others
ParentsAwang Mohamad Abd Rahman
Aminah Yusuf
Alma materIslamic University of Madinah
Al-Azhar University
OccupationPolitician
Websitepresiden.pas.org.my/v2/

References

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  1. Hooker, Othman, Clive (2003), pg 232-3

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