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Abdul Fatah Mahmood

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Bukit Panau
State
Kelantan
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Why this matters to you

As the sitting assemblyman for Bukit Panau (N26) under the PAS-led Perikatan Nasional state government in Kelantan, Abdul Fattah Mahmood is the primary representative for residents of the Bukit Panau area in Tanah Merah on matters of housing, local authority services, and public facilities. His past role as state exco overseeing local government and housing means decisions he shaped — including local council permit policies, public-space rules, and cleanliness management — directly affected daily life in Kelantan's towns and markets. Residents of Bukit Panau can raise constituency concerns through him in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, where PN currently holds a commanding majority.

Summary

Abdul Fattah bin Mahmood is a PAS politician who has represented the Bukit Panau state seat in Kelantan's Dewan Undangan Negeri without interruption since March 2004, holding an unbeaten electoral record at the constituency. He previously served as Kelantan's state executive councillor for local government, housing, youth and sports, and as Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly from 2018 to 2023. He was re-elected at the 2023 Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional coalition.

Biography

Datuk Abdul Fattah bin Mahmood is a Malaysian politician born in Kelantan. He is a member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He has served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Bukit Panau constituency (N26) since March 2004, when he succeeded Mat Yusof Mat Sah [2]. He is educated at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) [2]. Prior to his current role, Abdul Fattah served as a state executive councillor (exco) overseeing the portfolio of local government, housing, youth and sports in the PAS-led Kelantan state government, a post he held for multiple terms before 2018 [3][4]. Following the 2018 state election, he was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, replacing Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman in that role [2]. He served as Deputy Speaker through the 2018–2023 state assembly term. In the 2023 Kelantan state election held on 12 August 2023, Abdul Fattah successfully defended the Bukit Panau seat under the Perikatan Nasional banner, defeating Pakatan Harapan candidate Samsu Adabi Mamat [3][5][6]. Following the 2023 election, the Deputy Speaker role passed to Mohamed Farid Zawawi of Kok Lanas [7]. Sinar Harian's election portal noted that Abdul Fattah holds a clean record of never having lost a contest at the Bukit Panau state seat [8].

Known for

Abdul Fattah Mahmood is known for his long tenure as the Bukit Panau state assemblyman, having held the seat unbroken since 2004 [1][8]. He is closely associated with Kelantan's state-level governance on local authority matters, housing, and the enforcement of public-conduct policies aligned with the PAS-led government's position on Islamic social norms [3][7]. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly during the 2018–2023 term [2][7].

Political positions

Abdul Fattah Mahmood has consistently represented the PAS state government's stance on Islamic social governance at the local authority level. As state exco for local government and housing, he defended the Kelantan government's gender-segregation policy at public activities, stating that the policy had been longstanding [3][9]. He also articulated the government's position that the requirement for Muslim traders at night markets to temporarily cease operations during Maghrib prayers applied only to Muslim traders and not to non-Muslims [7][10]. On local authority matters, he stated that Kelantan local councils do not issue permits for vape or shisha outlets [4][11]. He has pointed to Kelantan's property market performance as evidence of the state's economic resilience even during periods of national economic uncertainty [7][12]. His public positions consistently reflect alignment with PAS's Islamic governance framework at the state level.

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]wikidata.org
  3. [3]freemalaysiatoday.com
  4. [4]malaymail.com
  5. [5]bernama.com
  6. [6]spr.gov.my
  7. [7]malaysiakini.com
  8. [8]pru.sinarharian.com.my
  9. [9]October 2017
  10. [10]April 2017
  11. [11]November 2015
  12. [12]September 2017

Education

  1. Pre-2004Attended the National University of Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM).⛓

Political career

  1. March 2004First elected as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Panau, succeeding Mat Yusof Mat Sah.⛓
  2. 2015As state exco for local government, housing, youth and sports, stated that Kelantan local authorities do not issue permits for vape or e-cigarette outlets.⛓
  3. April 2017As state exco, defended Kelantan government's cleanliness management record against criticism from Amanah president Mohamad Sabu.⛓
  4. October 2017As state exco, articulated the Kelantan government's policy requiring gender segregation in mixed public activities.⛓
  5. 2018Appointed Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, replacing Abdul Latiff Abdul Rahman in the role.⛓
  6. April 2018Named by PAS as candidate for Bukit Panau (N26) in the 14th General Election state ballot.⛓
  7. July 2023Named by Perikatan Nasional as candidate for Bukit Panau (N26) in the 2023 Kelantan state election.⛓
  8. August 2023Successfully defended the Bukit Panau (N26) seat in the 2023 Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional banner.⛓
  9. September 2023Ended term as Deputy Speaker of the Kelantan DUN; the post passed to Mohamed Farid Zawawi (Kok Lanas) following the new assembly's first sitting.⛓

Election history

  • 2023Bukit Panau (N26)Won⛓
  • 2018Bukit Panau (N26)Won⛓
  • 2004Bukit PanauWon⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2017PAS
    • The longstanding policy of the Kelantan government requires males and females taking part in the same public activity to be segregated.

      Abdul Fattah, as state exco for local government, housing, youth and sports, responded to questions about a public aerobics session stopped by Kota Bharu municipal officers for non-segregation. · Source

    • My speech was very clear - the rule applies only to Muslim traders at the pasar malam (night market).

      Abdul Fattah clarified the Kelantan government's Maghrib trading-pause rule in response to criticism from Salor assemblyman Husam Musa, speaking to Malaysiakini. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsAbdul Fattah Mahmood has held the Bukit Panau seat uninterrupted since 2004 and served as Kelantan Deputy Speaker 2018–2023, per Wikidata and Malaysiakini records.⛓
  • GovernmentAs the incumbent Perikatan Nasional assemblyman for Bukit Panau, Abdul Fattah represents the PAS-led state government's policy positions on local governance, public conduct, and housing in his constituency.⛓
  • OppositionIn 2023, Pakatan Harapan fielded Samsu Adabi Mamat against Abdul Fattah at Bukit Panau, representing the opposition's contest for the seat.⛓

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