Harun Ismail

Summary

Harun Ismail is the PAS state assemblyman for Tawang (N20), Kelantan, elected on 12 August 2023 as a new-face candidate under the Perikatan Nasional banner. Berita Harian reported he is a registered Person with Disability (OKU) with a missing hand, a fact noted at the time of his candidacy announcement. He was part of PN's sweeping victory in Kelantan, where the coalition secured 43 of 45 state seats.

Biography

Harun Ismail is a Malaysian politician serving as the state assemblyman (ADUN) for Tawang (N20), a state constituency in Kelantan under the Bachok parliamentary constituency. He is a member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), contesting under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition banner. Harun was selected as a new-face (muka baharu) PAS candidate for the Tawang seat in the 2023 Kelantan state election [1][2]. According to Berita Harian, Harun is a registered Person with Disability (OKU), and his physical disability did not prevent him from being fielded as PAS's candidate for Tawang [3]. He won the Tawang seat on 12 August 2023, when Perikatan Nasional achieved a landslide victory in Kelantan, securing 43 of 45 state assembly seats [4][5]. The Tawang constituency was first contested in 1974 and falls within 16 polling districts as gazetted in March 2018 [6]. Harun's election as part of the PN sweep continued PAS's unbroken hold on Kelantan since 1990 [6]. Beyond his candidacy and election victory, detailed biographical information — including his date of birth, educational background, and pre-political career — is not available from credible allowlisted sources at the time of writing.

Known for

Harun Ismail is known as a new-face PAS candidate who won the Tawang state seat in the 2023 Kelantan state election, contributing to Perikatan Nasional's supermajority in the state assembly. He is publicly noted as a registered Person with Disability (OKU) — reported by Berita Harian as having a missing hand — a fact highlighted when PAS named him as a candidate. His election represents PAS's continued dominance in Kelantan's rural coastal constituencies.

Political positions

As a PAS member and PN state assemblyman, Harun Ismail operates within the framework of PAS's Islamist platform, which advocates for Islamic governance, conservative social values, and the enforcement of syariah-informed public policy. PAS has governed Kelantan continuously since 1990 and pursues policies aligned with Islamic law at the state level. No direct policy statements or specific positions attributable to Harun Ismail personally have been identified in allowlisted sources at the time of writing.

Political career

1. July 2023Named as PAS's new-face candidate (muka baharu) for the Tawang (N20) state seat in the 2023 Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional coalition.⛓
2. August 2023Won the Tawang (N20) state seat in the 2023 Kelantan state election, as part of Perikatan Nasional's landslide win of 43 out of 45 Kelantan state seats.⛓

Election history

• 2023Tawang (N20), KelantanWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsBernama confirmed Harun Ismail as PAS's candidate for Tawang (N20) in the 2023 Kelantan state election, listed among PN's 45 Kelantan candidates announced on 27 July 2023.⛓
• VerifiedFactsBerita Harian reported that Harun Ismail is a registered Person with Disability (OKU) and that his physical disability did not prevent him from being selected as PAS's candidate for Tawang.⛓
• VerifiedFactsFree Malaysia Today's official results list confirmed Harun Ismail (PN) as the winner of the Tawang seat in the 12 August 2023 Kelantan state election.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe Tawang state constituency falls within the Bachok parliamentary constituency, as reported by The Star.⛓