Kamaruzaman Mohamad

Summary

Kamaruzaman Mohamad is the PAS state assemblyman for Gual Periok (N15), Kelantan, first elected under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the 12 August 2023 Kelantan state election, replacing the long-serving incumbent. A former PAS Central Committee member, he has been active in the Kelantan DUN raising infrastructure questions on water supply, flood management, idle land, and state revenue. In September 2025, he did not retain a seat on the PAS Central Committee at the party's internal elections.

Biography

Kamaruzaman Mohamad is the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) for Gual Periok (N15) in Kelantan, representing Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He was first elected to the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly in the 15th Kelantan state election held on 12 August 2023 [1]. He was fielded as a replacement for long-serving incumbent Datuk Mohamad Awang, who was dropped by the party for that election cycle; at the time of his candidacy, he held a position on the PAS Central Committee [2]. His fielding as a candidate reportedly from outside Kelantan drew initial protest from some local PAS supporters, though the incumbent Datuk Mohamad Awang ultimately served as his proposer at the nomination centre [3]. Gual Periok is a state constituency in Kelantan with a population of 41,770 as of 2020, spanning 12 polling districts [4]. In September 2025, Free Malaysia Today reported that Kamaruzaman was among PAS assemblymen who did not secure a seat in the party's Central Committee at the party elections that year [1]. In the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, he has consistently raised constituency-level issues at DUN sittings, including water supply shortfalls in Rantau Panjang, long-term flood mitigation planning, idle land development, renewable energy and hydroelectric royalties accruing to the state [5].

Known for

Kamaruzaman Mohamad is known as a first-term PAS state assemblyman who replaced a long-serving incumbent in a high-profile candidate selection process ahead of the 2023 Kelantan state election. At the Kelantan DUN, he has been an active questioner on infrastructure concerns affecting his constituency, particularly recurring water supply shortages in the Rantau Panjang area and flood management along Sungai Golok. He previously served on the PAS Central Committee prior to his election as ADUN.

Political positions

As a PAS member within the Perikatan Nasional bloc, Kamaruzaman Mohamad operates within the framework of PAS governance in Kelantan, which has held the state since 1990. At the Kelantan DUN, his recorded questions reflect a focus on infrastructure delivery for his constituency: he has questioned the state government on the timeline for new water treatment plants to resolve chronic water supply problems in Rantau Panjang and Pasir Mas; on long-term flood management plans involving the Sungai Golok basin; on idle land development and agricultural modernisation; and on Kelantan's hydroelectric royalty receipts and revenue diversification through rare earth elements (REE). No distinct legislative positions on national policy issues were identified in the available sources.

Political career

1. Before 2023Served as a member of the PAS Central Committee (Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat) prior to being fielded as a state election candidate.⛓
2. July 28, 2023Announced as PAS/Perikatan Nasional candidate for the Gual Periok state seat, replacing incumbent Datuk Mohamad Awang who was dropped by the party ahead of the 15th Kelantan state election.⛓
3. July 29, 2023Nominated as PAS candidate for Gual Periok at the official nomination centre, with outgoing ADUN Datuk Mohamad Awang serving as his proposer.⛓
4. August 12, 2023Won the Gual Periok seat in the 15th Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional banner, as PN secured 43 of 45 seats statewide.⛓
5. September 2025Did not secure a seat in the PAS Central Committee at the party's internal elections.⛓

Election history

• 2023Gual Periok (N15), KelantanWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsKamaruzaman Mohamad won the Gual Periok seat on 12 August 2023 as a PAS/PN candidate, confirmed by the Election Commission result reported by Free Malaysia Today. He replaced incumbent Datuk Mohamad Awang, who was dropped by PAS ahead of that election.⛓
• PublicSinar Harian reported that some local PAS supporters in Gual Periok protested his fielding by taking down party flags, with a supporters' representative stating that the action was a protest against replacing a local figure with a candidate described as being from outside Kelantan.⛓
• GovernmentState exco members have responded substantively to his DUN questions on water supply, flood control, idle land, and hydroelectric royalties, indicating his questions are treated as official records requiring formal government response at the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly.⛓