Mamad Puteh

Summary

Dr Mamad Puteh (born 1956) is a PAS politician and medical doctor who has represented the Kuala Berang state seat (N23) in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly across multiple terms since 1999. He served as a full member of the Terengganu State EXCO overseeing infrastructure and utilities from 2018 to 2023, before being reassigned as Deputy EXCO Member in August 2023. He also chairs EPIC Solar Sdn Bhd, a renewable energy subsidiary of the Terengganu state GLC Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation Bhd.

Biography

Dr Mamad Puteh (born 5 August 1956, Kampung Rhu Dua, Marang, Terengganu) is a Malaysian physician and politician who serves as the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for Kuala Berang (N23) in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He received his medical education at the National University of Malaysia (UKM) [2]. He first won the Kuala Berang seat in the 1999 Terengganu state election with 7,707 votes, lost it to Barisan Nasional in 2004, and regained it in 2018 with a majority of 1,070 votes [1]. He was returned again in the August 2023 Terengganu state election, when PN swept all 32 state seats [3]. Following the 2018 PAS state government formation, he was appointed a full member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO), overseeing infrastructure, public facilities, utilities and green technology [4]. In August 2023, he was moved to the position of Deputy EXCO Member — a step Wikipedia notes is a rare demotion in Malaysian politics [1]. He has lived in Kampung Sungai Petai, Kuala Berang for more than 30 years [1]. Note: Mamad Puteh holds a state assembly seat, not a federal parliamentary seat; he is an ADUN, not a Member of Parliament (Ahli Parlimen).

Known for

Dr Mamad Puteh is known for his long tenure representing the Kuala Berang state constituency, spanning terms from 1999 and continuously from 2018. He served as Terengganu's EXCO chairman for infrastructure, utilities and green technology from 2018 to 2023, during which he was the state's public face on water supply management and green energy development. His reclassification to Deputy EXCO Member in August 2023, widely reported as a demotion, is considered an unusual event in Malaysian state politics.

Political positions

As EXCO chairman for infrastructure and utilities (2018–2023), Dr Mamad Puteh advocated for expanded water supply infrastructure in Terengganu, mobilising inter-state water tankers and overseeing emergency repairs during the 2021 Kuala Terengganu water supply crisis [5][6]. In the state assembly, he has raised questions on the economic impact of major federal infrastructure projects on Terengganu, including querying the projected GDP contribution of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) to the state [5]. As chairman of EPIC Solar Sdn Bhd (ESSB), he has publicly articulated support for Malaysia's target of 40% renewable energy use by 2035 and described ESSB's role as a pioneer in solar projects on the East Coast [5][7]. His political positions are consistent with PAS's governance orientation in Terengganu under the PN administration.

Education

1. Pre-1999Obtained medical degree from the National University of Malaysia (UKM), qualifying as a physician.⛓

Political career

1. November 1999First elected as State Assemblyman for Kuala Berang in the 1999 Terengganu state election, receiving 7,707 votes.⛓
2. March 2004Lost the Kuala Berang seat to Komarudin Abdul Rahman of Barisan Nasional in the 2004 Terengganu state election.⛓
3. May 2018Regained the Kuala Berang seat in the 14th general election state polls with a majority of 1,070 votes.⛓
4. May 2018Appointed as a member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO), overseeing the infrastructure, public facilities, utilities and green technology portfolio, following PAS's formation of the state government.⛓
5. August 2023Successfully defended the Kuala Berang (N23) seat in the 2023 Terengganu state election under the PN ticket, as PN swept all 32 state seats.⛓
6. August 2023Reassigned from full EXCO Member to Deputy EXCO Member in the new Terengganu state administration — a step Wikipedia describes as a rare demotion in Malaysian politics.⛓

Election history

• 2023Kuala Berang (N23), Terengganu StateWon⛓
• 2018Kuala Berang (N23), Terengganu StateWon⛓
• 2004Kuala Berang (N23), Terengganu StateLost⛓
• 1999Kuala Berang (N23), Terengganu StateWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsDr Mamad Puteh is a state assemblyman (ADUN), not a federal Member of Parliament (Ahli Parlimen). The Kuala Berang constituency is a state seat within the Hulu Terengganu federal parliamentary constituency, which is separately represented at the Dewan Rakyat level.⛓
• GovernmentAs the Terengganu EXCO member for infrastructure and utilities (2018–2023), Dr Mamad Puteh served as the state government's lead spokesperson on water supply management and green technology development, coordinating inter-state water tanker deployment during the 2021 supply crisis and overseeing the state's utility portfolio.⛓
• IndustryAs reported by Bernama and The Edge Malaysia, Dr Mamad Puteh chairs EPIC Solar Sdn Bhd (ESSB), a Terengganu state GLC subsidiary, and has publicly stated the company's aim to be a competitive renewable energy provider aligned with Malaysia's 40% renewable energy target by 2035.⛓

Business interests (publicly reported)

According to Bernama and The Edge Malaysia, Dr Mamad Puteh serves as chairman of EPIC Solar Sdn Bhd (ESSB), a subsidiary of Eastern Pacific Industrial Corporation Bhd (EPIC), which is a government-linked company under the Terengganu Inc Group. ESSB operates a 28-hectare, 18.5-megawatt solar farm in Teluk Kalong, Kemaman, supplying power to TNB through the national grid (Source: bernama.com, theedgemalaysia.com). The Terengganu state government holds an indirect stake in EPIC through Terengganu Inc.