Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin

Summary

Mohd Akmal bin Kamaruddin is a PAS politician who has represented the Selama state constituency in Perak since May 2018 and served two consecutive terms as a Perak State EXCO member between 2020 and 2022 under different administrations [1]. He held portfolios covering Religion and Information, then Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology, and is the son-in-law of PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang [2]. He retained his Selama seat in the 2022 state election with 46.4% of the vote and currently serves as Deputy Commissioner of PAS Perak [3].

Biography

Mohd Akmal bin Kamaruddin is a Malaysian politician and member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He has served as Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Selama since May 2018 [1]. He is the son-in-law of PAS President and Marang MP Abdul Hadi Awang [1]. Following PAS's entry into the Perikatan Nasional state government after the 2018 general election, Akmal was appointed to the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu, serving as chairman of the Religion and Information Committee [4]. After the collapse of that PN administration in December 2020 and the formation of a Barisan Nasional-led state government under Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad, Akmal was reappointed as EXCO and given the Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology portfolio [5]. He served in the EXCO from March 2020 until November 2022 across both administrations [1]. During the same period, he also held the role of Secretary of PAS Perak [6]. In the November 2022 Perak state election, Akmal retained the Selama seat under the PN banner, polling 46.4% of the vote with a majority of 5,358 votes [7]. His nomination for the N.05 Selama seat is confirmed in the official SPR gazette [8]. As of March 2025, he serves as Deputy Commissioner of PAS Perak [9]. His father is Kamaruddin Awang Basir [10].

Known for

Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin is known as a PAS assemblyman who held consecutive EXCO portfolios in Perak — Religion and Information under the PN government, and Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology under the subsequent BN government — spanning 2020 to 2022 [11]. He is publicly identified as the son-in-law of PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang [1]. He has risen within PAS Perak from state secretary to deputy commissioner of the state party [12].

Political positions

Akmal's public conduct reflects PAS's emphasis on Islamic governance and cooperative coalition politics at the state level. As chairman of the Perak Religion and Information Committee, he managed the closure and sanitisation of religious schools during the Covid-19 pandemic [4]. On assuming the Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology portfolio, he signalled an intent to build inter-agency cooperation and described the portfolio as important for the state [5]. He has consistently maintained that PAS Perak operates cooperatively within coalition state governments and that service to the rakyat remains the priority irrespective of portfolio changes [5]. No publicly reported positions on specific federal legislative issues were found in allowlist sources during the research period.

Political career

1. May 2018Won the Selama state seat (N.05) for PAS in the 14th Malaysian General Election, becoming Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Selama for the first time.⛓
2. March 2020Appointed as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu (PN administration), serving as chairman of the Religion and Information Committee.⛓
3. December 2020Reappointed as Perak State EXCO under new Menteri Besar Saarani Mohamad (BN administration), with portfolio reassigned to Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology.⛓
4. November 2022Retained the Selama state seat (N.05) under the PN-PAS banner in the 15th General Election, securing 46.4% of the vote and a majority of 5,358 votes. SPR records confirm his candidacy.⛓
5. March 2025Reported as Deputy Commissioner of PAS Perak, indicating a rise from his earlier role as state party secretary.⛓

Election history

• 2022Selama (N.05), PerakWon46.4%⛓
• 2018Selama (N.05), PerakWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentAkmal publicly stated that PAS Perak accepted the Menteri Besar's decision on portfolio assignments as a prerogative of the chief executive, and committed to continuing service to the rakyat regardless of portfolio. He described the Health, Science, Environment and Green Technology portfolio as important for the state and indicated plans for inter-agency cooperation.⛓
• VerifiedFactsSPR records confirm Mohd Akmal bin Kamarudin was a registered candidate for N.05 Selama in the 15th Perak State Legislative Assembly election, with nomination dated 18 December 2022.⛓