Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar

Summary

Mohd Rodzi bin Ja'afar (Ustaz Rodzi) is a PAS state assemblyman who has represented the N.32 Gaal constituency in Kelantan's DUN since at least 2018, retaining the seat in the 2023 state election with a 6,477-vote majority under the Perikatan Nasional banner. He is an active backbench member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, with a documented record of questioning the government on flood infrastructure, rural connectivity, agricultural policy, and Syariah governance in public events. No confirmed personal biographical details beyond his electoral record and assembly participation are available from the allowlisted sources.

Biography

Mohd Rodzi bin Ja'afar, popularly referred to as Ustaz Rodzi, is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) representing the N.32 Gaal state constituency in the Kelantan Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN). He was first fielded as a new PAS candidate for Gaal in the 14th General Election in May 2018 [1]. He retained the seat in the 15th Kelantan State Election held on 12 August 2023, polling 10,388 votes — a 45.8% share — and winning with a majority of 6,477 votes over the Barisan Nasional (UMNO) candidate [2]. The 2023 result confirmed him as the incumbent ADUN for Gaal, a constituency within the N.32 seat under the first-past-the-post system that has been contested since 1986 [3]). His honorific 'Ustaz' indicates a religious scholarly background, consistent with PAS's tradition of fielding religious educators in state-level contests. As a backbench ADUN under the Perikatan Nasional-led Kelantan state government, Mohd Rodzi has been active in the state assembly, raising questions on flood preparedness, rural infrastructure, the Kelantan-Terengganu border road, agricultural youth participation, SUKMA 2028 Syariah compliance, and natural resource regulation (Sources: bernama.com; sinarharian.com.my; utusan.com.my; thestar.com.my). No personal biographical details such as date of birth, educational institution, or pre-political career have been confirmed through the allowlisted sources.

Known for

Mohd Rodzi Ja'afar is known as a PAS state assemblyman who has held the Gaal seat since at least the 2018 general election and retained it with a commanding majority in 2023 [4]. He is recognised in the Kelantan DUN for active parliamentary questioning, with documented queries spanning flood management, rural road infrastructure, public transportation, youth agriculture, and the application of Syariah standards to major sporting events (Sources: bernama.com; sinarharian.com.my; utusan.com.my; malaysiakini.com). His 'Ustaz' honorific reflects a religious scholarly identity consistent with PAS's state representative profile in Kelantan.

Political positions

Based on his documented DUN questions and supplementary interventions, Mohd Rodzi's positions centre on: (1) flood resilience — he raised the issue of permanent flood evacuation centres for Kelantan's most at-risk districts at the March 2023 DUN sitting [5]; (2) rural infrastructure — he questioned the state government on upgrading the Kelantan-Terengganu border road and on the closure of the Ekspres Wau train service, indicating a focus on connectivity for rural constituents [6]; (3) Syariah governance in public life — he pressed the state government at the November 2023 DUN sitting on whether athletes from other states participating in SUKMA 2028 in Kelantan would be required to comply with Syariah dress standards [7]; (4) agricultural youth participation — he questioned the state's plans to attract young people into the agricultural sector [8]; and (5) natural resource regulation — he raised a supplementary question on the oversight of gold panning licences and environmental compliance in April 2026 [9].

Political career

1. April 2018Named as a new PAS candidate for the N.32 Gaal state constituency in the 14th General Election (GE14), as part of PAS Kelantan's candidate slate announced by party president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.⛓
2. 9 May 2018Contested and won the N.32 Gaal seat in GE14, making him the PAS ADUN for Gaal in the 14th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. He is confirmed as incumbent in the 2023 election records.⛓
3. July 2022Raised questions at the 14th Kelantan DUN sitting on the upgrading of the Kelantan-Terengganu border road (Federal Route FT003) and on the closure of the KTMB Ekspres Wau train service, citing impact on rural and intercity connectivity.⛓
4. 12 August 2023Re-elected as ADUN for N.32 Gaal in the 15th Kelantan State Election under the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) ticket, polling 10,388 votes (45.8%) with a majority of 6,477 over BN-UMNO's candidate.⛓
5. 20 March 2023Raised a question at the Kelantan DUN sitting on the state government's plans to build 15 permanent flood evacuation centres (PPK) across Kelantan's flood-prone districts.⛓
6. 27 November 2023Raised a supplementary question at the 15th Kelantan DUN sitting pressing the state government on whether athletes from other states competing in SUKMA 2028, hosted in Kelantan, would be required to comply with Syariah dress standards.⛓
7. 11 November 2025Questioned the Kelantan state government at the DUN sitting on plans to attract young people into the agricultural sector, prompting a response from the Agriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodity Committee chairman.⛓
8. 23 April 2026Asked a supplementary question at the Kelantan DUN sitting on the regulatory oversight of small gold panning licences and their environmental compliance, following the state government's approval of 333 such licences.⛓

Election history

• 2023N.32 GaalWon45.8%⛓
• 2018N.32 GaalWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsMohd Rodzi Ja'afar is confirmed as the PAS-PN ADUN for N.32 Gaal, having won the seat in both 2018 and 2023. In 2023 he received 10,388 votes (45.8%) with a majority of 6,477. He was listed as the incumbent in the 2023 results.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe SPR (Election Commission) official gazette for the 15th Kelantan DUN election confirms Mohd Rodzi bin Ja'afar as the candidate for N.32 Gaal with election agent Syariful Hafiz bin Ab Kadir, nomination dated 26 September 2023.⛓
• GovernmentMohd Rodzi's questions at the Kelantan DUN have elicited executive responses from state EXCO members on flood evacuation infrastructure, road upgrades, agricultural youth policy, and Syariah compliance at public events, reflecting active engagement with the governing administration on constituency and state-wide issues.⛓