Mohd Rusli Abdullah

Summary

Mohd Rusli Abdullah is a PAS politician serving as State Assemblyman for N04 Wakaf Bharu in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2023 under the Perikatan Nasional banner with a greatly increased majority of 8,127 votes. His constituency is a satellite town in Tumpat District, approximately 9 km from the Kelantan state capital, Kota Bharu. Public information on his personal background, policy positions, and pre-political career remains limited in available allowlist sources.

Biography

Mohd Rusli Abdullah is a Malaysian politician and member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) who serves as the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for N04 Wakaf Bharu in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (Dewan Undangan Negeri). Note: Wakaf Bharu is a state constituency, not a federal parliamentary seat; Mohd Rusli Abdullah holds a state-level mandate. He first contested and won the Wakaf Bharu seat in the 2018 general election (GE14), defeating Barisan Nasional's Rosdi Aziz and Pakatan Harapan's Khir Zahri with a narrow majority of 387 votes [1]. He was re-elected in the August 2023 Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner, this time recording a substantially increased majority of 8,127 votes against Barisan Nasional's Abdul Mannan Said [2]. His constituency, Wakaf Bharu, is a satellite town in Tumpat District, Kelantan, located approximately 9 km from Kota Bharu [3]. He has been recorded attending state-level community functions in his constituency, including the officiating of the Darul Niswah Wakaf Bharu centre, a women's skills and welfare facility [4]. No further biographical details — including date of birth, educational background, or pre-political career — were retrievable from allowlist sources at the time of this profile's preparation. Kelantan has been governed by PAS since 1990 and remains a PAS stronghold [1].

Known for

Mohd Rusli Abdullah is known as the two-term PAS assemblyman for the N04 Wakaf Bharu state seat in Kelantan, having served since 2018. He expanded his electoral majority significantly between 2018 and 2023, from a slim 387-vote margin to an 8,127-vote majority, reflecting consolidation of support in his constituency. He represents a constituency within a state that has been continuously governed by PAS since 1990.

Political positions

No direct statements of political positions by Mohd Rusli Abdullah were found in allowlist sources at the time of drafting. As a PAS assemblyman operating within the Perikatan Nasional framework in Kelantan, his legislative context is that of a PAS-governed state. Beyond attendance at constituency-level community events, no specific policy stances or parliamentary speeches attributable to him were identifiable from the searched allowlist sources. This field should be updated when sourced statements become available.

Political career

1. May 2018Won the N04 Wakaf Bharu state seat in the 14th Malaysian General Election under PAS, defeating BN's Rosdi Aziz and PH's Khir Zahri with a majority of 387 votes.⛓
2. July 2023Nominated as the Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for N04 Wakaf Bharu in the 2023 Kelantan state election, contesting against BN's Abdul Mannan Said.⛓
3. August 2023Re-elected as N04 Wakaf Bharu assemblyman under the PN banner in the 2023 Kelantan state election with an 8,127-vote majority against BN's Abdul Mannan Said.⛓

Election history

• 2023Wakaf Bharu (N04)Won⛓
• 2018Wakaf Bharu (N04)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• PublicA constituent quoted by Free Malaysia Today in July 2023 noted that residents across party lines — including PH and BN supporters — acknowledged Rusli Abdullah's responsiveness to complaints from the Wakaf Bharu community.⛓
• VerifiedFactsMohd Rusli Abdullah holds a state assembly mandate, not a federal parliamentary one. Wakaf Bharu (N04) is a DUN seat within the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly. His title is ADUN (Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri), not MP (Ahli Parlimen).⛓