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Nor Sham Sulaiman

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Semerak
State
Kelantan
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Why this matters to you

As the elected ADUN for N31 Semerak, Nor Sham Sulaiman votes on state legislation and budgets that directly affect residents of Semerak — including decisions on local infrastructure, land use, and state welfare programmes in Kelantan. His party, PAS, holds a supermajority in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, meaning the ruling coalition faces minimal legislative opposition when passing state-level laws and budget allocations. Residents of Semerak who wish to raise constituency matters — such as road maintenance, flood mitigation, or community development — would direct such requests through his office as their elected state representative.

Summary

Nor Sham bin Sulaiman is a PAS politician and the elected State Assemblyman (ADUN) for N31 Semerak, Kelantan, having won the seat in the 15th Kelantan State Election on 12 August 2023 under the Perikatan Nasional banner. His victory was part of PN's landslide win in which the coalition secured 43 of 45 state seats. Limited biographical detail is publicly available in credible Malaysian news sources at this time.

Biography

Nor Sham bin Sulaiman is a Malaysian politician and member of the Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He serves as the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for N31 Semerak, a constituency in Kelantan located within the Pasir Puteh parliamentary area [1]. Semerak is a state constituency in Kelantan that has been represented in the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly since it was first contested in 1995, and is mandated to return a single assemblyman under the first-past-the-post system [2]. Nor Sham was nominated by Perikatan Nasional as its PAS candidate for the N31 Semerak seat in the 15th Kelantan State Election held on 12 August 2023 [3]. He won the seat, with Free Malaysia Today reporting PN leading in Semerak by more than 6,800 votes during vote counting [4]. His win was part of a landslide for PN, which won 43 of 45 state seats in Kelantan in that election [2]. The 2023 Kelantan election saw PN field all candidates under the PAS party logo and name [2]. His predecessor for the Semerak seat under the PAS banner in the 2018 state election was Wan Hassan Wan Ibrahim [5]. No further personal biographical details — including date of birth, educational background, or pre-political career — were found in credible allowlist sources at the time of drafting. This profile will be updated as additional sourced information becomes available.

Known for

Nor Sham Sulaiman is known as the PAS/Perikatan Nasional assemblyman for N31 Semerak, Kelantan, elected in the August 2023 state election. He represents a constituency that has been held by PAS since the seat was first contested in 1995. His election was part of PN's dominant supermajority win in Kelantan, in which PAS secured 43 of 45 state seats.

Political positions

No statements on specific policy positions by Nor Sham Sulaiman were found in credible allowlist sources at the time of drafting. As a PAS assemblyman representing Kelantan, he sits within the Perikatan Nasional state government. No committee assignments, official portfolios, or parliamentary speeches attributed to him were identified in the sources searched.

References

  1. [1]spr.gov.my
  2. [2]en.wikipedia.org
  3. [3]bernama.com
  4. [4]freemalaysiatoday.com
  5. [5]bharian.com.my

Political career

  1. July 2023Nominated by Perikatan Nasional (PAS) as the candidate for N31 Semerak in the 15th Kelantan State Election.⛓
  2. August 2023Won the N31 Semerak state seat in the 15th Kelantan State Election held on 12 August 2023, representing PAS under the Perikatan Nasional coalition.⛓

Election history

  • 2023N31 Semerak (Kelantan State)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsNor Sham Sulaiman (PAS) won the N31 Semerak seat in the 15th Kelantan State Election on 12 August 2023. The SPR gazette lists his formal name as Nor Sham bin Sulaiman. His win was confirmed officially by multiple credible Malaysian news outlets on election night.⛓
  • GovernmentAs a PAS assemblyman in the PN-controlled Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, Nor Sham Sulaiman sits on the government side. PN won 43 of 45 seats in the 2023 Kelantan state election, giving it a supermajority.⛓

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