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Why this matters to you

As the MP for Padang Terap — a constituency where residents largely depend on rubber tapping — Nurul Amin has stated his focus is on raising B40 incomes and improving infrastructure in areas such as Durian Burung and Naka, including access to markets, post offices, and banks (Source: sinarharian.com.my). He sits in the Dewan Rakyat as an opposition member; his influence on legislation is primarily through debate and parliamentary questions, and his scrutiny of federal rural development funding conditions directly affects the flow of government resources to Padang Terap residents (Source: sinarharian.com.my). Constituents who depend on rubber prices, rural road quality, and community development grants are most directly affected by the issues he raises in Parliament (Source: sinarharian.com.my; bernama.com).

Summary

Nurul Amin bin Hamid is the PAS Member of Parliament for Padang Terap, Kedah, elected in November 2022 under the Perikatan Nasional coalition with a majority of 10,959 votes. A religious educator by training and Kedah PAS Youth Chief since 2019, he has focused his parliamentary work on rural economic concerns, particularly for rubber tappers and small traders in his constituency. He sits in opposition to the Madani government and has been active in scrutinising federal allocation conditions and development agency governance in Kedah.

Biography

Nurul Amin bin Hamid (born 1983) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Terap (P007), Kedah, since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. Known by the honorific 'Ustaz', he pursued Islamic higher education at Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN), where he received the Anugerah Imtiyaz Kuliyyah Pingat Perak and the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Sijil Tinggi Agama at the Kedah state level, and served as Secretary-General of the KUIN Student Representative Council [2]. After graduating, he served as a religious education officer under the Kedah State Islamic Religious Department (JHEAIK), posted to SM Agama As-Siddiqiah in Naka and SM Agama Al-Khairiah in Kampung Barokhas, Kuala Nerang, from 2007 to 2018 [3]. He was first elected PAS Kedah Youth Chief in April 2019 and re-elected unopposed for the 2021–2023 term [3]. From 2020, he served as Senior Special Officer to Kedah Menteri Besar Haji Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor [2]. In GE15 (November 2022), he won Padang Terap with 28,217 votes, defeating BN incumbent Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid with a majority of 10,959 [3]. He has since raised parliamentary questions on rubber plantation rehabilitation, agricultural graduate employability, sports community grants, and school curriculum reform [4].

Known for

Nurul Amin Hamid is identified with the economic concerns of Padang Terap's rural B40 community, particularly rubber tappers and small traders, which he stated as his primary post-election priority [3]. He built his profile as the PAS Kedah Youth Chief and PN Kedah Youth Committee chairman, championing Perikatan Nasional's political agenda in Kedah ahead of GE15 [5]. As an opposition MP in the 15th Parliament, he has publicly questioned conditions attached to federal MP allocation memoranda and scrutinised federal development agency appointments in Kedah [6].

Political positions

Nurul Amin aligns with PAS positions on social morality legislation. He defended Kedah's state-level ban on gambling premises, arguing that comparable bans in Kelantan and Terengganu had not damaged racial harmony and that gambling causes greater harm to families than its removal [7]. As an opposition MP, he criticised the federal government's draft MoU framework for opposition MP allocations, questioning whether conditions such as mandatory asset declaration and a requirement to support the government until end of parliamentary term reflect sincere intent to serve constituents [3]. In parliament, he has raised questions on the rehabilitation of 420,000 hectares of abandoned rubber smallholdings, the employability of agriculture graduates, community sports grants, and the 2027 school curriculum reform [8]. During the Budget 2026 debate, he questioned the rationale for appointing UMNO division chiefs as advisers to Kedah Regional Development Authority (KEDA) programmes [9].

References

Education

Pre-2007Studied at Kolej Universiti Insaniah (KUIN), serving as Secretary-General of the KUIN Student Representative Council. Received the Anugerah Imtiyaz Kuliyyah Pingat Perak and the Anugerah Kecemerlangan Sijil Tinggi Agama (STA) at the Kedah state level.⛓

Before politics

2007–2018Served as a religious education officer (Pegawai Pendidikan) under the Kedah State Islamic Religious Department (JHEAIK), posted to SM Agama As-Siddiqiah in Naka and SM Agama Al-Khairiah in Kampung Barokhas, Kuala Nerang.⛓

Political career

April 2019Elected Ketua Pemuda (Youth Chief) of PAS Kedah at the 53rd Muktamar in Baling, succeeding Salim Mahmood (ADUN Bukit Lada). He had previously served as Deputy Youth Chief.⛓
2020Appointed Senior Special Officer (Pegawai Khas Kanan) to the Kedah Menteri Besar, Haji Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, following the post-Sheraton Move political realignment.⛓
March 2021Appointed chairman of the Perikatan Nasional Kedah Youth Committee, leading a committee that included Bersatu and Gerakan youth representatives.⛓
October 2021Re-elected unopposed as Kedah PAS Youth Chief for the 2021–2023 term at the 55th Annual Muktamar of Dewan Pemuda PAS Kedah.⛓
19 November 2022Won the Padang Terap parliamentary seat (P007) in GE15 under the PN ticket, receiving 28,217 votes and defeating BN incumbent Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (17,258 votes) with a majority of 10,959 votes. Two other candidates — Muaz Abdullah (PH-Amanah, 2,702 votes) and Razali Lebai Salleh (Pejuang, 452 votes) — also contested.⛓

Election history

2022Padang Terap (P007)Won⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

2023PAS
- None of them were paid to join the rally, they were not given money, fuel, or free T-shirts.
  Nurul Amin stated this on social media in reference to attendance at the Perikatan Nasional Kedah state election machinery launch in Guar Chempedak. · Source
- For example, Kelantan and Terengganu have banned gambling activities for a long time, we have seen no issue of racial harmony being damaged.
  Nurul Amin defended the Kedah state government's ban on gambling premises in response to criticism by Kedah DAP Secretary Teh Swee Leong. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

VerifiedFactsNurul Amin bin Hamid is confirmed as the sitting MP for Padang Terap (P007), Kedah, under the PN coalition (PAS), as listed in the official Parliament of Malaysia member directory.⛓
GovernmentUMNO Kedah responded to Nurul Amin's Budget 2026 parliamentary question on KEDA adviser appointments by stating the appointments were non-political, voluntary, carried no financial or administrative authority, and were aimed at strengthening links between government agencies and rural communities.⛓
OppositionNurul Amin publicly criticised the federal government's draft MoU conditions for opposition MP allocations, arguing that requirements such as mandatory asset declaration and pledging support for the government until end of term were politically motivated rather than genuinely serving constituents.⛓
PublicRubber tappers and small traders in Padang Terap were cited by Nurul Amin as the primary groups whose income concerns he intended to champion in parliament, noting that many tappers face income drops due to weather and tree disease, while small traders lose earnings during rainy seasons.⛓

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