Rashidi Razak

Summary

Rashidi bin Razak is a PAS politician who has served as the state assemblyman (ADUN) for N15 Anak Bukit in Kedah since August 2023, having won the seat in the 15th Kedah state election with 59.6% of votes and a majority of 15,831 under the Perikatan Nasional coalition. He sits within a PN-dominated Kedah state legislature where PAS holds a supermajority of seats. Public information about his personal background, pre-political career, and individual policy positions remains limited in credible published sources.

Biography

Rashidi bin Razak is a Malaysian politician serving as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for the N15 Anak Bukit constituency since August 2023 [1]. He is a member of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He contested the 15th Kedah State Election held on 12 August 2023 as a PN-PAS candidate for Anak Bukit [2], winning the seat with 21,738 votes (59.6% vote share), defeating the Barisan Nasional-UMNO candidate Noor Hasita Md Isa who secured 16.2% (5,907 votes), with a majority of 15,831 [3]. The 2023 Kedah state election saw PN, led by PAS, win 33 of 36 state seats in a landslide, retaining Kedah with a supermajority [1]. The Anak Bukit constituency covers a mukim in the Kota Setar District and constitutes the royal town of Kedah, falling under the jurisdiction of the Alor Setar City Council [1]. During the candidate announcement for the 2023 election, a graphic at the PN event showed the same educational credentials — an MBA from Marshall University in Huntington, USA — for four PN candidates including Rashidi; PAS subsequently apologised, attributing the error to a graphic designer's use of a single template without updating individual details [4]. No further biographical details such as date of birth, pre-political career, or committee assignments have been reported in credible public sources as of the profile date.

Known for

Rashidi bin Razak is known as the PAS representative for the N15 Anak Bukit state constituency in Kedah's royal town district, having won the seat in the 2023 Kedah state election under Perikatan Nasional with a majority of 15,831 votes [3]. His election formed part of PAS's broader 2023 wave in Kedah, in which the party alone secured 21 of the 36 state assembly seats [5]. He is one of the PAS representatives in a PN-controlled Kedah state government that holds a supermajority [1].

Political positions

Rashidi bin Razak stands as a PAS representative within the Perikatan Nasional coalition, which governs Kedah. PAS as a party advocates for Islamic governance principles within Malaysia's constitutional framework. No individual policy statements, speeches, or voting records attributable specifically to Rashidi bin Razak have been identified in credible public sources within the allowlist as of the profile date. His positions on specific issues such as cost of living, education, healthcare, or housing cannot be stated without a verifiable source.

Political career

1. July 2023Named as the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) candidate for the N15 Anak Bukit state constituency in the upcoming 15th Kedah State Election.⛓
2. 12 August 2023Won the N15 Anak Bukit seat in the 15th Kedah State Election with 21,738 votes (59.6%), a majority of 15,831 votes, defeating Noor Hasita Md Isa (BN-UMNO) who received 5,907 votes (16.2%).⛓
3. August 2023Became Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Anak Bukit as part of PAS/PN's landslide win, with PN securing 33 of 36 Kedah state seats.⛓

Election history

• 2023N15 Anak Bukit, KedahWon59.6%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsRashidi bin Razak won the N15 Anak Bukit seat in the 2023 Kedah state election as a PAS-PN candidate with 21,738 votes (59.6%) and a majority of 15,831 over the BN-UMNO candidate. PAS confirmed via its information chief that an error in candidate profile slides at the nomination event — showing identical educational credentials for four candidates including Rashidi — was a graphic designer's template mistake and not a factual representation of his qualifications.⛓
• GovernmentAs part of the PN supermajority in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, Rashidi bin Razak sits with a coalition that won 33 of 36 state seats in 2023, giving PN-PAS dominant control over state governance in Kedah.⛓