Razali Saad

Summary

Razali Saad is the PAS assemblyman for Simpang Empat, Perlis, elected in November 2022 under the Perikatan Nasional banner with a majority of 4,008 votes. He served as a Perlis State Executive Councillor holding the agriculture and rural development portfolio from 2022 until December 2025, when PAS withdrew from the state cabinet following a leadership dispute with the incoming Bersatu Menteri Besar. He remains an active ADUN and one of six PAS state representatives publicly aligned against the current Bersatu-led state administration during the 2025–2026 Perlis political crisis.

Biography

Razali Saad (born 31 August 1965) is a Malaysian politician, farmer and entrepreneur from Perlis who serves as the Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for Simpang Empat, a seat he has held since November 2022 [1]). He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, and holds the positions of State Committee Member of PN Perlis and Division Treasurer of PAS Arau [1]). Razali made his electoral debut in the 19 November 2022 state election, contesting the Simpang Empat seat under the PN banner and defeating five candidates — including the incumbent BN assemblyman — with a majority of 4,008 votes [1]). Following PN's sweep of 14 of 15 Perlis state seats, he was sworn in as a member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) before the Raja of Perlis in November 2022 [2]. Throughout his EXCO tenure under Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli, he held the agriculture and rural development portfolio in successive reshuffles [3]. His EXCO membership ended in December 2025 after PAS chose not to join the new state administration led by Bersatu's Abu Bakar Hamzah [1]). Outside politics, he is the E1 unit chief farmer in Simpang Empat and a liquefied petroleum gas entrepreneur [1]).

Known for

Razali Saad is known primarily as Perlis's state-level agriculture and rural development portfolio holder under the PN government from 2022 to 2025, overseeing issues directly affecting the state's padi farming community [2]. He is also one of six PAS state assemblymen who publicly demanded an explanation from Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah over the postponement of the Perlis state assembly sitting in April 2026, amid tensions within the PN coalition [2]. His background as a working farmer and LPG entrepreneur distinguishes him from career politicians within the Perlis assembly [1]).

Political positions

No detailed individual policy positions attributed solely to Razali Saad have been sourced from the allowlist domains. His portfolio record shows a consistent focus on agricultural welfare, rural development and consumer affairs during his EXCO tenure from 2022 to 2025 [3]. In his role as Perlis Agriculture EXCO Chairman, he publicly addressed padi crop infestations affecting hundreds of Perlis farmers, indicating a hands-on approach to agricultural issues in the state [2]. As a PAS assemblyman within PN, he sided with the pro-Shukri Ramli bloc in the 2025–2026 Perlis political crisis, joining five other PAS ADUNs in questioning the Bersatu-led Menteri Besar over procedural matters at the state assembly [2].

Before politics

1. Pre-2022Worked as a farmer (E1 unit chief farmer in Simpang Empat) and liquefied petroleum gas entrepreneur prior to entering electoral politics.⛓

Political career

1. 19 November 2022Contested the Simpang Empat state seat for the first time under the PN-PAS ticket in GE15, defeating five opponents including the incumbent BN assemblyman with a majority of 4,008 votes.⛓
2. 25 November 2022Sworn in as a member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) before the Raja of Perlis, as one of four PAS EXCO members in the new PN state government under Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli, assigned the Agriculture and Rural Development portfolio.⛓
3. November 2023Reappointed to the Perlis EXCO in a reshuffle, assigned the portfolio of Agriculture, Plantations and Food Industry, Consumer Affairs, Cost of Living, and Rural Development.⛓
4. November 2024Retained in the Perlis EXCO in a further reshuffle, assigned the portfolio of Agriculture, Plantations and Consumer Affairs.⛓
5. June 2025Contested the vice divisional chief (Naib Yang Dipertua) post at the PAS Arau annual general meeting, but lost to incumbent Mohd Yusairi Mansor by 130 votes to 39.⛓
6. December 2025EXCO tenure ended after PAS decided not to join the new Perlis state administration under Bersatu's Abu Bakar Hamzah, who took over as Menteri Besar following Shukri Ramli's resignation citing health reasons.⛓
7. 18 April 2026Named as one of six PAS state assemblymen who issued a joint demand for an explanation from Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah over the sudden postponement of the Perlis state assembly sitting.⛓

Election history

• 2022Simpang Empat (Perlis State)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentUnder the PN state government from 2022 to 2025, Razali Saad was a serving EXCO member responsible for agriculture and rural development. After December 2025, PAS — including Razali — withdrew from the EXCO and has been in open tension with the Bersatu-led Menteri Besar Abu Bakar Hamzah over governance issues including the postponement of state assembly sittings.⛓
• OppositionNo sourced opposition perspective specifically addressing Razali Saad was found in allowlist domains.⛓
• VerifiedFactsRazali Saad won the Simpang Empat state seat in 2022 by a majority of 4,008 votes. He served continuously as Perlis EXCO member from November 2022 to December 2025 under Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli. He is currently an ADUN without cabinet position, aligned with the PAS bloc in Perlis that is publicly questioning the Bersatu-led state administration.⛓
• AffectedPadi farmers in the Simpang Empat and surrounding MADA irrigation areas were directly affected by the 2024 caterpillar infestation that Razali Saad, as agriculture EXCO, was responsible for addressing; community representatives called on authorities to take swift action to protect livelihoods.⛓

Business interests (publicly reported)

According to en.wikipedia.org, Razali Saad is a liquefied petroleum gas entrepreneur and serves as the E1 unit chief farmer in Simpang Empat, Perlis. No further details of corporate directorships or business interests have been reported by any allowlist news source.