Riduan Md Nor

Summary

Dr. Riduan Mohamad Nor is a PAS politician and writer who serves as the State Assemblyman (ADUN) for N3 Jertih, Besut, Terengganu, having won the seat in the 2023 state election with 41.7% of the vote as part of PN's historic sweep of all 32 Terengganu DUN seats. In the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly, he has been an active questioner on public health, social welfare, and Islamic governance matters. He is publicly associated with the position that PAS's electoral mandate in Terengganu represents a popular mandate for Islamic governance.

Biography

Dr. Riduan Mohamad Nor (also rendered as Riduan bin Mohamad Nor) is a Malaysian politician and writer affiliated with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS). He serves as the Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) — State Assemblyman — for N3 Jertih in the Besut district of Terengganu [1][2]. He holds a doctoral qualification, as reflected consistently in his public designation as "Dr." across official proceedings [3][2]. Jertih is located in the Besut district, the northernmost district of Terengganu bordering Kelantan, and is the most populous town in that district [4]). Riduan contested the N3 Jertih seat under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition banner at the 12 August 2023 Terengganu state election and won with 41.7% of votes cast (12,122 votes), defeating BN-UMNO's Rozaini @ Koja with a majority of 4,723 votes [5]. He was sworn in as ADUN Jertih in September 2023 [3]. In the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (15th term), PAS holds 27 of 32 seats and PN commands a supermajority, with all 32 seats belonging to the PN coalition [4]. Within the DUN, Riduan has raised questions on public health, social welfare, and Islamic governance, including mental health service data, statistics on single mothers, monitoring of deviant teachings, and standards for Ramadan tourism programming [3][2][1]. No federal parliamentary role has been identified for Riduan in available sources; his elected office is at the state assembly level.

Known for

Riduan Mohamad Nor is known as the PAS ADUN for N3 Jertih who won the seat at the 2023 Terengganu state election, contributing to PAS-led PN's historic sweep of all 32 DUN seats in the state [3][4]. He is an active questioner in the Terengganu DUN on issues ranging from mental health services and social welfare to Islamic governance and Shariah-compliant tourism [3][2][1]. He is also identified as a writer in addition to his political role [6].

Political positions

Based on his recorded statements and DUN questions, Riduan Mohamad Nor advocates for the implementation of Islamic governance principles in Terengganu's state administration. He has called for Ramadan-period tourism programming to be Shariah-compliant and more Islamically oriented, arguing that the state government should prioritise activities that enhance the religious devotion of Muslims rather than programmes perceived as contrary to the spirit of the month [3][7]. He has raised questions in the DUN on the monitoring and prevention of deviant Islamic teachings in the Besut area, indicating concern for religious orthodoxy within his constituency [1]. He has also probed the state government on mental health treatment data and support programmes for single mothers, reflecting attention to social welfare issues [3][2]. Riduan has publicly framed PAS's 40-0 sweep of Terengganu's state seats as a mandate from the people for Islamic governance [3].

Political career

1. 12 August 2023Contested the N3 Jertih seat at the 2023 Terengganu state election under the PN-PAS banner and won with 41.7% of votes (12,122 votes), defeating BN-UMNO's Rozaini @ Koja with a majority of 4,723.⛓
2. September 2023Sworn in as ADUN for Jertih at Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu, as part of the inaugural sitting of the 15th Terengganu State Legislative Assembly.⛓
3. November 2024Raised a question in the Terengganu DUN on the number of registered mental health patients between 2018 and 2023, prompting the state health exco to report 34,540 treatment sessions in the preceding year.⛓
4. July 2024Raised a question in the Terengganu DUN seeking current statistics on single mothers and state training programmes for the group.⛓
5. 2024Raised a question in the Terengganu DUN on monitoring of deviant Islamic teachings to prevent their revival in the Besut area.⛓
6. April 2025Called on the Terengganu state government to exercise caution in organising tourism programmes during Ramadan and to promote Shariah-compliant activities instead.⛓

Election history

• 2023N3 Jertih, TerengganuWon41.7%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsDr. Riduan Mohamad Nor won the N3 Jertih state seat at the 2023 Terengganu state election with 41.7% of votes (12,122 votes) and a majority of 4,723. He was sworn in as ADUN in September 2023 as part of the PN-PAS government's 15th term. PAS holds 27 of 32 state assembly seats in Terengganu following that election.⛓
• GovernmentAs an ADUN within the PN-PAS supermajority government in Terengganu, Riduan supports the state government's mandate to govern according to Islamic principles, publicly stating that PAS's 40-0 sweep of Terengganu's state seats represents the people's desire for the state to be administered in accordance with Islamic tenets.⛓