Shaari Mat Yaman

Summary

Shaari Mat Yaman is a PAS politician and first-term state assemblyman representing N10 Bunut Payong in Kelantan, elected under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the August 2023 state election. He won the seat as a new face, defeating a Barisan Nasional opponent, as part of PN's retention of Kelantan. In the state assembly, he has raised questions on flood mitigation infrastructure in the Kota Bharu area.

Biography

Shaari bin Mat Yaman is a Malaysian politician and member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), representing the N10 Bunut Payong state constituency in Kelantan. He contested the seat for the first time in the 2023 Kelantan State Election (PRN) held on 12 August 2023, standing under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner [1][2]. His opponent was Hasnan Che Hussin of Barisan Nasional (BN) [1]. He won the seat, becoming part of the PN government that retained control of Kelantan [1]. The Bunut Payong constituency is located within the Kota Bharu parliamentary area of Kelantan and was first contested in 1986, comprising 11 polling districts as gazetted on 30 March 2018 [3][4]. Since his election, Shaari has participated in the Kelantan State Assembly, including raising questions on flood mitigation and drainage infrastructure in the Kota Bharu area [5]. He has also been recorded attending state-level public engagements, including a Chinese New Year event alongside the Menteri Besar in January 2025 [6]. No further biographical background — including education, pre-political career, or date of birth — is available from current allowlisted sources.

Known for

Shaari Mat Yaman is known as a first-term PAS assemblyman for Bunut Payong, elected in the 2023 Kelantan state election under the Perikatan Nasional coalition [1]. He has engaged the state assembly on infrastructure matters, particularly drainage and flood management in the Kota Bharu district [5]. His public profile to date has been primarily local and community-oriented.

Political positions

No detailed policy statements or formal position papers by Shaari Mat Yaman have been identified in current allowlisted sources. His documented assembly activity includes questioning the state government on the Irrigation and Drainage Department's flood mitigation study and drainage system improvements in Kota Bharu [5]. As a PAS member within the PN coalition governing Kelantan, he operates within a political framework that, per PAS's party platform, centres on Islamic governance principles [3]. No individual stances on specific national policy issues have been sourced.

Political career

1. July 2023Named as PAS/PN candidate for N10 Bunut Payong in the 2023 Kelantan state election, described as a new face (muka baharu).⛓
2. August 2023Elected as ADUN for N10 Bunut Payong, Kelantan, defeating Barisan Nasional candidate Hasnan Che Hussin in the PRN held on 12 August 2023.⛓
3. November 2023Raised a question in the Kelantan State Assembly sitting regarding the Irrigation and Drainage Department's study on flood mitigation and drainage improvements in Kota Bharu.⛓

Election history

• 2023N10 Bunut PayongWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsShaari Mat Yaman (PAS-Bunut Payong) raised a question at the Kelantan State Assembly sitting on 26 November 2023 regarding drainage and flood mitigation infrastructure in Kota Bharu, to which the relevant minister responded on improvements to drainage systems and water pipelines.⛓
• VerifiedFactsShaari Mat Yaman was confirmed as the winning PN candidate for N10 Bunut Payong in the official PRN 2023 results for Kelantan, as published by Free Malaysia Today on 13 August 2023.⛓
• VerifiedFactsThe SPR Federal Gazette (14 December 2023) lists 'Shaari bin Mat Yaman' as the candidate for N10 Bunut Payong with nomination date 24 September 2023, confirming his full legal name.⛓