Wan Roslan Wan Hamat

Summary

Wan Roslan bin Wan Hamat (born 20 June 1966) is the PAS Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Kubor, serving since May 2018 and re-elected in August 2023. He sits on the Kelantan State Executive Council under Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud and chairs the state's Education, Higher Education, Green Technology, Digital and Innovation Committee. He also serves as Secretary of both the PAS Kelantan Liaison Body and the Perikatan Nasional Kelantan Liaison Body.

Biography

Wan Roslan bin Wan Hamat (born 20 June 1966) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He has served as the Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pengkalan Kubor (N01) since May 2018, when he was first elected during the 14th General Election [1]. Following his initial election, he was named one of four new faces in the Kelantan state executive council line-up [2]. He was re-elected in the August 2023 Kelantan state election, polling 14,043 votes with a majority of 6,040 over his Barisan Nasional opponent [3]. He serves as a member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) under both former Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob and current Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud [1]. Prior to his election to the state assembly, he served as political secretary to the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 2015 to 2018 [4]. He also holds the position of Secretary of the PAS Kelantan Liaison Body (Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan PAS Kelantan), making him a key organisational figure within PAS at the state level [3]. He carries the title Datuk, as reflected in official statements from 2024 onward [5]. Following his 2023 re-election, he was sworn in as a member of the Kelantan State Executive Council and assigned as Chairman of the state's Education, Higher Education, Green Technology, Digital and Innovation Committee [6].

Known for

Wan Roslan is recognised as the Secretary of the PAS Kelantan Liaison Body and a senior member of the Kelantan State Executive Council, serving under two successive Menteri Besar [1]. He chairs the state's Education, Higher Education, Green Technology, Digital and Innovation Committee, overseeing portfolios spanning school examination support programmes, 5G telecommunications rollout, and renewable energy planning [5]. He also serves as Secretary of the Perikatan Nasional Kelantan Liaison Body, a role through which he speaks publicly on state-level coalition affairs [2].

Political positions

Wan Roslan has publicly championed the expansion of digital infrastructure in Kelantan, including the deployment of 5G networks and fibre optic connectivity to schools, industrial areas and higher education institutions [5]. On renewable energy, he has articulated a state government target to raise electricity generation from renewable sources to at least 46 per cent by 2027, with a focus on hydropower and solar energy projects [7]. In the education domain, he has introduced and expanded the state-funded 'Tuisyen Rakyat Sejahtera' programme, providing free tuition to SPM candidates, and cited improved SPM pass rates in Kelantan as evidence of its effectiveness [5]. On party matters, he has defended the continued leadership of PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang, arguing that members require his strategic direction rather than his physical presence [6]. As PN Kelantan secretary ahead of the 2023 state elections, he maintained that opposition parties had no standing to comment on PN's internal affairs regarding the Menteri Besar selection [3].

Before politics

1. 2015–2018Served as political secretary to the Menteri Besar of Kelantan.⛓

Political career

1. May 2018First elected as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Kubor (N01) in the 14th General Election.⛓
2. May 2018Appointed as one of four new members of the Kelantan State Executive Council following the GE14 result.⛓
3. 2018–2023Served as Chairman of the Kelantan State Youth Development, Sports and NGO Committee during the 14th state assembly term.⛓
4. August 2023Re-elected as MLA for Pengkalan Kubor in the 2023 Kelantan state election, polling 14,043 votes with a majority of 6,040.⛓
5. August 2023Sworn in as a member of the Kelantan State Executive Council under new Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud.⛓
6. August 2023Appointed Chairman of the Kelantan State Education, Higher Education, Green Technology, Digital and Innovation Committee, replacing his previous youth and sports portfolio.⛓

Election history

• 2023Pengkalan Kubor (N01), KelantanWon63.7%⛓
• 2018Pengkalan Kubor (N01), KelantanWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentWan Roslan represents the PAS-led Kelantan state government's position on education and digital infrastructure. He has announced free online SPM tuition programmes, 5G expansion targets, and renewable energy goals as state commitments under his committee's oversight.⛓
• GovernmentIn July 2026, the Kelantan state government assigned Wan Roslan to chair a newly formed special committee on social ills and drug abuse, indicating continued confidence in his administrative role beyond his core education and digital portfolio.⛓
• VerifiedFactsSinar Harian confirmed that Wan Roslan received 14,043 votes in the 2023 Kelantan state election for Pengkalan Kubor, defeating BN candidate Zulkifli Abdullah (8,003 votes) with a majority of 6,040.⛓
• VerifiedFactsBernama confirmed that Wan Roslan was among the nine assemblymen sworn in as Kelantan State EXCO members on 15 August 2023 under Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud.⛓