Che Rosli Che Mat

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Che Mat is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Che Rosli. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Che Rosli bin Che Mat (born 16 July 1951) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Hulu Langat constituency in Selangor for two terms (2008-2018). He is a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).

Che Rosli Che Mat
چئ رسل چئ مت‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Hulu Langat
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Markiman Kobiran (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (PH–AMANAH)
Majority	1,745 (2008) 17,267 (2013)
Personal details
Born	Che Rosli bin Che Mat (1951-07-16) 16 July 1951 (age 73) Arau, Perlis, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (2018–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020–present) Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Occupation	Politician, lecturer

Che Rosli was elected to Parliament in the 2008 election, winning the seat of Hulu Langat, which had previously been held by the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He defended the seat in the 2013 election successfully with an even bigger majority. However, in the 2018 election, he failed to defend his parliamentary seat, garnering only 17.75% of the votes cast and was in the last place, just behind BN's Azman Ahmad who garnered 26.72% of the votes.^[1] In the 2004 election, he contested but lost the seat of Simpang Empat in the State Assembly of Perlis.^[1][2]

Before entering politics, Che Rosli was a lecturer in nuclear science.^[3]

Election results

Perlis State Legislative Assembly^[1][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N14 Simpang Empat		Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS)	2,336	47.48%		Zahari Bakar (UMNO)	2,584	52.52%	5,033	248	80.43%
2004			Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS)	2,519	47.40%		Zahari Bakar (UMNO)	2,795	52.60%	5,447	276	83.11%

Parliament of Malaysia^{[1][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P101 Hulu Langat		Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS)	36,124	51.24%		Markiman Kobiran (UMNO)	17,934	48.76%	72,322	1,745	80.07%
2013			Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS)	64,127	57.78%		Adzhaliza Mohd Nor (UMNO)	46,860	42.22%	112,872	17,267	88.63%
2018			Che Rosli Che Mat (PAS)	15,663	17.75%		Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus (AMANAH)	49,004	55.53%	89,577	25,424	87.51%
							Azman Ahmad (UMNO)	23,580	26.72%