Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Syahbuddin.

Mohd Syahbuddin bin Hashim (Jawi: محمّد شهب الدين هشيم, Malay pronunciation: [mohamad syahbuddin]; born 20 September 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the State Leader of the Opposition of Kelantan since September 2023 and a Member of Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Galas since May 2018. He is a member and the Deputy Division Chief of Gua Musang of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN). He is also presently the only BN and UMNO State Leader of the Opposition.^[1]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim JMK MLA
محمّد شهب ٱلدين هشيم
State Leader of the Opposition of Kelantan
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 September 2023
Monarch	Muhammad V
Menteri Besar	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
Preceded by	Md Alwi Che Ahmad
Constituency	Galas
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Galas
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Abdul Aziz Yusoff (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,738 (2018) 3,337 (2023)
Personal details
Born	Mohd Syahbuddin bin Hashim (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44) Kelantan, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

From the 2023 state elections to the 2024 Nenggiri by-election, he was the sole BN and UMNO representative in all four states ruled by Perikatan Nasional (PN), namely Kelantan, Kedah, Perlis and Terengganu. Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani later joined him after he won the by-election. Both of them, together with Kota Lama MLA, Hafidzah Mustakim of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and National Trust Party (AMANAH), are the only three Kelantan opposition MLAs.

Election results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[2][3][4][5]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N45 Galas		Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim (UMNO)	7,281	46.09%		Suhaimi Mat Deris (PAS)	5,543	35.09%	16,195	1,738	79.39%
							Nasir Dollah (DAP)	2,973	18.82%
2023			Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim (UMNO)	10,742	59.19%		Mohd Tarmizi Abd Rahman (PAS)	7,405	40.81%	18,314	3,337	61.79%

Honours

• Kelantan :
  • Companion of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (JMK) (2018)