Shaari Mat Hussain

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

Shaari bin Mat Hussain is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud and Member Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail since August 2023. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paloh since August 2023 and Gual Periok from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).^[1]

Not to be confused with Shaari Mat Yaman.

Yang Berhormat Dato' Shaari Mat Hussain DPTJ JP MLA
Deputy Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 August 2023
Monarch	Muhammad V
Menteri Besar	Mohd Nassuruddin Daud
Member	Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail
Portfolio	Agriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodities
Preceded by	Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry) Portfolio established (Commodities)
Constituency	Paloh
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Paloh
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Amran Arifin (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,205 (2023)
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Gual Periok
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS)
Succeeded by	Mohamad Awang (PAS)
Majority	1,192 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Shaari bin Mat Hussain 1962 (age 62–63) Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2000–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2021–present)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (2000–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2021–present)
Occupation	Politician

Political career

In the 2023 state election, Shaari Mat Hussain made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN contested on Paloh. He was elected as Paloh assemblyman with the majority of 2,205 votes.

On 23 August 2023, he was appointed as Deputy Kelantan EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud. He assumed the portfolios of Agriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodities and deputising for Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail.^[2]

Election results

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

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N15 Gual Periok		Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO)	6,275	55.25%		Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS)	5,083	44.75%	11,547	1,192	69.66%
2008			Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO)	6,915	52.21%		Mohamad Awang (PAS)	6,915	52.21%	13,514	733	74.41%
							Mohammad Zulkifle Abd Rashid (IND)	147	1.11%
2013			Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO)	7,609	48.06%		Mohamad Awang (PAS)	8,224	51.94%	16,114	615	75.30%
2023	N44 Paloh		Shaari Mat Hussain (BERSATU)	7,407	58.74%		Amran Arifin (UMNO)	5,202	41.26%	12,714	2,205	60.08%

Honours

• Kelantan
  • Justice of the Peace (JP) (2025)
• Negeri Sembilan
  • Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) – Dato' (2003)^[6]