# Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (Malay: Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Terengganu. It consists of 32 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are held no more than five years apart, and are customarily held alongside elections to the federal parliament during a general election.
The State Assembly convenes at the Wisma Darul Iman in the state capital, Kuala Terengganu.
All 32 seats are held by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ruling coalition after the 2023 state election, effectively making it a one-party state. Within the coalition, the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) holds 27 seats while the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) holds 5 seats. The PN coalition commands a supermajority in the assembly.

## Composition

Government :
| PN ||
| 32 ||
| 27 | 5 |
| PAS | BERSATU |
| No. | Parliamentary constituency | No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) | Post |
| P33 | Besut | N1 | Kuala Besut | Azbi Salleh | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P33 | Besut | N2 | Kota Putera | Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P33 | Besut | N3 | Jertih | Riduan Md Nor | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P33 | Besut | N4 | Hulu Besut | Mohd Husaimi Hussin | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P34 | Setiu | N5 | Jabi | Azman Ibrahim | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P34 | Setiu | N6 | Permaisuri | Mohd Yusop Majid | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P34 | Setiu | N7 | Langkap | Azmi Maarof | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P34 | Setiu | N8 | Batu Rakit | Mohd Shafizi Ismail | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P35 | Kuala Nerus | N9 | Tepuh | Hishamuddin Abdul Karim | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P35 | Kuala Nerus | N10 | Buluh Gading | Ridzuan Hashim | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P35 | Kuala Nerus | N11 | Seberang Takir | Khazan Che Mat | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy Speaker |
| P35 | Kuala Nerus | N12 | Bukit Tunggal | Zaharudin Zahid | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P36 | Kuala Terengganu | N13 | Wakaf Mempelam | Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P36 | Kuala Terengganu | N14 | Bandar | Ahmad Shah Muhamed | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P36 | Kuala Terengganu | N15 | Ladang | Zuraida Md Noor | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P36 | Kuala Terengganu | N16 | Batu Buruk | Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P37 | Marang | N17 | Alur Limbat | Ariffin Deraman | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P37 | Marang | N18 | Bukit Payung | Mohd Nor Hamzah | PN (PAS) | Speaker |
| P37 | Marang | N19 | Ru Rendang | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar | PN (PAS) | Menteri Besar MP for Kemaman |
| P37 | Marang | N20 | Pengkalan Berangan | Sulaiman Sulong | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P38 | Hulu Terengganu | N21 | Telemung | Mohd Zawawi Ismail | PN (BERSATU) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P38 | Hulu Terengganu | N22 | Manir | Hilmi Harun | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P38 | Hulu Terengganu | N23 | Kuala Berang | Mamad Puteh | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P38 | Hulu Terengganu | N24 | Ajil | Maliaman Kassim | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P39 | Dungun | N25 | Bukit Besi | Ghazali Sulaiman | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P39 | Dungun | N26 | Rantau Abang | Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P39 | Dungun | N27 | Sura | Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin | PN (PAS) | N/A |
| P39 | Dungun | N28 | Paka | Satiful Bahri Mamat | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P40 | Kemaman | N29 | Kemasik | Saiful Azmi Suhaili | PN (PAS) | Deputy EXCO Member |
| P40 | Kemaman | N30 | Kijal | Razali Idris | PN (BERSATU) | EXCO Member |
| P40 | Kemaman | N31 | Cukai | Hanafiah Mat | PN (PAS) | EXCO Member |
| P40 | Kemaman | N32 | Air Putih | Mohd Hafiz Adam | PN (PAS) | N/A |

## Seating arrangement

| N32 Air Putih (Deputy EXCO) | Vacant | N21 Telemung (Deputy EXCO) | Vacant | N12 Bukit Tunggal | Vacant | N01 Kuala Besut | Vacant |
| Vacant | B | B | B | B | B | B | N25 Bukit Besi |
| N07 Langkap | | | | | | | N27 Sura |
| N08 Batu Rakit | C | | | | | A | N02 Kota Putera (EXCO Member) |
| N26 Rantau Abang (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N31 Chukai (EXCO Member) |
| N06 Permaisuri (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N24 Ajil (EXCO Member) |
| N04 Hulu Besut (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N17 Alur Limbat (EXCO Member) |
| N11 Seberang Takir (Deputy Speaker) | C | | | | | A | N09 Tepuh (EXCO Member) |
| N22 Manir (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N13 Wakaf Mempelam (EXCO Member) |
| N20 Pengkalan Berangan (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N16 Batu Buruk (EXCO Member) |
| N15 Ladang (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N05 Jabi (EXCO Member) |
| N29 Kemasik (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | N30 Kijal (EXCO Member) |
| N10 Buluh Gading (Deputy EXCO) | C | | the Mace | the Mace | | A | N28 Paka (EXCO Member) |
| N23 Kuala Berang (Deputy EXCO) | C | | | | | A | State Financial Officer |
| N18 Bukit Payung (Speaker) | C | | | | | A | State Legal Advisor |
| N03 Jertih | C | | Sergeant-at-Arm | Sergeant-at-Arm | | A | State Secretary |
| N14 Bandar (Deputy EXCO) | C | | Secretary | Secretary | | A | N19 Ru Rendang (Menteri Besar) |
| | | | Speaker | Speaker | | | |
| | | | Sultan | Sultan | | | |

## Role

The Terengganu State Assembly's main function is to enact state laws and policies. It is also in charge of oversight of departments and agencies of the state government. Members of the assembly are responsible for checking and criticising the executive government's actions.
The leader of the party or coalition with a majority of seats in the assembly is appointed Menteri Besar by the Sultan of Terengganu. The Menteri Besar then appoints members of the state executive council, or EXCO (Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri) from members of the assembly.

## Speakers Roll of Honour

The following is the Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Roll of Honour, since 1959:
| No. | Speaker | Term start | Term end | Party | Constituency |
| 1 | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir | 1 June 1957 | 29 April 1959 | Alliance (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 2 | Mohd Taib Sabri Abu Bakar | 27 July 1959 | 11 May 1964 | PMIP | Marang |
| 3 | Mohd Taha Embong | 11 May 1964 | 27 October 1967 | Alliance (UMNO) | Chukai |
| 4 | Che Wan Abd. Ghani Zainal | 28 November 1967 | 20 March 1969 | Alliance (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 5 | Abd Rahman Long | 1 May 1971 | 31 July 1974 | Alliance (UMNO) | Langkap |
| 6 | Abdullah Abdul Rahman | 27 October 1974 | 12 June 1978 | BN (UMNO) | Batu Rakit |
| 7 | Mohd Salleh Ismail | 30 July 1978 | 29 March 1982 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 8 | Hussein Abdullah | 14 June 1982 | 18 July 1986 | BN (UMNO) | Hulu Besut |
| 9 | Syed Omar Mohamad | 8 September 1986 | 1990 | BN (UMNO) | Paka |
| 9 | Syed Omar Mohamad | 1990 | 11 November 1996 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 10 | Abdul Rahman Mohd | 24 November 1996 | 19 December 1999 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 11 | Hussain Awang | 20 December 1999 | 31 March 2004 | BA (PAS) | Non-MLA |
| 12 | Che Mat Jusoh | 11 April 2004 | 13 February 2008 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 13 | Tengku Putera Tengku Awang | 5 May 2008 | 18 April 2013 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 14 | Mohd Zubir Embong | 16 June 2013 | 30 June 2018 | BN (UMNO) | Non-MLA |
| 15 | Yahya Ali | 1 July 2018 | 23 September 2023 | PN (PAS) | Non-MLA |
| 16 | Mohd Nor Hamzah | 24 September 2023 | present | PN (PAS) | Bukit Payung |

## Committees

The State Assembly consists of committees to handle administrative matters, including Committee of Privileges and Public Accounts Committee.

## Election pendulum

The 2023 Terengganu state election witnessed 32 governmental seats and 0 non-governmental seats filled the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly. The government side has 25 safe seats and 6 fairly safe seats.
2023 Terengganu state election :

## List of Assemblies

| Assembly | Term began | Committee | Majority party/coalition |
| 1st | 1959 | Mohd Daud (1959-1961) Ibrahim Fikri I (1961-1964) | PMIP (1959-1961) Alliance (1961-1964) |
| 2nd | 1964 | Ibrahim Fikri II | Alliance |
| 3rd | 1969 | Ibrahim Fikri III (1969) Mahmood (1969-1972) Nik Hassan (1972-1974) | Alliance (1969-1973) Barisan Nasional (1973-1974) |
| 4th | 1974 | Wan Mokhtar I | Barisan Nasional |
| 5th | 1978 | Wan Mokhtar II | Barisan Nasional |
| 6th | 1982 | Wan Mokhtar III | Barisan Nasional |
| 7th | 1986 | Wan Mokhtar IV | Barisan Nasional |
| 8th | 1990 | Wan Mokhtar V | Barisan Nasional |
| 9th | 1995 | Wan Mokhtar VI | Barisan Nasional |
| 10th | 1999 | Abdul Hadi | Barisan Alternatif |
| 11th | 2004 | Idris Jusoh | Barisan Nasional |
| 12th | 2008 | Ahmad Said I | Barisan Nasional |
| 13th | 2013 | Ahmad Said II (2014) Ahmad Razif (2014-2018) | Barisan Nasional |
| 14th | 2018 | Ahmad Samsuri I | PAS (2018-2020) Perikatan Nasional (2020-2023) |
| 15th | 2023 | Ahmad Samsuri II | Perikatan Nasional |