Khazan 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, Khazan.

Khazan bin Che Mat is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly since September 2023 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Takir since August 2023. He served as Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Said from March 2008 to May 2013 and MLA for Batu Rakit from March 2004 to May 2013. He is a member and the Division Chief of Kuala Nerus of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN coalition and was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.^[1][2]

Yang Berhormat Tuan Khazan Che Mat AMZ MLA
خزان چئ مت‎
Deputy Speaker of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 September 2023
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Menteri Besar	Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Speaker	Mohd Nor Hamzah
Constituency	Seberang Takir
State Legislative offices Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Seberang Takir Incumbent Assumed office 12 August 2023 Preceded by Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Batu Rakit In office 21 March 2004 – 5 May 2013 Preceded by Abu Bakar Chik Succeeded by Bazlan Abd Rahman
State Executive portfolios Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council In office 2008–2013 Deputy Muhammad Ramli Nuh Menteri Besar Ahmad Said Portfolio Religion and Information Succeeded by Information: Mohd Jidin Shafee Religion: Portfolio abolished Constituency Batu Rakit
Personal details
Born	Khazan bin Che Mat (1969-01-09) 9 January 1969 (age 55) Kampung Padang Kemunting, Batu Rakit, Terengganu, Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Alma mater	University of Jordan
Occupation	Politician

Background

Khazan has continued his studies at the University of Jordan in a bachelor's degree in Arabic/Syariah. He started his career in 1995 as assistant director of Education at Yayasan Islam Terengganu until 2004.^[3]

Election results

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N08 Batu Rakit		Khazan Che Mat (UMNO)	5,266	59.56%		Abu Bakar Chik (PAS)	3,576	40.44%	9,007	1,690	87.88%
2008			Khazan Che Mat (UMNO)	5,590	57.66%		Shamsudin Abdul Wahab (PAS)	4,104	42.34%	9,811	1,486	86.74%
2023	N11 Seberang Takir		Khazan Che Mat (BERSATU)	12,156	56.65%		Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman (UMNO)	9,359	43.35%	21,655	2,797	78.08%

Honours

•  Terengganu :
  • Member of the Order of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (AMZ) (2006)^[5]

References

1. "Mohd Nor dilantik speaker DUN Terengganu". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2023-09-24. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
2. "Terengganu state assembly appoints deputy speaker for the first time". www.nst.com.my. 24 September 2023.
3. "YB Ustaz Khazan Bin Che Mat @ [IQGROUP]: IQ GROUP HOLDINGS BHD | Corporate Figure or Shareholder". klse.i3investor.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
4. "The Star Online GE15". The Star. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
5. "Sempena Ulang Tahun Yang ke EMpat Puluh Empat Hari Keputeraan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Al-Sultan Tahun 2006" (PDF). Warta Kerajaan Negeri Terengganu.