Mohd Nassuruddin Daud

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

Mohd Nassuruddin bin Daud (born 4 October 1965) is a Malaysian politician and religious scholar who has served as the Menteri Besar of Kelantan since August 2023 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Meranti since April 1995. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administrations under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Yakob from May 2013 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in August 2023 as well as Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly from April 2008 to June 2013. He is a member and State Information Chief of Kelantan of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly GS, PR, Barisan Alternatif (BA) and Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) coalitions.^[1]

Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Panglima Perang Ustaz Dato' Haji Mohd Nassuruddin Daud SJMK DJMK JMK MLA
محمد ناصر الدين داود‎
Menteri Besar of Kelantan
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 August 2023
Monarch	Muhammad V
Deputy	Mohamed Fadzli Hassan
Preceded by	Ahmad Yakob
Constituency	Meranti
Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (Islamic Development, Dakwah, Information & Public Relations)
In office 8 May 2013 – 15 August 2023
Monarch	Muhammad V
19th Menteri Besar	Ahmad Yakob
Deputy	Yusnan Yusof (2018–2021)
Preceded by	Mohd Amar Abdullah (Islamic Development & Dakwah) Mohamed Fadzli Hassan (Information & Public Relations)
Succeeded by	Mohd Asri Mat Daud
Constituency	Meranti
Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
In office 28 April 2008 – 12 June 2013
Monarchs	Ismail Petra (2008–2010) Muhammad V (2010–2013)
Deputy	Mohamad Zaki Ibrahim
Menteri Besar	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Preceded by	Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah
Succeeded by	Abdullah Ya'kub
Constituency	Meranti
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Meranti
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 April 1995
Preceded by	Zakaria Ismail (PAS)
Majority	2,076 (1995) 3,018 (1999) 2,105 (2004) 3,135 (2008) 3,933 (2013) 6,100 (2018) 9,154 (2023)
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
1995–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Mohd Nassuruddin bin Daud (1965-10-04) 4 October 1965 (age 59) Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia[citation needed]
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2015–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Spouse	Wan Nor Hanita Wan Yaakob
Children	10
Alma mater	Al-Azhar University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Religious scholar

Personal life

At night on 26 December 2023, the house of Mohd Nassuruddin and the surrounding area of Kampung Meranti were flooded as the floods in Kelantan worsened.^[2]

Election results

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N13 Meranti		Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	5,060	62.90%		Mohamed Yaacob (UMNO)	2,984	37.10%	8,235	2,076	69.68%
1999			Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	5,983	66.86%		Zaid Fadzil (UMNO)	2,965	33.14%	9,160	3,018	73.16%
2004	N14 Meranti		Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	6,095	60.44%		Ab Halim Che Man (UMNO)	3,990	39.56%	10,273	2,105	75.01%
2008			Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	7,237	63.82%		Abdullah Mat Yasim (UMNO)	4,102	36.18%	11,509	3,135	79.19%
2013			Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	8,522	65.00%		Mohd Afandi Yusoff (UMNO)	4,589	35.00%	13,305	3,933	80.80%
2018	N13 Meranti		Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	10,318	64.41%		Ahmad Anuar Hussin (UMNO)	4,218	26.33%	16,482	6,100	76.70%
							Mohd Romizu Mohd Ali (AMANAH)	971	6.06%
							Che Daud Che Man (IND)	512	3.20%
2023			Mohd Nassuruddin Daud (PAS)	13,260	76.36%		Zahri Omar (UMNO)	4,106	23.64%	17,366	9,154	57.93%

Honours

•  Kelantan :
  • Companion of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (JMK) (2007)^[5]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2010)^[6]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2019)^[7]
  • Dato' Panglima Perang (2019)^[8]

References

1. "Mohd Nassuruddin is new Kelantan MB". The Star. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
2. "Floods: Kelantan MB's house inundated as situation worsens in the state". The Star. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
3. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
4. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
5. "Kelantan Sultan's birthday honours list". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
6. "Lebih 70 bergelar Datuk esok" [More than 70 conferred Datuk tomorrow]. Malaysiakini. 30 March 2010.
7. "Mukhriz terima darjah kebesaran Kelantan". Bernama (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 4 March 2019.
8. "Penganugerahan Dato' Panglima Perang dan Ahli Yang Kehormat Pertama (Seri Paduka) bagi Darjah Kebesaran Jiwa Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Mulia". Facebook. Retrieved 4 March 2019.