Razali Saad (politician)

For the Singaporean footballer of the same name, see Razali Saad (footballer).

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

Razali Saad (born 31 August 1965) is a Malaysian politician, businessman, farmer and entrepreneur^[1] who has served as Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli as well as Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Simpang Empat since November 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition. He is the State Committee Member of PN of Perlis and Division Treasurer of PAS of Arau.

Yang Berhormat Tuan Razali Saad MLA
Member of the Perlis State Executive Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2022 (Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantation Industries and Commodities)
Monarch	Sirajuddin
Menteri Besar	Mohd Shukri Ramli
Preceded by	Nurulhisham Yaakob (Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Plantation Industries and Commodities) Asmaiza Ahmad (Rural Development and Poverty Eradication)
Constituency	Simpang Empat
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Simpang Empat
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Nurulhisham Yaakob (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,008 (2022)
Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly
2022–	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Razali bin Saad (1965-08-31) 31 August 1965 (age 59) Perlis, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Children	3
Education	Al Madrasah Al Alawiyah Ad Diniah Religious Secondary School, Arau, Perlis
Alma mater	Cultural College, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Occupation	Politician, businessman, farmer and entrepreneur

Personal life

Razali was born in Perlis, Malaysia on 31 August 1965. He is also married and has three children with her wife.

Political career

Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (since 2022)

In the 2022 Perlis state election, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) suffered from huge defeat and wipeout in the assembly as none of its candidates won a state seat in the elections after losing all the 10 seats it previously held to PN. The elections ended 63-year rule of BN in the state, saw the first ever transition of power in the history of the state and replaced BN with PN as the ruling coalition and dominant political force in the state as PN won 14 out of 15 state seats and therefore two-thirds supermajority of the assembly. Therefore, State Chairman of PN of Perlis, State Commissioner of PAS of Perlis and Sanglang MLA Mohd Shukri replaced Azlan Man as the new and 10th Menteri Besar of Perlis and formed a new PN state administration on 22 November 2022. On 25 November 2022, Razali was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member in charge of Agriculture, Agro-based Industries, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantation Industries and Commodities by Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri.^[2]

Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (since 2022)

2022 Perlis state election

In the 2022 state election, Razali made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN to contest for the Simpang Empat state seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Simpang Empat MLA after defeating defending MLA Nurulhisham Yaakob of BN, Amran Darus of Pakatan Harapan (PH), independent candidate Ammar Hassan, Izhar Sudin of the Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) and Hakim Saad of the Heritage Party (WARISAN) by the majority of 4,008 votes.^[3]

Other careers

Besides his political positions, Razali is also the Simpang Empat E1 unit chief farmer and a liquefied petroleum gas entrepreneur. In addition, he holds the positions of Director of the Action Committee of Simpang Empat, Chairman of the Sungai Baru Al Hasanah Islamic Nursery Centre (PASTI), Member of the Assabiqun Committee of Perlis, Chairman of the Funeral Management Committee of Simpang Empat, Chairman of the Simpang Ampat Caring Community Organisation (PriSA) non-governmental organisation (NGO) and Chairman of the Kampung Baru Feast Alliance.

Election results

Perlis State Legislative Assembly^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	N14 Simpang Empat		Razali Saad (PAS)	5,388	66.40%		Nurulhisham Yaakob (UMNO)	1,380	17.01%	8,115	4,008	75.86%
							Amran Darus (PKR)	1,111	13.69%
							Ammar Hassan (Independent)	128	1.58%
							Izhar Sudin (PEJUANG)	73	0.90%
							Hakim Saad (WARISAN)	35	0.43%

References

1. "Razali Saad". Sinar Harian (in Malay). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
2. "6 ADUN PN angkat sumpah EXCO Perlis". Berita Harian (in Malay). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
3. "15 ADUN Perlis angkat sumpah". Berita Harian (in Malay). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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