The Terengganu State Legislative Assembly () 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 (32)PNBERSATU27527PASBERSATU

No.Parliamentary constituencyNo.State Constituency MemberCoalition (Party) PostP033Besut N01 Kuala Besut Azbi Salleh N/A N02 Kota Putera Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman EXCO Member N03 Jertih Riduan Md Nor N/A N04 Hulu Besut Mohd Husaimi HussinDeputy EXCO MemberP034Setiu N05 JabiAzman Ibrahim EXCO Member N06 Permaisuri Mohd Yusop MajidDeputy EXCO Member N07 LangkapAzmi MaarofN/A N08 Batu Rakit Mohd Shafizi IsmailP035Kuala Nerus N09 Tepuh Hishamuddin Abdul Karim EXCO Member N10 Buluh Gading Ridzuan HashimDeputy EXCO Member N11 Seberang Takir Khazan Che Mat Deputy Speaker N12 Bukit Tunggal Zaharudin Zahid N/AP036Kuala Terengganu N13 Wakaf Mempelam Wan Sukairi Wan Abdullah EXCO Member N14 Bandar Ahmad Shah Muhamed Deputy EXCO Member N15 Ladang Zuraida Md Noor N16 Batu Buruk Muhammad Khalil Abdul HadiEXCO MemberP037Marang N17 Alur Limbat Ariffin Deraman N18 Bukit Payung Mohd Nor HamzahSpeaker N19 Ru Rendang Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar Menteri Besar MP for Kemaman N20 Pengkalan Berangan Sulaiman Sulong Deputy EXCO MemberP038Hulu Terengganu N21 Telemung Mohd Zawawi Ismail N22 Manir Hilmi Harun N23 Kuala Berang Mamad Puteh N24 Ajil Maliaman KassimEXCO MemberP039Dungun N25 Bukit Besi Ghazali Sulaiman N/A N26 Rantau Abang Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli Deputy EXCO Member N27 Sura Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin N/A N28 Paka Satiful Bahri MamatEXCO MemberP040Kemaman N29 Kemasik Saiful Azmi SuhailiDeputy EXCO Member N30 Kijal Razali IdrisEXCO Member N31 Cukai Hanafiah MatEXCO Member N32 Air Putih Mohd Hafiz Adam N/A

Seating arrangement Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant Vacant B C A the Mace State Financial Officer State Legal Advisor Sergeant-at-Arm State Secretary Secretary 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 PMIPMarang 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 Besut9 Syed Omar Mohamad 8 September 1986 1990 BN (UMNO)Paka1990 11 November 1996 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-MLA15 Yahya Ali 1 July 201823 September 2023Non-MLA16 Mohd Nor Hamzah 24 September 2023presentBukit 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. GOVERNMENT SEATSMarginal Telemung Mohd Zawawi Ismail BERSATU 50.90Fairly safe Seberang Takir Khazan Che Mat BERSATU 56.50 Bandar Ahmad Shah Muhamed PAS 56.69 Kijal Razali Idris BERSATU 58.15 Hulu Besut Mohd Husaimi Hussin BERSATU 58.19 Kota Putera Mohd. Nurkhuzaini Ab. Rahman PAS 58.31 Langkap Azmi Maarof PAS 58.35Safe Kuala Besut Azbi Salleh PAS 60.91 Ladang Zuraida Md Noor PAS 61.54 Jerteh Riduan Mohamad Nor PAS 62.10 Jabi Azman Ibrahim PAS 62.73 Batu Rakit Mohd Shafizi Ismail PAS 63.14 Cukai Hanafiah Mat PAS 64.13 Bukit Besi Ghazali Sulaiman PAS 63.86 Pengkalan Berangan Sulaiman Sulong PAS 64.98 Kemasik Saiful Azmi Suhaili PAS 65.45 Air Putih Mohd Hafiz Adam PAS 65.65 Ajil Maliaman Kassim PAS 66.94 Permaisuri Mohd Yusop Majid BERSATU 67.03 Kuala Berang Mamad Puteh PAS 67.80 Alur Limbat Ariffin Deraman PAS 72.92 Paka Satiful Bahari Hj. Mamat PAS 73.39 Tepuh Hishamuddin Abd. Karim PAS 73.47 Buluh Gading Ridzuan Hashim PAS 73.50 Bukit Tunggal Zaharudin Zahid PAS 73.52 Bukit Payung Mohd. Nor Hamzah PAS 74.11 Rantau Abang Mohd Fadhli Rahmi Zulkifli PAS 75.85 Batu Buruk Muhammad Khalil Abd. Hadi PAS 79.58 Sura Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi PAS 83.06 Ru Rendang Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar PAS 85.18 Wakaf Mempelam Wan Shukairi Wan Abdullah PAS 85.37 Manir Hilmi Harun PAS 85.90

List of Assemblies AssemblyTerm beganMembersCommitteeMajority party/coalitionState Council195431KamaruddinAlliance 1st195924Mohd Daud (1959–1961)PMIP Ibrahim Fikri I (1961–1964)Alliance 2nd1964Ibrahim Fikri IIAlliance 3rd1969Ibrahim Fikri III (1969)Mahmood (1969–1972)Alliance Nik Hassan (1972–1974)Alliance –PAS (1972–1973)BN (1973–1974)4th197428Wan Mokhtar IBN (1974–1977)BN (1977–1978)5th1978Wan Mokhtar IIBN 6th1982Wan Mokhtar IIIBN 7th198632Wan Mokhtar IVBN 8th1990Wan Mokhtar VBN 9th1995Wan Mokhtar VIBN 10th1999Abdul HadiBA 11th2004Idris JusohBN 12th2008Ahmad Said IBN 13th2013Ahmad Said II (2014)Ahmad Razif (2014–2018)BN 14th2018Ahmad Samsuri IPAS (2018–2020)PN (2020–2023)15th2023Ahmad Samsuri IIPN (2022–2026)PN –BERSATU (2026–present)

References

External links Portal Rasmi Dewan Undangan Negeri Terengganu Darul Iman (Official site)