Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah

Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji Nik Mohd Amar bin Abdullah (born 29 July 1959) is a Malaysian politician, who currently serves as the Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan and the councilor of the Kelantan State Executive Council.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd Amar.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji
Nik Mohd Amar bin Abdullah
SJMK DJMK JMK MLA
نئ محمد عمار بن عبدﷲ‎
Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan
Assumed office
6 May 2013
MonarchMuhammad V
Preceded byAhmad Yaakob
Exco roles (Kelantan)
2004–2008Chairman of the Education and Information
2008–2013Chairman of the Islamic Development, Education and Da'wah
2013–2018Chairman of the Region Development, Land, Investment and Natural Resources
2018–Chairman of the Public Administration, Regional Development, People Wellbeing and Integrity
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2004Malaysian Islamic Party
Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
2004–2020Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Nik Mohd Amar bin Abdullah

(1959-07-29) July 29, 1959
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations		Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU)
SpouseHasmani Hussain
RelationsAbdullah Arshad (father)
Tengku Chik Tengku Ibrahim (mother)
Children4
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
University of Birmingham
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLecturer

Family background

Dato' Nik Amar is the eldest child of the late Haji Abdullah bin Haji Arshad (known as Pak Nik Lah) and Hajjah Tengku Chik binti Tengku Ibrahim. Dato' Nik Amar's mother was the great-granddaughter of Sultan Muhammad III through his grandmother YM Tengku Halimah binti Tengku Long Zainal Abidin ibni Sultan Muhammad III.

He was given the title Nik Mat (Nik Mohd) by Tok Ku Puan who took care of him as a child. The local community in Kampung Panchor is more friendly calling him Nik Amar until now. Similarly, his father, nicknamed Pak Nik Lah, was taken from the wife of his grandfather Haji Arshad bin Muhammad Tahir bin Tera a scholar better known as Tok Ayah Kedah who married YM Raja Meriam binti Raja Daud who was a descendant of Raja Jembal.

Dato' Nik Amar now has children (2 boys and 2 girls) as a result of living together with Datin Hajjah Hasmani Binti Husain. His eldest son Taqiyuddin Mohd Amar a Hafiz Al-Quran and an outstanding student at MTAQ Pulai Chondong passed away in June 2004.

Education

Since childhood, Dato' Nik Amar was educated by his father and lived together and received his early education at Sekolah Menengah Ugama (Agama) Tarbiah Mardhiah, Panchor. At the same time Dato' Nik Amar studied in Sekolah Melayu Council (1965 - 1971) and proceed to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in United Kingdom.

  • 1965 - 1971 Sekolah Melayu Majlis - Primary School
  • 1972 - 1977 SMU (A) Tarbiah Mardhiah - Secondary School (Lower 6)
  • 1978 - 1979 Maahad Muhammadi Men - Secondary School (Upper 6)
  • 1979 - 1983 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) - Bachelor of Islamic Studies
  • 1985 - 1988 University of Birmingham, UK - MPhil in Theological Studies

Career and politics

Before being active in politics, Dato' Nik Amar was a Lecturer in the Department of Revelation, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Petaling Jaya, Selangor and served for 10 years (1985-1995). He also previously served as the Superintendent of Customs (Sangkut) for a year in Penang. He was subsequently called by the PAS Kelantan leadership to contest in the Pengkalan Chepa parliamentary seat and then contest as Panchor ADUN until now. Apart from being in the Kelantan State Assembly, Dato' Nik Amar is also a Member of the PAS Central Working Committee and Deputy Commissioner I of PAS Kelantan until now.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 P020 Pengkalan Chepa Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 20,410 68.15% Ismail Mat (UMNO) 9,316 31.11% 35,198 11,094 83.28%
Yusof Mat (AKIM) 221 0.74%
1999 Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 23,765 75.24% Mohd Noor Deris (UMNO) 7,820 24.76% 32,749 15,945 76.50%
Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N07 Panchor Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 7,123 58.57% Zulkifli Dollah (UMNO) 5,038 41.43% 12,492 2,085 80.11%
2008 Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 9,148 61.57% Dali Husin (UMNO) 5,711 38.43% 15,194 3,437 83.18%
2013 Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 12,467 62.65% Che Rosli Hassan (UMNO) 7,431 37.35% 20,107 5,036 85.10%
2018 Nik Mohd. Amar Nik Abdullah (PAS) 13,597 60.97% Zarina Md Eusope (UMNO) 6,309 28.29% 22,830 7,288 80.10%
Zulhazmi Hassan (AMANAH) 2,394 10.74%

Honours

References
  1. "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.
  2. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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