Anuar Tan bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) from December 1999 to May 2018 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Lama from November 1999 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He was also the sole Kelantan MLA of Chinese ethnicity. He is a Chinese Muslim and the longest-serving Kota Lama MLA, serving for 24 years.
Election results + Kelantan State Legislative Assembly Percentage figures based on total turnout. Percentage figures based on total turnout.YearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1999N08 Kota Lama (PAS) 8,470 51.35%Leong Su Siang (MCA) 8,025 48.65% 16,865 445 68.85%2004N09 Kota Lama Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 9,154 50.09%Leong Su Siang (MCA) 9,120 49.91% 18,543 34 74.81%2008 Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 12,867 62.68%Tan Ken Ten (MCA) 7,661 37.32% 20,804 5,206 76.94%2013 Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 14,269 64.65%Tan Ken Ten (MCA) 7,651 34.66% 22,399 6,618 79.29%Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar (IND) 152 0.69%2018 Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 8,410 40.12%Ab. Rashid Ab. Rahman (BERSATU) 6,965 33.23% 21,367 1,445 75.89%Chua Hock Kuan (MCA) 5,502 26.25%Khairul Nizam Abd Ghani (PSM) 54 0.26%Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary (IND) 29 0.14%
Honours
Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2003)
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