Shaari bin Mat Hussain (born 18 June 1962) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud and Member Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail since August 2023. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paloh since August 2023 and Gual Periok from March 2004 to March 2008. He is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Political career In the 2023 state election, Shaari Mat Hussain made his electoral debut after being nominated by PN contested on Paloh. He was elected as Paloh assemblyman with the majority of 2,205 votes.
On 23 August 2023, he was appointed as Deputy Kelantan EXCO Member by Menteri Besar Mohd Nassuruddin Daud. He assumed the portfolios of Agriculture, Agrofood Industry and Commodities and deputising for Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail.
Election results + Kelantan State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout2004N15 Gual Periok (UMNO)6,27555.25%Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS)5,08344.75%11,5471,19269.66%2008Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO)6,91552.21%Mohamad Awang (PAS)6,91552.21%13,51473374.41%Mohammad Zulkifle Abd Rashid (IND)1471.11%2013Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO)7,60948.06%Mohamad Awang (PAS)8,22451.94%16,11461575.30%2023N44 PalohShaari Mat Hussain (BERSATU)7,40758.74%Amran Arifin (UMNO)5,20241.26%12,7142,20560.08%
Honours
Justice of the Peace (JP) (2025)
Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) – Dato' (2003)
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