Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
نئ عبدالعزيز نئ مت
Menteri Besar of Kelantan
In office
22 October 1990 – 6 May 2013
Monarchs
DeputyMohd Rozali Isohak (1990-1996)
Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman (1990-2004)
Ahmad Yakob (2004-2013)
Preceded byMohamed Yaacob
Succeeded byAhmad Yakob
2nd Spiritual Leader of Malaysian Islamic Party
In office
1991 – 12 February 2015
Preceded byYusof Rawa
Succeeded byHaron Din
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pengkalan Chepa
In office
1974–1986
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byNik Abdullah Arshad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kelantan Hilir
In office
1967–1974
Preceded byAhmad Abdullah
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of the Kelantan State Assembly
for Chempaka
In office
1995 – 12 February 2015
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAhmad Fathan Mahmood
Member of the Kelantan State Assembly
for Semut Api
In office
1986–1995
Preceded byWan Mamat Wan Yusof
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
PAS Head of the Ulama Wing
In office
1971–1995
Kelantan Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Commissioner
In office
1978–2013
Succeeded byAhmad Yakob
Personal details
Born
Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat

(1931-01-10)10 January 1931
Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died12 February 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 84)
Kampung Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Resting placeTanah Perkuburan Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu
Political partyPAS
Other political
affiliations
  • Alliance (1972–1973)
  • BN (1973–1978)
  • APU (1990–1996)
  • BA (1999–2004)
  • PR (2008–2015)
Spouse
Puan Sri Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak
(m. 1963)
Relations
Children10, including Nik Abduh and Nik Omar
Alma mater

Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat (Jawi: نئ عبدالعزيز بن نئ مت; 10 January 1931 – 12 February 2015) was a Malaysian politician and Muslim cleric. He was the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1990 to 2013 and the Mursyidul Am or Spiritual Leader of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) from 1991 until his death in 2015. Overall, his career as an elected politician lasted for some 48 years following his election to the Parliament of Malaysia in 1967.


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