Honours
Kelantan - Justice of the Peace (JP) (2025)
Negeri Sembilan -
Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) –Dato' (2003) [6]
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Shaari Mat Hussain | |
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| Deputy Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council | |
| Assumed office 23 August 2023 | |
| Monarch | Muhammad V |
| Menteri Besar | Mohd Nassuruddin Daud |
| Member | Tuan Saripuddin Tuan Ismail |
| Portfolio | Agriculture,Agrofood Industry and Commodities |
| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz Abdul Kadir (Agriculture and Agro-based Industry) Portfolio established (Commodities) |
| Constituency | Paloh |
| Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Paloh | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Amran Arifin (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,205 (2023) |
| Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Gual Periok | |
| In office 21 March 2004 –8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS) |
| Succeeded by | Mohamad Awang (PAS) |
| Majority | 1,192 (2004) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shaari bin Mat Hussain 1962 (age 62–63) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (2000–2020) Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) (2000–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2021–present) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Shaari bin Mat Hussain 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). [1]
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. [2]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | N15 Gual Periok | Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) | 6,275 | 55.25% | Abdullah Ab Razak (PAS) | 5,083 | 44.75% | 11,547 | 1,192 | 69.66% | ||
| 2008 | Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) | 6,915 | 52.21% | Mohamad Awang (PAS) | 6,915 | 52.21% | 13,514 | 733 | 74.41% | |||
| Mohammad Zulkifle Abd Rashid (IND) | 147 | 1.11% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Shaari Mat Hussain (UMNO) | 7,609 | 48.06% | Mohamad Awang (PAS) | 8,224 | 51.94% | 16,114 | 615 | 75.30% | |||
| 2023 | N44 Paloh | Shaari Mat Hussain (BERSATU) | 7,407 | 58.74% | Amran Arifin (UMNO) | 5,202 | 41.26% | 12,714 | 2,205 | 60.08% | ||
Kelantan 
Negeri Sembilan 
Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Jaafar (DPTJ) –Dato' (2003) [6]