Che Abdullah Mat Nawi | |
|---|---|
 Che Abdullah in 2018 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2020–2021 | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries |
| Exco roles (Kelantan) | |
| 2013–2018 | Chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2020–2022 | Perikatan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Kelantan State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2008–2018 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Other roles | |
| 2021—2022 | Chairman of Farmers' Organization Authority (FOA) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Che Abdullah bin Mat Nawi 14 June 1960 Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2022) United Malays National Organization (UMNO) (2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016-2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-2022) Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-present) Barisan Nasional (BN) (2022-present) |
| Spouse | Saleha Yaacob |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dato' Haji Che Abdullah bin Mat Nawi (Jawi: چئ عبدﷲ بن مت نوي) is a Malaysian politician who served in the government as Chairman of Farmers' Organization Authority (FOA) from September 2021 to November 2022. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tumpat from May 2018 to November 2022 and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from March 2020 to August 2021. He served as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Wakaf Bharu from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Che Abdullah contested Wakaf Bharu assembly state in Wakaf Bharu in 2008 and re-elected in 2013 general election. He contested Tumpat parliamentary seat in 2018 and won that seat.
At the party level, he was the Secretary of the Kelantan PAS Liaison Agency. He was also the Chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology of the State Government of Kelantan.[1]
On 9 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Che Abdullah will be appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries and to be served along with Ahmad Hamzah from Barisan Nasional.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N04 Wakaf Bharu, P019 Tumpat | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) | 8,405 | 52.04% | Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO) | 7,745 | 47.96% | 16,417 | 660 | 85.02% | ||
| 2013 | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) | 11,515 | 52.22% | Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO) | 10,537 | 47.78% | 22,369 | 978 | 87.70% | |||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P019 Tumpat, Kelantan | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS) | 47,041 | 54.33% | Wan Johani Wan Hussin (UMNO) | 29,541 | 34.12% | 88,733 | 17,500 | 79.99% | ||
| Nordin Salleh (BERSATU) | 10,003 | 11.55% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (UMNO) | 30,633 | 29.27% | Mumtaz Md. Nawi (PAS) | 65,426 | 62.51% | 106,131 | 34,793 | 70.07% | |||
| Wan Ahmad Johari Wan Omar (AMANAH) | 7,762 | 7.42% | ||||||||||
| Che Mohamad Aswari Che Ali (PUTRA) | 593 | 0.57% | ||||||||||
| Khairul Azwan Kamarrudin (WARISAN) | 245 | 0.23% | ||||||||||
Kelantan :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2012)