Wan Hapandi Wan Nik Explained

Wan Hapandi Wan Nik
Native Name:Malay: {{Script|Arab|وان هافندي وان نئ
Birth Name:Wan Hapandi bin Wan Nik
Birth Place:Terengganu, Malaysia
Office:Deputy Member of the
Terengganu State Executive Council
1Blankname:Menteri Besar
1Namedata:Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
2Blankname:Member
2Namedata:Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman
Term Start:16 May 2018
Term End:12 August 2023
Constituency:Sura
Constituency Am3:Sura
Assembly3:Terengganu State Legislative
Majority3:2,957 (2013)
7,162 (2018)
Term Start3:5 May 2013
Term End3:12 August 2023
Predecessor3:Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli
(PRPAS)
Successor3:Tengku Muhammad Fakhruddin Tengku Md Fauzi
(PN–PAS)
Office5:Faction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
Subterm5:2013–2020
Suboffice5:Malaysian Islamic Party
Subterm6:2020–2023
Suboffice6:Perikatan Nasional
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Occupation:Politician

Wan Hapandi bin Wan Nik is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini Ab Rahman from May 2018 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sura from May 2013 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.

Political career

Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (2013–2023)

In the 2013 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was nominated by PAS to contest for the Sura state seat. He won the seat and was elected as the Sura MLA for the first term after defeating candidate of Barisan Nasional (BN) by a majority of 2,957 votes.

In the 2018 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was renominated by PAS to defend the Sura seat. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Sura MLA for the second term after defeating candidates of BN and Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of 7,162 votes.

In the 2023 Terengganu state election, Wan Hapandi was not renominated by PN to defend the Sura seat or contest for other seats.

Deputy Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (2018–2023)

On 16 May 2018 after PAS took over the state administration from BN after PAS defeated BN in the 2018 state election, Wan Hapandi was appointed as Terengganu Deputy EXCO Member in charge of Entrepreneurship, Micro Industry and Hawker Affairs by Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri to deputise for EXCO Member Mohd Nurkhuzaini.

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2013N27 Sura (PAS) 8,952 59.89%Zakariah Ali (UMNO)5,99540.11%15,088 2,95785.40%
2018Wan Hapandi Wan Nik (PAS) 12,500 61.81%Zainun Abu Bakar (UMNO)5,33826.39%20,530 7,16282.90%
Zulkifli Ali (AMANAH)2,38611.80%

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HEBAHAN ISTIADAT PENGURNIAAN GELARAN DAN BINTANG-BINTANG DARJAH KEBESARAN NEGERI TERENGGANU DARUL IMAN SEMPENA SAMBUTAN ULANG TAHUN KE–61 HARI KEPUTERAAN KEBAWAH DULI YANG MAHA MULIA SULTAN TERENGGANU. 19 Jun 2023. Pejabat Setiausaha Negeri Terengganu (Khidmat Pengurusan). 20 Jun 2023.