Abdul Hadi Awang

Yang Berhormat Tan Sri Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang
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Abdul Hadi in 2024
11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu
In office 2 December 1999 – 25 March 2004
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Preceded by	Wan Mokhtar Ahmad
Succeeded by	Idris Jusoh
Constituency	Ru Rendang
8th Leader of the Opposition
In office 9 September 2002 – 2 March 2004
Monarch	Syed Sirajuddin
Prime Minister	Mahathir Mohamad (2002–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2004)
Preceded by	Fadzil Noor
Succeeded by	Lim Kit Siang
Constituency	Marang
7th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 June 2002 (Acting: 12 June 2002 – 12/14 September 2003)
Deputy	Hassan Shukri (2003–2005) Nasharudin Mat Isa (2005–2011) Mohamad Sabu (2011–2015) Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (since 2015)
Spiritual Leader	Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (until 2015) Haron Din (2015–2016) Hashim Jasin (since 2016)
Preceded by	Fadzil Noor
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Marang
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	2,747 (2008) 5,124 (2013) 21,954 (2018) 41,729 (2022)
In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	161 (1990) 882 (1995) 12,700 (1999)
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ru Rendang
In office 3 August 1986 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS)
Majority	531 (1986) 853 (1990) 1,394 (1995) 3,843 (1999) 1,435 (2004) 2,686 (2008) 2,819 (2013)
Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Marang
In office 22 April 1982 – 3 August 1986
Preceded by	Tengku Zahid Musa (BN-UMNO)
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Majority	133 (1982)
Other Positions
2020–2022	Special Envoy of Malaysia to the Middle East
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1990–2004	Malaysian Islamic Party
2008–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–	Perikatan Nasional
Faction represented in the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly
1982–2018	Malaysian Islamic Party
Personal details
Born	Abdul Hadi bin Awang (1947-10-20) 20 October 1947 Marang, Terengganu, Malayan Union
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	PAS
Other political affiliations	Alliance (1971–1973) BN (1974–1978) APM (1990–1996) Barisan Alternatif (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (2008–2015) Gagasan Sejahtera (2016–2020) PN (since 2020)
Spouse(s)	Zainab Awang Ngah Norzita Taat
Relations	Zaharudin Muhammad (son-in-law) Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin (son-in-law) Mohd Shukri Ramli (affinal)
Children	14 (including Muhammad Khalil)
Parent(s)	Awang Mohamad Abd Rahman (father) Aminah Yusuf (mother)
Education	Islamic University of Madinah (BA) Al-Azhar University (MA)
Occupation	Politician religious teacher
Website	presiden.pas.org.my/v2/

Abdul Hadi bin Awang (; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang from 1990 to 2004 and again since 2008. A president of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), he served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from 1999 to 2004. Hadi previously was the 8th opposition leader from 2002 to 2004 and was formerly a vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.

Born in Terengganu. Hadi received his education in neighbourhood schools before furthering his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 and 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University. Upon his return to Malaysia, he joined Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia in 1977, where he quickly became its Terengganu state chief. A year later, Hadi joined PAS and contested the Marang state constituency in the 1978 general election. He rose quickly through the ranks. He became the deputy president of PAS in 1989 when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. He remained as the deputy until 2002, when Fadzil died of a heart attack, resulting in Hadi succeeding him as the president of PAS and has been the longest-serving president in the party's history.

Hadi is a highly controversial politician in the country. Since the 1980s, he has routinely made incendiary remarks against non-Muslim minorities as well as local Muslims who do not subscribe to his ultraconservative religious views. Consequently, he has often been the target of investigation by the Royal Malaysia Police.

Early life, family and education

Hadi was born on 20 October 1947, in Kampung Rusila, Marang, Terengganu. He is the fifth child of nine siblings; four of them are already deceased.

His father was Haji Awang Mohamad bin Abd Rahman while his mother was Hajjah Aminah binti Yusuf. They are also deceased. His father who was Tok Guru in Kampung Rusila was also a political activist of Hizbul Muslimin Terengganu. Similarly, his bonds were the place of reference and the focus of society, especially in religious matters. Hizbul Muslimin was banned by the colonists, at the will of the ruling party. A few years after the ban, Haji Awang Mohammad emerged as one of the earliest to introduce the struggle of the Malay Se-Malaya (PAS) Society in Terengganu.

Hadi was given an early education by his father beginning in 1955. Later, he was educated formally at the Rusila National School before continuing his secondary education at Marang Religious School. He then pursued Sanawi's degree at the Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious Secondary School, Kuala Terengganu. In addition, he studied religion, Arabic and politics with his father.

He furthered his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah for a Shariah bachelor's degree funding by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the support of the then-vice president of the Islamic University of Madinah Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah bin Baz.

After about four years in the Arabian Peninsula from 1969 to 1973, he earned his first degree in Islamic Shariah. He furthered his master's degree at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, in political science (Siyasah Syar'iyyah) from 1974 to 1976.

Early career

Community education

Shortly after finishing his studies and returning to his homeland, in 1976, his father died. Hadi then decided to continue his father's duty of being a khatib and delivering khutbah (a sermon) every Friday morning.

Non-government organization

He served as an officer for the Terengganu Islamic Foundation from 1977 to 1978, and at the same time as Terengganu Chief of Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM).

In 1978, he began teaching at the Maahad Al-Ikhwan (Institut Berakan), a private school set up by a few young PAS youths in Mengadang Akar, Kuala Terengganu.

In 1982, when ABIM President, Anwar Ibrahim left the organization and joined the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Hadi joined PAS with Fadzil Noor and Nakhaie Ahmad.

Along with these three, some of the ABIM leaders who joined PAS included Mohamad Sabu, Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin, Husam Musa, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, Abu Bakar Chik, Muhamad Mustafa and Mohammad Daud Iraqi.

Political career

Early political career

Template:Conservatism in Malaysia Hadi has been active in politics since 1964 when he was studying in high school. He has been entrusted as a branch secretary in the PAS village Rusila, Marang.

In 1976, he was appointed Terengganu PAS Youth Chief and the Central PAS Youth Council Exco. In 1977, he was elected to the Central PAS Working Committee. In 1978, he was appointed acting Vice President of the Central Center and later confirmed to the post in 1980. In 1983, he and Nakhaei Ahmad were once again elected as PAS Vice Presidents. In 1989, he was elected PAS Deputy President after Fadzil Noor was elected as President of PAS.

Following the death of Fadzil Noor, he was appointed Acting President of PAS in 2003. He officially became the PAS President after being ratified at the convention in 2005.

At the 61st PAS Muktamar, he was challenged for the first time for the post of PAS President by Ahmad Awang. However, he managed to defeat his challenger with a majority of 695 votes.

Rose to prominence

He joined the election after returning home in 1978 where he was entrusted to contest the 1978 General Election in Marang state constituency representing PAS. He lost by 64 votes to BN's Tengku Zahid Tengku Musa. In the 1982 General Election, he was nominated by PAS again for the Marang seat and won with a majority of 320 votes, but lost in the Dungun Parliament, which was also contested, to Haji Awang Jabar.

In the 1982 election, four other PAS leaders in Terengganu won their state seats—Haji Mustafa Ali, Haji Harun Taliib, Haji Abu Bakar Chik, and Haji Wan Abdul Mutalib Embong.

In 1986, he retained the Ru Rendang seat (the new name for Marang seat after redelineation) defeating Abdul Latif Muda and has retained it until present day. However, for the Marang parliamentary seat that year, he lost to Abdul Rahman Bakar. He won the seat in 1990 and in subsequent general elections except during the 2004 General Election.

After PAS's victory in Terengganu in November 1999, he was appointed as Menteri Besar of Terengganu until March 2004, as well as being the Marang Member of Parliament. He was also the Federal Opposition Leader from 2003 to 2004, replacing Fadzil Noor.

Menteri Besar of Terengganu

Early time

Hadi was elected the 11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu officially on Tuesday, 22 Syaaban 1420 corresponding to 2 November 1999, when he was 52 years old. The ceremony for the declaration of the appointment of the Chief Minister and 10 members of the State Executive Council was held at Istana Maziah, Kuala Terengganu, on 2 December 1999.

He was also the state commissioner for Terengganu when he was appointed Menteri Besar to replace Wan Mokhtar Ahmad after PAS won 28 of the 32 state seats in Terengganu in the 10th general election. The party also won seven out of eight parliamentary seats; the other parliamentary seat was won by Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

Hadi I cabinet of Terengganu

1. YAB Tan Sri Dato' Seri Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi Awang
   • Menteri Besar
   • Chairman of the Land, Mines and Forestry Committee
   • Chairman of the Finance and Investment Committee
2. YB Dato' Haji Mustafa Ali
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Economic, Petroleum, Industrial and Human Resources Development Committee
3. (Allahyarham) YB Dato' Tuan Guru Haji Harun Taib
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Committee on Education, Da'wah and Shariah Implementation
4. YB Dato' Haji Wan Abdul Mutalib Embong
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Local Government, Housing and Environment Committee
5. (Allahyarham) YB Dato' Ustaz Abu Bakar Chik
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock
6. YB Tun Dato' Mohd Salleh Abas
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of Hisbah Committee and Special Duties
7. YB Dato' Haji Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Committee on Entrepreneur Development, Small Business and Consumer Affairs
8. YB Dato' Haji Yahaya Ali
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Infrastructure Development Committee, Public Utilities and Communications
9. YB Ustaz Haji Abu Bakar Abdullah
   • State Executive Councilor
   • Chairman of the Welfare, Social and Health Committee
10. (Allahyaham) YB Ustaz Haji Awang Dagang Jusoh
    • State Executive Councilor
    • Chairman of Women and Non-Muslim Affairs Committee
11. YB Ustaz Haji Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli
    • State Executive Councilor
    • Chairman of the Sports, Culture and Tourism Committee

Achievement

The achievement of Hadi while serving as the Menteri Besar of Terengganu were encouraging despite being denied the petroleum royalty as provided under the Petroleum Development Act of 1974.

Among his achievements were in the education sector where he helped consolidate both formal and informal educational institutions in the country. He instituted a higher zakat (funds) collection from 2000 to 2004 with a total of RM122.4 million compared to 1990-1999 under the UMNO administration where the total was only RM85 million. In the case of land reform, he reduced the land charge premium from 20% to 10% and exceeded the target to settle an arrears of 50,000 land dispute cases each year.

He instituted transparency in logging activities increasing the premium of RM60.6 million to 15,000 hectare in 2003 compared to premium of RM17.9 million for the same amount of hectares during the UMNO administration in 1997. He helped to reduce the poverty rate from 17.3% to 14%;

He helped introduce Five Working Days policy in 1999, which was followed by the Federal Government in 2000. He introduced 90 days maternity leave and seven days leave for fathers. He assisted with the abolition of the pedicab permit and the fees for small traders, abolished toll collection at the Sultan Mahmud Bridge, and re-established the Islamic Law in the state constitution with the introduction of several laws based on the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah.

International involvement

While an overseas student

Hadi began to work internationally in Madinah when he became the Head of Malaysian Students of the Islamic University of Madinah. In addition, he is also responsible for the Confederation of Southeast Asian Students in Medina.

At Medina, two Ikhwan figures, Professor Dr. Muhammad Al-Wakeel and Sheikh Said Hawwa became his mentors for Siasah Syar'iyyah. He also learned from Dr. Abdul Satar Al Khudsi who was active in the Muslim Brotherhood at that time.

In Egypt, he became the secretary of the Syariah Section and the Law of the Federation of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Represents Malaysian Islamic movement

As PAS senior leader, Hadi not only led the Islamic movement in Malaysia, but was also actively involved on the international stage with other Islamic movements addressing the problems of the Ummah (Islamic community).

In 1990 he was a member of the Joint Coordinating Committee of Islamic Political Parties to address Palestinian issues, based in Amman, Jordan. He was a supporter of Harakah al-Muqawwamat al-Islamiyyah (HAMAS). Along with the leadership of HAMAS, as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood he supported the defense of the Palestinian issue. He urged the Government of Malaysia to recognize the victory of Hamas as a legitimate government. He led a delegation of PAS parliamentarians and Islamic NGOs in an attempt to enter Gaza City but was barred.

Hadi was involved with the Al-Majma 'al-Alami li al-Taqrib Baina al-Mazahib al-Islamiah (International Council for Approach of Islamic Schools), based in Tehran, Iran, and the International Committee of the International Secretariat for the Defense of Baitul Maqdis based in Amman, Jordan. He was a member of delegate MPs of Islamic parties led by Dr. Najmuddin Erbakan, a former Turkish Prime Minister, who met with UN Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and met the United States Senate; the delegates of Parti Islam MPs who visited Europe headed by Dr. Necmettin Erbakan; a delegate of Islamic party leaders from around the world who met the rulers and presidents of the countries of West Asia before the Gulf War; a delegate of the world leaders of Islamic movements who visited Baghdad at the invitation of Iraq's Prime Minister, Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War crisis; a member of the delegation of Islamic movement leaders across the globe headed by Muslim Brotherhood leader Sheikh Mustafa Mashhur who visited Afghanistan, to help enforce the Islamic state and to avoid conflicts between Muslim pilgrims who were cracking after the Russian withdrawal from Afghanistan. In addition to Hadi, Fadzil Noor, then-President of PAS, also participated.

Hadi was a member of the International Islamic Movement Secretariat Committee headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey in 1994. He was often invited to attend the Ijtima 'Am organized by Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, and some Indonesian Islamic movements such as the Prosperous Justice Party and the Star Moon Party.

He was a speaker at the International Seminar on Islamic Unity in the face of Bosnia-Herzegovina problems and represented PAS at the 5th World Islamic Organization's Muktamar in Istanbul in 1996. He gave a speech titled "Islamic Awakening: His Lack of Wisdom" at the International Islamic Revival Conference in Tehran on 24 September 2011. The conference, attended by 700 delegates from all Muslim countries, discussed the latest conflicts in West Asia such as Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Syria and Palestine.

He represented Malaysia's Islamic movement (PAS) to the 22nd International Muslim Community Congress in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2013. It was also attended by the leader of Tunisia's An-Nahdah, Rached Ghannouchi; from Palestinian HAMAS, Ismail Haniyeh and Khaled Mashal; from Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie; from Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, Syed Munawar Hassan; and from the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood, Riyadh al-Sakfa. The congress also heard a keynote address by two Islamic State leaders, Dr. Mohamed Morsi (Egypt) and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran).

Hadi was appointed as Deputy President of the World Muslim Ulama Union, together with Dr. Ahmed Raissouni and Sheikh Al-Khalili headed by Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi in 2014.

He delivered the prime lectures at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore on 28 April 2015.

Controversies and issues

Amanat Hadi

Amanat Hadi refers to the dark period in the 1980s, when Hadi Awang was a PAS firebrand. It was the beginning of the era of "kafir mengkafir" (calling fellow Muslims infidels due to different political beliefs) which Hadi had popularized throughout the villages of Malaysia.

however, Tuan Guru Haji Abdul Hadi Awang himself, in several later explanations, denied ever declaring any specific individual an infidel solely because of political differences. According to him, the issues raised concerned legal and governance principles, not an attempt to divide the Muslim community.

Hadi delivered this infamous Amanat Hadi sermon at Kampung Banggol, Peradong, Kuala Terengganu on 7 April 1981, and thereafter his image appeared on posters on the walls of PAS offices across the nation at the same time.

Hadi claimed that UMNO perpetuated the unIslamic rule of colonialism, and therefore the struggle of PAS and its supporters against UMNO is jihad and that those who died in the struggle are Al-Shahid (martyrs).

Later in 1983, an Amanat Hadi poster was used in the Selising by-election in Kelantan and thereafter became a flagship battle clarion call for PAS in other elections.

In one bold stroke, Hadi drew a line that separates PAS and UMNO.

Indeed, there were separate Imams for daily prayers, separate "kenduris" (wedding feasts etc.), abattoirs, funeral rites, Friday prayers, even separate burial sites.

Families were separated, husbands and wives were separated through an acrimonious divorce, and children left in limbo that eventually led to a large scale division of the Muslim ummah.

As such, the Amanat Hadi continues to be debated within Malaysian political history, viewed differently by supporters and critics alike. Any assessment of the event should therefore consider the historical context, the original source of the speech, as well as the clarifications and denials issued by the parties involved.

Seditious remarks against Christians

Hadi has alleged that Christian missionaries have brought their work to Malaysia only after experiencing failure in the West. "Christianity is no longer saleable in countries where the education level is high," he said. Hadi alleged that preachers would often back down from challenges to debate with their Muslim counterparts because "they know they would lose". "This is transgression in the name of religion. It is a danger that must be fought," Hadi said in an article in one of the edition of Harakah released on 18 January 2016.

In December 2020, two Sabahans have filed a lawsuit against Hadi as a public interest matter. Maklin Masiau and Lawrence Jomiji Kinsil @ Maximilhian ask the court to find Hadi guilty of violating Section 3 of the Sedition Act. Hadi was appointed the Prime Minister's special envoy to the Middle East on 2 April. The position carries a status equivalent to a minister. It is said to involve advising the Prime Minister on enhancing Malaysia's interests in the region. The duo claims that Hadi had made a seditious statement in PAS newspaper Harakah against Christians and Christian missionaries on 18 January 2016. They said they initiated the lawsuit because the public prosecutor had not charged Hadi for those remarks after four years. They also included various news reports in January 2016 and August 2020 as part of their court filing to support their case. The lawsuit was filed on 9 December in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur. The court papers had been delivered to the PAS headquarters yesterday. The Christian Federation of Malaysia — an umbrella body which represents churches nationwide — questioned the sincerity of PAS' Pasir Puteh MP Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh's so-called "apology."

Hadi has applied to quash two Sabahans' originating summons over the PAS president's alleged seditious remark against Christians published in a newspaper, five years ago.

Remarks against Joe Biden

On 30 January 2021, former deputy foreign affairs minister Marzuki Yahya has criticised Hadi over his comments on the new administration in the United States. Hadi had said having a new president in the White House was meaningless for Islamic world as President Joe Biden will continue with Zionist-influenced policies. He had also said the only difference between Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump was Biden's softer and more diplomatic approach. Marzuki said Hadi's remarks could be seen as an attempt to disrupt bilateral ties between Malaysia and the US. He added that Malaysia always held to the principle of non-intervention in another country's domestic affairs. A principle of Malaysia's foreign policy was to resolve any disputes through negotiations.

Personal life

Hadi established a household with Hajah Zainab binti Awang Ngah in 1976. His second marriage was in 1991 to Dr. Norzita Taat. The result of his marriage with his two wives was 14 children, 11 from his first wife; three from his second wife.

His eldest son, Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi, is an alumnus of Al-Eman University, Yemen and used to hold the post of PAS Dewan Pemuda's Chief and Chairman of the International Lajnah, the PAS Dewan Pemuda.

Health

On 1 July 2023, Hadi was hospitalised to undergo treatment due to poor health. Muhammad Khalil asked for well-wishes for his father on his health and longevity. Meanwhile, an aide to him has shared that the latter was in stable condition and under strict observation to ensure his recovery. On 2 July 2023, Deputy Menteri Besar of Kelantan and Vice President of PAS Mohd Amar Abdullah revealed that Hadi had been transferred to a regular ward from the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) after his condition improved and visitors were prohibited to allow the latter to rest and recover properly.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	P036 Dungun	rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	10,172	42.46%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional|	Awang Abdul Jabar (UMNO)	13,447	56.13%	24,789	3,275	79.79%
						Abdul Hamid Embong (PSRM)	337	1.41%
1986	P034 Marang	Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	13,015	48.80%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	13,654	51.20%	27,433	639	82.61%
1990		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	17,736	49.98%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	17,575	49.53%	36,172	161	84.70%
		Template:Party shading/Independent |				Wan Deraman Wan Nik (IND)	176	0.50%
1995	P037 Marang	Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	21,945	51.03%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	21,063	48.97%	44,212	882	81.69%
1999		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	30,183	63.18%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Muda Mamat (UMNO)	17,483	36.60%	48,611	12,700	83.05%
2004		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	27,913	49.56%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Rahman Bakar (UMNO)	28,076	49.85%	57,186	163	88.84%
2008		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	33,435	52.08%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Ahmad Ramzi Mohamad Zubir (UMNO)	30,688	47.80%	65,008	2,747	86.89%
2013		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	42,984	53.04%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Yahya Khatib Mohamad (UMNO)	37,860	46.72%	81,836	5,124	90.13%
2018		rowspan=2 Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	53,749	59.27%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Mohamad Nor Endut (UMNO)	31,795	35.06%	92,046	21,954	87.75%
		Template:Party shading/Keadilan |				Zarawi Sulong (AMANAH)	5,138	5.67%
2022			Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	73,115	67.04%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Jasmira Othman (UMNO)	31,386	28.78%	110,312	41,729	82.78%
						Template:Party shading/PH |	Azhar Abdul Shukur (AMANAH)	4,140	3.80%
							Zarawi Sulong (PUTRA)	427	0.39%

Terengganu State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1978	N21 Marang	Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	2,618	49.36%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Tengku Zahid Musa (UMNO)	2,686	50.64%	7,142	68
1982		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	3,606	50.94%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Tengku Zahid Musa (UMNO)	3,473	49.06%	7,251	133	85.33%
1986	N19 Ru Rendang	Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	3,470	54.14%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Latif Muda (UMNO)	2,939	45.86%	6,567	531	82.68%
1990		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	4,750	54.93%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abdul Latif Muda (UMNO)	3,897	45.07%	8,799	853	83.54%
1995		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	6,285	56.24%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Abu Bakar Othman (UMNO)	4,891	43.76%	11,348	1,394	80.73%
1999		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	7,881	66.02%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Tengku Zainuddin Tengku Zahid (UMNO)	4,038	33.83%	12,125	3,843	81.37%
2004		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	7,736	54.06%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Tengku Zainuddin Tengku Zahid (UMNO)	6,301	44.04%	14,446	1,435	89.38%
2008		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	9,379	58.36%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Razali Idris (UMNO)	6,693	41.64%	16,209	2,686	86.23%
2013		Template:Party shading/PAS |	Abdul Hadi Awang (PAS)	11,468	56.83%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional |	Nik Dir Nik Wan Ku (UMNO)	8,649	42.86%	20,347	2,819	89.78%

International recognition

Abdul Hadi Awang has been listed as one of the world's 500 most influential Muslims by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre based in Amman, Jordan. He was given this recognition in the category of Preachers & Spiritual Guides The Muslim 500: The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims 2016 edition.

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

• Malaysia
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2021)
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
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  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Sultan Mahmud I of Terengganu (SSMT) – Dato' Seri (2001)

Character awards

1. On 15 April 2011, he was awarded the 'Alim Rabbani' award by Yala Islamic University, Pattani, and Thailand in conjunction with the Multaqa Muslimat Yala Islamic University. He is the first overseas Thai to receive the recognition.
2. On 26 September 2014, he was selected as the Terengganu Tani Icon 2014 in the Terengganu Farmers, Raiders and Fishermen Carnivals 2014 at Itqanul Muluk Square, Kuala Berang, Terengganu.
3. On 16 May 2015, he was awarded the "Murabbi Ummah Tokoh" Award in conjunction with the Malaysian Islamic Educators Association 3.0 organized by the National Educator Awakening Association Movement at the Kedah State PAS Complex.
4. On 1 September 2019, he was awarded the 'Tokoh Maal Hijrah Terengganu' award by the Sultan of Terengganu in conjunction with the new year of 1441 according to Islamic Calendar.

Recognition through writing

1. Jamhuri Badiuzzaman, Haji Abdul Hadi Awang : Hamba Allah Pemimpin Ummah, Pustaka Bunda, 1984.
2. Mohd Nasir Awang, Masa Untuk Tok Guru Buktikan - PAS Mampu Pimpin Malaysia. Penerbitan Pemuda, 2000
3. Mohd Nasir Awang, Terengganu Lepasi Pantang - Kuasa Yang Menjerat?, Rangkaian Minda Publishing, Julai 2001
4. Riduan Mohamad Nor, Abdul Hadi Awang : Murabbi, Ideolouge, Pemimpin. Jundi Resources, 2011
5. Mohamed Jusoh, Prinsip Haji Hadi BYG Publishers & Distribuors. 2016

See also

• Masjid Kampung Rusila

References

• Farish Ahmad Noor, Islam Embedded: The Historical Development of the Democratic Action Party DAP, 1951–2003, Malaysian Sociological Research Institute, 2004, ISBN 983-99866-8-6
• Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, Voll, John Obert, Esposito, John L., The Contemporary Islamic Revival: A Critical Survey and Bibliography, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1991, ISBN 0-313-24719-6
• Hooker, Virginia Matheson, Othman, Norani, Kessler, Clive S., Malaysia: Islam, Society and Politics, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003, ISBN 981-230-161-5
• Saw, Swee-Hock, K. Kesavapany, Malaysia: Recent Trends and Challenges, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2006, ISBN 981-230-339-1

External links

• President of PAS official website

Political offices
Preceded by Fadzil Noor	Leader of the Opposition of Malaysia 2002–2004	Succeeded by Lim Kit Siang
Preceded by Wan Mokhtar Ahmad	Menteri Besar of Terengganu 1999–2004	Succeeded by Idris Jusoh
Party political offices
Preceded by Fadzil Noor	President of the Malaysian Islamic Party 2002–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Abdul Rahman Bakar	Member of Parliament for Marang 2008–present	Incumbent
New constituency	Member of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ru Rendang 1986–2018	Succeeded by Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Preceded by Tengku Zahid Musa	Member of Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Marang 1982–1986	Constituency abolished