Nurulhisham bin Yaakob is a
Malaysian
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* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regar ...
politician who served as Member of the
Perlis State Executive Council The Perlis State Executive Council is the executive authority of the Government of Perlis, Malaysia. The Council comprises the Menteri Besar, appointed by the Raja on the basis that he is able to command a majority in the Perlis State Legislative As ...
(EXCO) in the
Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar
Azlan Man from May 2017 to May 2018 for the first term and from June 2018 to the collapse of the BN state administration in November 2022 for the second term, as well as Member of the
Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for
Simpang Empat from May 2013 to November 2022. He is a member of the
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
Political career
Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (2017–2022)
On 12 May 2017, Nurulhisham was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the first term in charge of Public Facilities, Infrastructure, Rural Development, Poverty Eradication and Health by Menteri Besar Azlan to replace Jafperi Othman.
On 13 June 2018, Nurulhisham was reappointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member for the second term in charge of Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Plantation Industries, Commodities, Integrated Enforcement Coordination and Public Complaints by Menteri Besar Azlan.
On 22 November 2022, Nurulhisham lost his position after the BN state administration collapsed following the huge defeat of BN in the
2022 Perlis state election
The 2022 Perlis state election, formally the 15th Perlis state election, took place on 19 November 2022. This election was to elect 15 members of the 15th Perlis State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 14 October 2022 ...
that
wiped BN out of the assembly.
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (2013–2022)
2013 Perlis state election
In the
2013 Perlis state election, Nurulhisham made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Simpang Empat state seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Simpang Empat MLA for the first term after narrowly defeating
Rus'sele Eizan of
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by a majority of only 85 votes.
2018 Perlis state election
In the
2018 Perlis state election
The 14th Perlis State election was held on 9 May 2018. The previous state election was held on 5 May 2013. The state assemblymen is elected to 5 years term each.
The Perlis State Legislative Assembly would automatically dissolve on 28 June 2018, ...
, Nurulhisham was renominated by BN to defend the Simpang Empat seat. He defended the seat and was reelected as the Simpang Empat MLA for the second term after again narrowly defeating Rus'sele of
Gagasan Sejahtera
The Gagasan Sejahtera (English: ''Ideas of Prosperity'', abbrev: GS) was a coalition of opposition Islamist political parties which promote the "ideas of peace" in Malaysia. The informal electoral pact was formed initially on 16 March 2016 by ...
(GS) and Wan Noralhakim Shaghir Saad of
Pakatan Harapan (PH) by a majority of only 82 votes.
2022 Perlis state election
In the 2022 Perlis state election, Nurulhisham was renominated by BN to defend the Simpang Empat seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Simpang Empat MLA after losing to
Razali Saad of
Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of 4,008 votes.
Election results
References
Living people
People from Perlis
Malaysian people of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Independent politicians in Malaysia
United Malays National Organisation politicians
Members of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly
Perlis state executive councillors
21st-century Malaysian politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
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