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Wan Hisham bin Wan Salleh was a member of

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

State Executive Council in

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and holds the State Infrastructure Development, Public Service and Communication Committee portfolio. He is also the chairman of T-Best Events, a State Government owned company which organised

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in Duyong,

. In

, he has managed to bring big sponsors to Terengganu namely BMW, RICHARD MILLE, MasterCard,

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, TM, ASTRO and

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in supporting the event putting Terengganu on international TV. He informally known as the right hand of the Terengganu Chief Minister, Dato Idris Jusoh as he famously referred him as 'The Man Who Makes Thing Happen' in developing the state after taking over from the previous governing party after the general election in 2004. Apart from the Monsoon Cup success, he also had improved the state transportation system bringing East Coast Expressway connecting Terengganu to the west coast of

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cutting the time needed from 9 hours to 3 hours drive from

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, the capital of

. He has also upgraded the airport, providing education programme for the suburban and elderly people on Information Technology, building free houses for the under poverty and recently has brought Terry Thoren to the state to start Animation Development Programme which is expecting to provide 4000 work opportunities in the state every year in animation and 3D industry.

Politics

Dato' Wan Hisham won the Ladang State Assembly Seat in General Election in 2004 defeating Dr. Sulaiman from the opposition party of PAS allowing

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win 28 out of 32 seats in

seeing the

taking over the State Government from the previous ruling party, PAS. He was then appointed by the Chief Minister Dato Idris Jusoh to join the State Executive Council holding the State Infrastructure Development, Public Service and Communication Committee portfolio due to his academic qualification and his vast experience in construction business. He was also then elected as the

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Treasurer for the state. However, he lost his seat in the 12th Malaysian General Election with a majority of 31 votes.

Other contributions

As part of his interest in

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and holding PADI Advanced Open Diver licence, Dato' Wan Hisham is the current Advisor of Malaysian Coral Preservation Society (CoRal Malaysia) and Sahabat Alam (SELAM) which are currently the leading societies in preserving corals and maritime lives in Malaysia. Under his wing, CoRal Malaysia held 3 Malaysian Book of Record for underwater achievement namely The First Underwater Gallery in

Pulau Bidong The Bidong Island ( ms, Pulau Bidong, Terengganuan ''Pula Bidong'') is an island in Kuala Nerus District, Terengganu, Malaysia in the South China Sea. Bidong Island is accessible from the coastal town of Merang in Setiu district. From 1978 until ...

, Terengganu, The Biggest Underwater Painting in Pulau Kapas, Terengganu and The Biggest Underwater Flag Hoisting in

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, Terengganu.

Education

# Sek. Ren. Sultan Sulaiman 1,

. # Sek. Men. Dato' Abdul Razak, Seremban, N. Sembilan #

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, Singapore (1974–1976). # Bachelor of Economics,

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(1976–1979).

Awards

For his contribution in developing

, Dato' Wan Hisham was knighted by

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Al-Wathiqu Billah Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Almarhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah ( Jawi: ; born 22 January 1962) is the 18th and current Sultan of Terengganu. He served as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutio ...

with Darjah Dato' Paduka Mahkota Terengganu (DPMT) ''(

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Commander of the Crown Terengganu )'' entitling him as Dato' ''(as known as Sir in England)'' in 2006. He has also received Setia Mahkota Terengganu (SMT)''(Companion of the Crown Terengganu)'' from his majesty previously in 1990's and Pingat Jaksa Kebaktian (PJK)''(Meritorious Service Medal)'' from His Majesty's father

Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Al-Haj (29 April 1930 – 14 May 1998) was the 17th Sultan of Terengganu from 21 September 1979 to 14 May 1998. Life Sultan Mahmud was born on 29 April 1930 ...

back in 1980's along with Darjah Johan Negara (DJN)'' (Companion of the Victorious Kingdom)'' by Yang Dipertua Negeri Pulau Pinang and Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) ''(Member of the Illustrious Order of the Defender of the Realm)'' from the previous

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in 2001. When he was in United World College of South East Asia, he was awarded the 1st Class Ambassador Award for his all round achievement during his study.

Politics

Other contributions

Education

Awards

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