Anuar Tan bin Abdullah is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) from December 1999 to May 2018 and Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Lama from November 1999 to August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He was also the sole Kelantan MLA of Chinese ethnicity.

Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah
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Member of the
Kelantan State Executive Council
(Racial Relationship, Tourism, Environment and Health : 3 December 1999–22 March 2004)
(Arts, Tourism and National Unity : 23 March 2004–18 March 2008)
(Entrepreneur Development, Trade and Community Unity : 19 March 2008–7 May 2013)
(Industry, Trade and Community Unity : 8 May 2013–9 May 2018)
In office
3 December 1999 – 9 May 2018
MonarchsIsmail Petra
(1999–2013)
Muhammad V
(2010–2018)
Menteri BesarNik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
(1999–2013)
Ahmad Yakob
(2013–2018)
DeputyZulkifli Mamat (2010–2013)
Preceded byHassan Muhamad (Racial Relationship)
Abdullah Ya'kub (Tourism)
Hassan Abdullah (Health)
Succeeded byHanifa Ahmad (Industry and Trade)
Md. Anizam Ab. Rahman (Community Unity)
ConstituencyKota Lama
Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
for Kota Lama
In office
29 November 1999 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byLeong Su Siang
(BNMCA)
Succeeded byHafidzah Mustakim
(PHAMANAH)
Majority445 (1999)
34 (2004)
5,206 (2008)
6,618 (2013)
1,445 (2018)
Personal details
BornKelantan, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyParti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN) (1980–1998)
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (Since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
Barisan Alternatif (BA)
OccupationPolitician

Election results edit

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly[1][2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N08 Kota Lama Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 8,470 51.35% Leong Su Siang (MCA) 8,025 48.65% 16,865 445 68.85%
2004 N09 Kota Lama Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 9,154 50.09% Leong Su Siang (MCA) 9,120 49.91% 18,543 34 74.81%
2008 Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 12,867 62.68% Tan Ken Ten (MCA) 7,661 37.32% 20,804 5,206 76.94%
2013 Tan Teng Loon @ Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 14,269 64.65% Tan Ken Ten (MCA) 7,651 34.66% 22,399 6,618 79.29%
Mohd Zakiman Abu Bakar (IND) 152 0.69%
2018 Anuar Tan Abdullah (PAS) 8,410 40.12% Ab. Rashid Ab. Rahman (BERSATU) 6,965 33.23% 21,367 1,445 75.89%
Chua Hock Kuan (MCA) 5,502 26.25%
Khairul Nizam Abd Ghani (PSM) 54 0.26%
Izat Bukhary Ismail Bukhary (IND) 29 0.14%

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  2. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.