Che Abdullah Mat Nawi

چئ عبدالله مت نوى‎Chairman of the
Farmers' Organisation AuthorityIn office
15 September 2021 – 24 November 2022MinisterRonald KiandeePreceded byNik Muhammad Zawawi SallehSucceeded byMahfuz OmarDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries IIIn office
10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterMuhyiddin YassinMinisterRonald KiandeePreceded bySim Tze Tzin
(Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry)Succeeded byNik Muhammad Zawawi SallehConstituencyTumpatMember of the
Kelantan State Executive Council
(Agriculture, Rural Industry & Biotechnology :
19 March 2008 – 6 May 2013 &
Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology & Green Technology :
9 May 2013 – 10 May 2018)^{[note 1]}In office
6 May 2013 – 10 May 2018MonarchMuhammad VDeputyAbdul Azziz KadirMenteri BesarAhmad YakobPreceded byHimself
(Agriculture & Biotechnology)
Portfolios established
(Agro-based Industry & Green Technology)Succeeded byTuan Saripuddin Tuan IsmailConstituencyWakaf BharuIn office
19 March 2008 – 6 May 2013MonarchsIsmail Petra
(2008–2010)
Muhammad V
(2010–2013)DeputyNik Mazian Nik Mohamad
(2010–2013)Menteri BesarNik Abdul Aziz Nik MatSucceeded byHimself
(Agriculture & Biotechnology)
Portfolio abolished
(Rural Industry)ConstituencyWakaf BharuMember of the Malaysian Parliament
for TumpatIn office
9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022Preceded byKamarudin Jaffar
(PR–PKR)Succeeded byMumtaz Md. Nawi
(PN–PAS)Majority17,500 (2018)Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly
for Wakaf BharuIn office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018Preceded byMohd Rosdi Ab Aziz
(BN–UMNO)Succeeded byMohd Rusli Abdullah
(GS–PAS)Majority660 (2008)
978 (2013) Personal detailsBorn
(1960-06-14) 14 June 1960 (age 64)
Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianNationalityMalaysiaPolitical partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(—2022)
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(since 2022)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008—2015)
Gagasan Sejahtera (GS)
(2016—2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(2020—2022)
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(since 2022)SpouseSaleha YaacobOccupationPolitician

Che Abdullah bin Mat Nawi (Jawi: چئ عبدﷲ بن مت نوي‎) is a Malaysian politician who served as Chairman of the Farmers' Organisation Authority (FOA) from September 2021 to November 2022, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Ronald Kiandee from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, Member of Parliament (MP) for Tumpat from May 2018 to November 2022, Member of the Kelantan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) state administrations under Menteris Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat and Ahmad Yakob as well as Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Wakaf Bharu from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and was a member as well as State Secretary of Kelantan of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN and formerly GS and PR coalitions.

Che Abdullah contested Wakaf Bharu assembly state in Wakaf Bharu in 2008 and re-elected in 2013 general election. He contested Tumpat parliamentary seat in 2018 and won that seat.

At the party level, he was the Secretary of the Kelantan PAS Liaison Agency. He was also the Chairman of the Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Green Technology of the State Government of Kelantan.^[1]

On 9 March 2020, Muhyiddin Yassin announced that Che Abdullah will be appointed as Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries and to be served along with Ahmad Hamzah from Barisan Nasional.

Kelantan State Legislative Assembly^[2]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N04 Wakaf Bharu		Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS)	8,405	52.04%		Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO)	7,745	47.96%	16,417	660	85.02%
2013			Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS)	11,515	52.22%		Mohd Rosdi Ab Aziz (UMNO)	10,537	47.78%	22,369	978	87.70%

Parliament of Malaysia^[3][4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P019 Tumpat		Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (PAS)	47,041	54.33%		Wan Johani Wan Hussin (UMNO)	29,541	34.12%	88,733	17,500	79.99%
							Nordin Salleh (BERSATU)	10,003	11.55%
2022			Che Abdullah Mat Nawi (UMNO)	30,633	29.27%		Mumtaz Md. Nawi (PAS)	65,426	62.51%	106,131	34,793	70.07%
							Wan Ahmad Johari Wan Omar (AMANAH)	7,762	7.42%
							Che Mohamad Aswari Che Ali (PUTRA)	593	0.57%
							Khairul Azwan Kamarrudin (WARISAN)	245	0.23%

•  Kelantan :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (DJMK) – Dato' (2012)