Mohd Nassuruddin bin Daud

Key record

1. 1995Won Kelantan state seat N13 Meranti as a PAS/APU candidate with 5,060 votes and a 2,076 majority.E7
2. 1999Re-elected in N13 Meranti as PAS/BA with 5,983 votes and a 3,018 majority.E6
3. 2008Re-elected in N14 Meranti as PAS/PR with 7,237 votes; recorded as Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, 2008-2013.E4N9
4. 2013Re-elected in N14 Meranti with 8,522 votes; recorded as Kelantan State Executive Councillor, 2013-2023.E3N7
5. 2018Re-elected in N13 Meranti as PAS/GS with 10,318 votes and a 6,100 majority; recorded as assembly member for Meranti from 2018.E2N10
6. 2021Reported as Kelantan exco member saying the state would ask administrators to advise civil servants on dress codes and that action would be taken against offenders.N4N7
7. 2023Re-elected in N13 Meranti with 13,260 votes and a 9,154 majority, and recorded as Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 2023.E1N8
8. 2026Reported as saying the state promoted healthcare, hospitality and family-friendly tourism in Jakarta programmes, and that a KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital expansion would support health tourism.N1N2
9. 2026Reported to have denied a viral text arguing PAS should be given a chance to govern the country, saying it was never issued through his official channels.N3

Risk profile

How much due-diligence attention each area needs — not a finding of wrongdoing.

• PEP exposureVery high

  Holds the senior executive office of Kelantan Menteri Besar from 2023 and has held state assembly and exco office for over two decades.

• Political influence & networksHigh

  Records document a long PAS incumbency, the Meranti seat, exco and MB office, but only limited documented relationships beyond that.

• Public procurement interfaceMedium

  MB office sits over the state government machinery, but the records contain no procurement, tender or contract information to test.

• Corporate / GLC exposureOpen

  The records document no company, GLC, statutory-body or foundation roles and no registry checks were covered.

• Litigation historyOpen

  No court or legal matters appear in the records and no court-registry check is covered.

• Regulatory / criminal findingsOpen

  No regulatory or criminal findings appear in the records; no agency or enforcement checks are covered.

• Financial transparencyOpen

  There is no asset declaration, income or credit information in the records.

• Media & reputationMedium

  Media coverage recorded is promotional and governance-related, alongside a reported dress-code directive and a denial of a viral text.

Key roles & positions

• Menteri Besar of Kelantan, from 2023N8
• Kelantan State Executive Councillor, 2013-2023N7
• Speaker of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, 2008-2013N9
• Member of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly for Meranti (N13/N14), returned at the 1995, 1999, 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023 electionsE1E2E3E4E5E6E7N10
• Member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)N6N10

Networks & connections

• Stated state-government engagement with KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital over an expansion tied to the state's health-tourism agenda.N2
• Directed state administrators and civil servants as Kelantan exco member on dress-code advice and enforcement.N4
• Participated in state investment and tourism promotion programmes in Jakarta, Indonesia.N1
• Long-standing PAS office-holder and state assembly member, recorded as holding party and assembly roles.N6N10

Key findings

• ✓Records establish continuous electoral success in the Meranti seat at six listed state elections between 1995 and 2023, with the majority rising from 2,076 to 9,154 votes.E1E2E3E4E5E6E7
• ✓Records establish a progression from assembly Speaker (2008-2013) to state executive councillor (2013-2023) to Menteri Besar from 2023.N8N9N7
• ✓His recorded public activity consists of state government economic promotion and health-tourism statements plus an exco directive on civil-service dress codes.N1N2N4
• ✓He publicly denied a viral text attributed to him about giving PAS a chance to govern the country, saying it did not come from his official channels.N3
• ✓The records describe him as PAS-aligned throughout, with the coalition label changing across elections from APU to BA, PR, GS and PN.N6N10E7E6E4E3E2E1

Red flags / areas of concern

• !No financial, asset-declaration, company-registry, GLC or credit information is available, so financial and corporate exposure cannot be assessed.N8
• !Nothing on procurement, state contracts or state-linked companies is recorded, despite his office sitting over state government activity.N8
• !Media coverage in the records is thin and consists of state-government statements, a dress-code directive and a denial.N1N2N3N4

Mitigating factors

• ◆No allegations, charges, convictions, acquittals or pending court matters concerning him appear in the records.N1N2N3N4
• ◆The one attributed-statement dispute in the records was addressed by a public denial rather than an unanswered allegation.N3
• ◆Electoral mandate is repeatedly renewed by voters, with the majority widening at each listed election from 2008 onward.E1E2E3E4

Recommended next steps

1. 1Run an SSM company search on Mohd Nassuruddin bin Daud for directorships, shareholdings and interests in companies or state-linked entities.
2. 2Check the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly register of members' interests and Hansard for declared assets, business interests and MB-level statements on contracts.
3. 3Search the Malaysian court registry (eJudgment/e-Court) and MACC public records for any civil, criminal or corruption matters involving him.
4. 4Review Auditor-General reports and Kelantan state government financial statements and state agency/GLC filings covering the period from 2013 to the present.
5. 5Obtain official confirmation of the MB appointment date and portfolio from the Kelantan state government gazette or Chief Minister's Department records.
6. 6Search Malaysian media archives and Bernama/Malaysiakini/Sinar Harian databases for adverse or investigative coverage not captured in these records.