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Abdul Hadi
Awang | |
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| عبدالهادي اواڠ | |
 Abdul Hadi in 2021 | |
| 11th Menteri Besar of Terengganu | |
| In office 2 December 1999 – 25 March 2004 | |
| Monarch | Mizan Zainal Abidin |
| Preceded by | Wan Mokhtar Ahmad |
| Succeeded by | Idris Jusoh |
| Constituency | Ru Rendang |
| 8th Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 23 July 2002 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Monarch | Sirajuddin |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad Abdullah Ahmad Badawi |
| Preceded by | Fadzil Noor |
| Succeeded by | Lim Kit Siang |
| 7th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 23 July 2002 | |
| Deputy | Nasharudin Mat Isa (2005–2011) Mohamad Sabu (2011–2015) Tuan Ibrahim (2015–present) |
| Spiritual Leader | Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat Haron Din Hashim Jasin |
| Preceded by | Fadzil Noor |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Marang | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 2,747 (2008) 5,124 (2013) 21,954 (2018) 41,729 (2022) |
| In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Rahman Bakar (BN-UMNO) |
| Majority | 161 (1990) 882 (1995) 12,700 (1999) |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Ru Rendang | |
| In office 3 August 1986 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (PAS) |
| Majority | 531 (1986) 853 (1990) 1,394 (1995) 3,843 (1999) 1,435 (2004) 2,686 (2008) 2,819 (2013) |
| Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly for Marang | |
| In office 22 April 1982 – 3 August 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Tengku Zahid Musa (BN-UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 133 (1982) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1990–2004 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2008–2020 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| 2020– | Perikatan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Terengganu State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1982–2018 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Other roles | |
| 2020–2022 | Special Envoy of Malaysia to the Middle East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abdul Hadi bin Awang 20 October 1947 Marang, Terengganu, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance Barisan Nasional (BN) Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah (APU) Barisan Alternatif (BA) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse(s) | Zainab Awang Ngah Norzita Taat |
| Relations | Zaharudin Muhammad (son-in-law) Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin (son-in-law) Mohd Shukri Ramli (affinal) |
| Children | 14 (including Muhammad Khalil) |
| Parent(s) | Awang Mohamad Abd Rahman (father; deceased) Aminah Yusuf (mother; deceased) |
| Alma mater | Islamic University of Madinah (BA) Al-Azhar University (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Religious teacher |
| Website | presiden |
Abdul Hadi bin Awang (Jawi: عبدالهادي بن اواڠ; born 20 October 1947) is a Malaysian politician and religious teacher who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marang since October 1990, 7th President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), an Islamist political party and a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, since July 2002. He served as Leader of the Opposition from July 2002 to March 2004, Menteri Besar of Terengganu from December 1999 to March 2004 and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang from 1986 until 2018. At the international level, he formerly served as vice-president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.
Hadi received his education in neighbourhood schools before furthering his studies at the Islamic University of Madinah between 1969 and 1973, and later at Al-Azhar University.[1] Upon his return to Malaysia, he joined Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM) in 1977, where he quickly became its Terengganu state chief. A year later, Hadi joined the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and contested a parliamentary seat in the 1978 general election.[2] He rose quickly through the ranks. He became PAS deputy president in 1989 when Fadzil Noor was elected to the party presidency. He remained deputy president until 2002, when Fadzil died of a heart attack, resulting in Hadi succeeding him as PAS President.
Hadi Awang is a highly controversial politician in Malaysia. Since the 1980s he has routinely made incendiary remarks against non-Muslim minorities as well as Malay Muslims who do not subscribe to his ultraconservative religious views. Consequently, he has often been the target of investigation by the Malaysian police.