Thursday 17 April 2014

MB Kelantan

Kelantan was once a state under Siam. It broke away from Siam with a British treaty, called the Bangkok Treaty, signed in 1909. 

There are 18 Menteri Besar (MB) so far in Kelantan.

The title Menteri Besar was previously Perdana Menteri - a much coveted post in the Kelantan government. 

The mysterious death of Dato' Perdana Menteri Paduka Raja Nik Mahmud bin Nik Ismail still linger in the minds of many Kelantanese elderly and history enthusiasts. Why did he die all of a sudden? Was he poisoned? His grave is across the road from the family burial plot of an early Malay doctor, Dr Abdul Aziz bin Omar (born in Penang).

Dr Abdul Aziz's second child, Abdul Rashid recently passed away on 10 April 2014 (notified via Facebook).
  1. YTM Engku Sri Maharaja Perdana Mentri Long Abdul Ghafar
  2. Wan Mahmud bin Wan Ibrahim
  3. YTM Raja Kampung Laut Tuan Besar bin YTM Raja Muda Ismail
  4. Engku Besar Perdana Menteri Engku Long Zainal Abidin bin Long Abdul Ghafar
  5. Nik Abdul Majid bin Nik Yusoff
  6. Nik Seri Paduka Nik Yusof bin Nik Abdul Majid
  7. Dato' Maha Menteri Saad bin Ngah
  8. Nik Seri Paduka Nik Yusof bin Nik Abdul Majid
  9. Dato' Menteri Hassan bin Mohd Salleh
  10. Dato' Perdana Menteri Paduka Raja Nik Mahmud bin Nik Ismail
  11. Dato' Seri Setia Raja Nik Ahmad Kamil bin Nik Mahmud
  12. YBM Tengku Sri Maharaja Tengku Mohd Hamzah bin YTM Raja Dewa Long Zainal Abidin
  13. Dato' Bentara Jasa Ishak Lotfi Omar
  14. Dato' Seri Paduka Raja Mohd Asri bin Muda
  15. Dato' Biji Sura Muhamed bin Nasir
  16. Dato' Bentara Kanan Mohamed Yaacob
  17. Dato' Bentara Setia Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Mat
  18. Dato' Ahmad Yakob

Sourced from: http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menteri_Besar_Kelantan

External link:
http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menteri_Besar_Kelantan