Our grateful Chief Minister, Dato' Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was born in 1931 at Pulau Melaka, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. He is a Malaysian ecclesiastic and an opposition politician from Islamic Party of Malaysia or PAS. He is presently Kelantan’s PAS leader and the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of the state.

Back to time, he pursued his study majoring in Shari'ah (Islamic Law) at Egyptian Al-Azhar University. During the time of his study, he is one of the witnesses and a civilian to live in the heat of Arab-Israeli Wars.

He survived his government even under forceful pressure politically and economically by the former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir, who clashed frequently on the role Islam should or should not play in state- and national-level politics in multi-ethnic and multi-religious Malaysia.

He is generally respected as a positive and well-meaning political leader, but has drawn criticism for his expressed views on the necessity of unequivocal application of Islamic shariah law to all facets and levels of society of Muslims.

Even though his position as the head of the Kelantan State, he lives in his small house and leads a very moderate life instead of using an official government residence. Being a well-known figure in the Islamic Party of Malaysia, he receives support from a number of Muslims and non-Muslims in and outside of Kelantan.