Ruzaini Rais

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Rais is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ruzaini.

Ruzaini Rais
روزعيني رىٔيس‎
Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (Islamic Religious Affairs, Welfare, Disaster Relief, Border Relations and Cooperations)
In office 13 June 2018 – 22 November 2022
Monarch	Syed Sirajuddin
Menteri Besar	Azlan Man
Preceded by	Khairi Hasan (Islamic Religious Affairs) Rela Ahmad (Welfare)
Succeeded by	Mohammad Azmir Azizan (Islamic Religious Affairs) Wan Badariah Wan Saad (Welfare and Disaster Relief) Izizam Ibrahim (Border Relations and Cooperations)
Constituency	Beseri
Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Beseri
In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Mat Rawi Kassim (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Haziq Asyraf Dun (PN–PAS)
Majority	416 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Perlis, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Occupation	Politician

Ruzaini bin Rais is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azlan Man from June 2018 to the collapse of the BN state administration in November 2022 as well as Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Beseri from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member and the Division Chief of Padang Besar of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Political career

Member of the Perlis State Executive Council (2018–2022)

On 13 June 2018, Ruzaini was appointed as the Perlis State EXCO Member in charge of Islamic Religious Affairs, Welfare, Disaster Relief, Border Relations and Cooperations by Menteri Besar Azlan.

On 22 November 2022, Ruzaini lost his position after the BN state administration collapsed following the huge defeat of BN in the 2022 Perlis state election that wiped BN out of the assembly.

Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (2018–2022)

2018 Perlis state election

In the 2018 Perlis state election, Ruzaini made his electoral debut after being nominated by BN to contest for the Beseri state seat. He won the seat and was elected into the Perlis State Legislative Assembly as the Beseri MLA after defeating candidates of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) by a majority of 416 votes.

2022 Perlis state election

In the 2022 Perlis state election, Ruzaini was renominated by BN to defend the Beseri seat. He lost the seat and was not reelected as the Beseri MLA after losing to Haziq Asyraf Dun of Perikatan Nasional (PN) by a minority of 1,047 votes.

Election results

Perlis State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency			Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N02 Beseri, P001 Padang Besar		Ruzaini Rais (UMNO)	2,879	41.95%		Wan Kharizal Wan Khazim (AMANAH)	2,463	35.88%	7,027	416	78.83%
							Azmahari Mohamood (PAS)	1,523	22.18%
2022			Ruzaini Rais (UMNO)	2,993	33.96%		Haziq Asyraf Dun (PAS)	4,040	45.84%	8,939	1,047	73.7%
							Mat Safar Saad (AMANAH)	1,684	19.11%
							Mohd Shamim M Nurdin (WARISAN)	96	1.09%