List of people from Kelantan

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State flag of Kelantan

The following is a list of prominent people who were born in or have lived in the Malaysian state of Kelantan, or for whom Kelantan is a significant part of their identity.

Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Ahmad Muin Yaacob ^[1] – convicted murderer ^[2]
• Asri Muda – politician, born in Kota Bharu ^[3]
• Aedy Ashraf - actor^{[ citation needed ]}

F

• Fizo Omar - Actor^{[ citation needed ]}

M

• Mustapa Mohamed – politician, born in Bachok^{[ citation needed ]}
• Muhammad Haikal - badminton player^{[ citation needed ]}

N

• Nelydia Senrose – actress, born in Kota Bharu^{[ citation needed ]}
• Nik Safiah Karim – linguist, born in Kota Bharu ^[4]

R

• Rozman Jusoh – odd-job labourer, convicted drug trafficker^{[ citation needed ]}

T

• Tan Seng Giaw – politician, born in Kota Bharu^{[ citation needed ]}
• Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah - politician, born in Kota Bharu ^[5]

References

1. Tang, Louisa (2025-09-17). "Man on trial for murdering supervisor at ferry terminal, stealing her jewellery to fund his wedding". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
2. "Man gets life for killing supervisor". The Star. 2020-11-05. Archived from the original on 2020-11-05. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
3. Leifer, Michael (2001). Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia. Taylor & Francis. p. 63. ISBN   978-0-415-23875-5.
4. "Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr. Nik Safiah Karim". Universiti Malaya Library. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
5. "The Leader in Waiting: Tengku Razaleigh could well be Mahathir Mohamad's heir apparent - if he can win his home state". Asiaweek. Archived from the original on 2011-01-30. Retrieved 2025-08-15.