Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has served as the President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) since 2002 and is the Member of Parliament for Marang. He holds degrees in Shariah and Political Science from Madinah and Al-Azhar universities, and historically served as the Chief Minister of Terengganu (1999–2004) and a state lawmaker for Rhu Rendang until 2018. He formerly served as the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the Middle East (2020–2022) and was a Vice President of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.