ASIAN PEOPLE JOURNAL 2021, VOL 4(1), 169-186 e-ISSN: 2600-8971 ASIAN PEOPLE JOURNAL, 2021, VOL 4(1), 169-186 http://dx.doi.org/10.37231/apj.2021.4.1.274 https://journal.unisza.edu.my/apj NASIONALIS TANPA KEPARTIAN : DOKUMENTASI SEJARAH MENTERI BESAR TERENGGANU KELIMA Nasionalist Without A Party : Historical Documentation of The Fifth Chief Minister of Terengganu Kamarulzaman Mahmood 1, Muhamad Fazil Ahmad1, Mohamed Anwar Omar Din2 1Fakulti Sains Sosial Gunaan, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kampus Gong Badak, 21300 Kuala Nerus. Terengganu, Malaysia 2Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan. Selangor, Malaysia * Corresponding Author:
[email protected] Received: 23 March 2021 • Accepted: 26 April 2021 • Published: 30 April 2021 Abstract The State of Terengganu has a Law of Appointment of leaders that has been set. DYMM Sultan or menteri besar to be appointed must meet the conditions set out in the Law for the Government of Terengganu dated 2 November 1911 which is also known as ‘Itqan Al Muluk Bita’dil As-Suluk. Therefore, this paper aims to re-document the history of the fifth Terengganu Menteri Besar Dato’Perdana Menteri Di Raja Dato Seri Setia Di Raja Haji Kamaruddin bin Haji Idris. This study was conducted qualitatively using Snowball Sampling Techniques to fifth Menteri Besar youngest son, Dato’ Haji Suhaimi bin Kamaruddin. The results of this study can contribute to the knowledge of the history of the Terengganu state administration and be a source of lessons for the leadership of the menteri besar today and in the future.