Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat

Tuan Guru Dato' Bentara Setia Haji Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (10 January 1931 - 12 February 2015), is a name almost everybody, including myself, would never forget. However, it seemed that almost everybody, excluding myself, had the chance to pay him the last visit. I had to drive in the opposite direction the day of his funeral. A lot of cars were heading towards Kelantan that day when I was heading towards Penang. Only Allah the Almighty knew what was going inside my mind that red-letter day.



He was the Chief Minister of Kelantan from 22 October 1990 to 6 May 2013. His health became worse after he stepped down from the office and he subsequently died because of prostate cancer on 12 February 2015 at 9.40 p.m. He was buried near his house at Kampung Pulau Melaka, witnessed by more than 10,000 people including the Prime Minister, Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak.

Some said that there was cloud hovering over during the funeral:

He left behind a spouse, Tuan Sabariah Tuan Ishak, and 10 children :

1. Nik Aini
   
2. Nik Umar
3. Nik Adli
4. Nik Abdul Rahim
5. Nik Mohd Abduh
6. Nik Adilah
7. Nik Mohd Asri
8. Nik Amani
9. Nik Amalina 
10. Nik Asma' Salsabila

Let us recite Al-Fatihah and pray that Allah bless his soul.