Arau | |
|---|---|
| Arau, The Royal Town Arau Bandar Diraja | |
| lain transcription(s) | |
| • Jawi | :عراو، ڤرليس |
| • Chinese | 亚娄 |
| • Tamil | ஆராவ் |
 Perlis State Mosque located in Arau  Pos Malaysia in Arau  Arau Bas Hub | |
 Interactive map of Arau | |
| Coordinates: 6°26′N 100°16′E / 6.433°N 100.267°E / 6.433; 100.267 | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Perlis |
| District | N/A |
| City | Kangar |
| Government | |
| • Local government | Kangar Municipal Council |
| • Arau Member of Parliament | Shahidan Kassim (PAS) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | Not observed |
| Postal code | 02600 |
| Website | mpkangar |
Arau is the royal capital and a Mukim of Perlis, Malaysia. Arau is located 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southeast of the Perlis state capital, Kangar. This town is home to Perlis Raja (House of Jamalullail) palace.
The town is the disembarkation point for visitors travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi by train.
Facilities
Palace
- Istana Arau1
Education
Transportation
Place of Worship
- Perlis State Mosque (مسجد نݢري ڤرليس) 3
- Arau muniswaran temple (அரவு முனீஸ்வரன் கோவில்)
- Sri Maha Mariamman Devasthana Sabha Temple (ஸ்ரீ மகா மாரியம்மன் தேவஸ்தான சபை ஆலயம்)
- Kuil Sree Veera Maha Batra Kali Amman (குயில் ஸ்ரீ வீர மகா பத்ர காளி அம்மன்)
- Wat Kampung Guar Nangka
Politics
Arau has a federal constituency, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974. The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Arau | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created from Perlis Selatan and Perlis Utara4 | |||||
| 4th | P002 | 1974–1978 | Syed Hassan Syed Mohamed (سيد حسن سيد محمد) |
BN (UMNO) | 14,789 70.58% |
| 5th | 1978–1982 | 13,150 54.16% | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | Abdul Hamid Pawanteh (عبدالحميد ڤاوانتيه) |
17,464 63.60% | ||
| 7th | 1986–1990 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | 18,156 62.08% | ||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | 20,948 61.43% | |||
| 9th | P003 | 1995–1998 | Kamarudin Ahmad (كامرودين احمد) | 16,266 63.53% | |
| 1998–1999 | Hashim Jasin (هشيم جاسين) | PAS | 12,864 52.71% | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | Mastika Junaidah Husin (مستيكا جنيده حسين) |
BN (UMNO) | 15,297 52.73% | |
| 11th | 2004–2008 | Syed Razlan Syed Putra Jamallullail (سيد رزلن سيد ڤوترا جماللوللايل) |
17,367 55.15% | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Ismail Kassim (اسماعيل كسسيم) | 16,451 50.46% | ||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Shahidan Kassim (شهيدان كسسيم) | 19,376 51.28% | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | 16,547 41.79% | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | PN (PAS) | 31,458 67.23% | ||
Notable natives
- Azlan Man, Menteri Besar of Perlis from 2013 to 2022
- Hashim Jasin, Spiritual leader of the Malaysian Islamic Party
References
References
- https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/pekarangan-istana-arau-dibuka-kepada-rakyat-untuk-malam-kilauan-cahaya-521677
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Perlis, Kampus Arau, 02600 Arau, Perlis.
- "Perlis Royal Mosque". holidaygogogo.com. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1974-ELECTION-RESULTS/PENINSULAR_MALAYSIA_1974_PARLIAMENT_REDELINEATION_IMPACT.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 6 June 2025.