Kangar:Mata Ayer assemblyman Wan Badariah Wan Saad, who passed away at Hospital Tuanku Fauziah in Kangar, was laid to rest today at the age of 50.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Wan Badariah was buried at the Kampung Rambai Muslim Cemetery at 11.50 am. Funeral prayers were conducted at Masjid Nur Al-Saadah in Kampung Banggol Sena at about 11 am, led by the mosque's Imam I, Amirul Hadafi Raseli. Approximately 500 people, including family members, local residents, and representatives from PAS and Bersatu, attended the prayers.

Among those present were former Perlis Menteri Besar and Sanglang assemblyman Mohd Shukri Ramli, Santan assemblyman Muhammad Azmir Azizan, and Kayang assemblyman Asrul Aimran Abd Jalil from PAS. Bersatu was represented by its Perlis leadership body chairman Izizam Ibrahim, who is also the Titi Tinggi assemblyman.

The media reported Wan Badariah's death at the hospital, occurring at 4.26 pm. She was elected in the 15th General Election under the Perikatan Nasional ticket, where she won 4,419 votes, defeating Barisan Nasional's Siti Berenee Yahaya and Pakatan Harapan's Amran Kamarudin with a majority of 2,021 votes. Previously, she served as the Perlis Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman.