Mohd Nasir Hashim
Mohd Nasir Hashim | |
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محمد ناصر هشيم | |
Chairman of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) | |
In office 17 June 2008 – 13 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj |
Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Kota Damansara | |
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013 | |
Preceded by | Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan |
Succeeded by | Halimaton Saadiah Bohan |
Majority | 1065 (2008) |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohd Nasir bin Hashim 1946 (age 77–78) Malacca, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
Political party | Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) (1998–present) Malaysian People's Party (PRM) (until 1998) |
Education | Royal Military College |
Alma mater | Monmouth College (BSc) Cornell University (MSc, PhD) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Acupuncturist |
Mohd Nasir bin Hashim (Jawi: محمد ناصر بن هشيم; born 1947) is a Malaysian democratic socialist politician and former president of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM). He was also the State Assemblyman for Kota Damansara in Selangor from 2008 to 2013. He is a former Chairman of INSAN and Social Research Institute.
Education
[edit]Mohd Nasir completed his secondary education at Royal Military College. He obtained Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biology from the Monmouth College, Master of Science (MSc) in Food Science and Technology and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Nutrition from the Cornell University.[1]
Political career
[edit]Mohd Nasir had left Malaysian People's Party (Parti Rakyat Malaysia; PRM) and led a dissent group to form the new PSM in 1998 after the controversy of Malaysian People's Socialist Party (Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia; PSRM)'s name reversion to PRM by the party's congress and the new leadership of Syed Husin Ali elected in 1989.
Operation Lalang
[edit]Mohd Nasir was arrested and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) for 15 months at the Kamunting Detention Centre during Operation Lalang, a government-sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians in 1987.[2][3]
Election results
[edit]Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | P107 Subang | Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)1 | 17,481 | 34.67% | K.S. Nijhar (MIC) | 32,941 | 65.33% | 52,017 | 15,460 | 75.67% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2008 | N39 Kota Damansara | Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)2 | 11,846 | 50.27% | Zein Isma Ismail (UMNO) | 10,771 | 45.71% | 23,566 | 1,075 | 79.34% | ||
2013 | Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)3 | 14,860 | 37.21% | Halimaton Saadiah Bohan (UMNO) | 16,387 | 41.03% | 39,938 | 304 | 61.34% | |||
Ridzuan Ismail (PAS) | 7,312 | 18.31% | ||||||||||
Edros Abdullah (IND) | 57 | 0.14% | ||||||||||
Suppiah Anandan (IND) | 39 | 0.10% | ||||||||||
Halmi Omar (IND) | 116 | 0.29% |
Note: 1 2 3 Mohd Nasir Hashim amid contesting under the PKR ticket in the 2004, 2008 and 2013 elections, is a member of PSM.
External links
[edit]- Biodata of Mohd Nasir Hashim PSM official website (PDF)
References
[edit]- ^ "Assemblyman reaches out to the poor". The Star. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Mathews, Philip, ed. (2014). "63 detained as threat to national security". Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963–2013. Didier Millet, Csi. p. 192. ISBN 978-9671061749.
- ^ Laothamatas, Anek (1997). Democratization in Southeast and East Asia. St. Martin's Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0312173647.
- ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.