Mohd Nasir Hashim

For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Nasser (disambiguation).

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Nasir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Mohd Nasir Hashim
محمد ناصر هشيم
Chairman of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)
In office
17 June 2008 – 13 July 2019
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byMichael Jeyakumar Devaraj
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Kota Damansara
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byMokhtar Ahmad Dahalan
Succeeded byHalimaton Saadiah Bohan
Majority1065 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Mohd Nasir bin Hashim

1946 (age 78–79)
Malacca, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political partySocialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) (1998–present)
Malaysian People's Party (PRM) (until 1989)
EducationRoyal Military College
Alma materMonmouth College (BSc)
Cornell University (MSc, PhD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAcupuncturist

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

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Mohd Nasir completed his secondary education at Royal Military College. As a student he also pursued boxing and was also a chess champion.[1]

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.[2]

Political career

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Mohd Nasir left the traditionally socialist Malaysian People's Socialist Party (Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia; PSRM) after its name reversion to PRM by the party's congress and the new leadership of Syed Husin Ali elected in 1989.[3]

He led a small dissident group to form Parti Sosialis Malaysia in 1998, although its registration was only approved in 2008 after a 10 year battle.[4]

He contested in three elections, winning the Kota Damansara Selangor state assembly seat in 2008, serving a single 5 year term.[5]

In 2019, after more than 20 years as party leader, he stepped down.[6]



Operation Lalang

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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.[7][8]

Election results

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Parliament of Malaysia[9][10]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
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%
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[10][9][11]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Nasir Hashim, Author at Aliran". Aliran. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Assemblyman reaches out to the poor". The Star. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ Thayaparan, S. (11 July 2019). "PSM's Nasir Hashim: Success is when leaders squirm". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ Arutchelvan, S. (23 July 2019). "PSM crosses 20-year hurdle". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ Thayaparan, S. (10 July 2019). "PSM's Nasir: The struggle is a way of life, not a dinner party". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ Reporters, F. M. T. (7 July 2019). "PSM's founding chairman Nasir to step down after 23 years". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Laothamatas, Anek (1997). Democratization in Southeast and East Asia. St. Martin's Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0312173647.
  9. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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