Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Munaim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hasnul Zulkarnain.
Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim
حسن الذوالقرنين بن عبدالمنيم
Exco roles (Perak)
2018–2020Chairman of the Communication, Multimedia, Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development
Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2021Perikatan Nasional
2021–2022Independent
Personal details
Born (1980-07-16) 16 July 1980 (age 44)
Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyPAS (Until 2015)
AMANAH (2015–2020)
Independent (2020,2021-present)
BERSATU (2020-2021)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020)
SpouseNadila Sharif
Children5
Residence(s)E18, Jalan Seroja, Taman Kerian, Parit Buntar, Perak
Alma materPoliteknik Ungku Omar
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman

Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim (Jawi: حسن الذوالقرنين بن عبدالمنيم, born 16 July 1980) is a Malaysian politician. He has been Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Titi Serong from 2018 to 2022.

Background

Hasnul was born on 16 July 1980 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. He had studied at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Idris 11; Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Kangsar and Sekolah Menengah Teknik Padang, Rengas before continuing his studies at the Politeknik Ungku Omar, Ipoh for Diploma in Civil Engineering. He married Nadila Sharif and the couple has five children. Before entering politics, he run his business of construction, a PROTON car service centre in Kuala Kangsar and Restoran La Parra in Ipoh.[1]

Politics career

Hasnul was previously a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) before he joined National Trust Party (AMANAH) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in 2015.[2] He was elected Perak assemblyman after winning the Titi Serong state seat as AMANAH candidate in 2018 general election (GE14).[3] He was later appointed the Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) for Communication, Multimedia, Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development until the collapse of the PH state government in 2020 Malaysian political crisis.[4][5] In the aftermath, he quit AMANAH and turned to become independent aligned to the new ruling Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition in March 2020.[6][7] and later joined its component BERSATU in July 2020,[8] However, on 23 March 2021 he was sack from BERSATU due to his actions in supporting Perak UMNO chairman Saarani Mohamad as Perak Menteri Besar.[9][10]

Controversies and issues

During Hasnul's five months of Perak Football Association (PAFA) presidency, he was criticised for his actions of showing off the Malaysia Cup trophy inappropriately amid the success of Perak team becoming the champion.[11][12] He at last resigned as the President of PAFA ending his tenure from August to October 2018.[13]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly[14][15]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N08 Titi Serong Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim (AMANAH) 7,600 34.46% Norsalewati Mat Norwani (UMNO) 7,460 33.83% 22,369 140 83.70%
Abu Bakar Hussain (PAS) 6,993 31.71%

References

  1. ^ "KENALI CALON PAKATAN HARAPAN : HASNUL ZULKARNAIN BIN ABD MUNAIM : CALON N08 DUN TITI SERONG : BIODATA". Amanah Negeri Perak (in Malay). Facebook. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. ^ Ivan Loh (21 June 2018). "New exco: My youth will be an advantage". The Star. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ Alyaa Alhadjri (6 December 2019). "Titi Serong assemblyperson appointed as Amanah Youth chief". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ John Bunyan (9 March 2020). "After losing Perak, Pakatan loses Amanah, DAP assemblymen to Perikatan". Malay Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ Rahimah Abdullah (2 March 2020). "Exco Perak, Hasnul menangis teresak-esak tinggalkan pejabat". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Amanah Youth: Hasnul's a traitor for betraying people's trust". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Three Perak assemblymen declare themselves independent". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Ex-Amanah rep in Perak joins PPBM". Free Malaysia Today. MSN. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ Faisal Asyraf (8 December 2020). "Perak Bersatu rep Hasnul waits for party to decide his fate". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (24 March 2021). "Bersatu sacks Titi Serong assemblyman over MB ouster". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ Azizan Hashim (30 October 2018). "Bekas pemain kecam bos PAFA 'kepit' Piala Malaysia" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  12. ^ Muhammad Apendy Issahak (31 October 2018). "Perak FA president urged to step down". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  13. ^ Mohd Hafizee Mohd Arop (8 November 2018). "Hasnul akhirnya 'rebah' akibat tekanan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  14. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  15. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.