Zahir Hassan

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zahir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Tuan Ts.
Zahir Hassan
MP
ظَاهِر حَسَّان
Chief Managing Secretary of the
People's Justice Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 July 2022
PresidentAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byNik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Wangsa Maju
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byTan Yee Kew
(PH–PKR)
Majority20,696 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Zahir bin Hassan

(1959-03-24) 24 March 1959 (age 65)
Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyPeople's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 1999)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Alma materUniversity of Bolton
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
OccupationPolitician

Zahir bin Hassan (born 24 March 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wangsa Maju since November 2022.[1] He is a member and was the Chairman of the Federal Territories of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the Chief Managing Secretary of PKR since July 2022.[2]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N19 Bukit Antarabangsa Zahir Hassan (PKR) 7,029 32.05% Azman Wahid (UMNO) 14,900 67.95% 22,197 7,871 71.99%
Parliament of Malaysia[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P116 Wangsa Maju Zahir Hassan (PKR) 46,031 49.63% Nuridah Mohd Salleh (PAS) 25,335 27.32% 93,493 20,696 77.08%
Mohd Shafei Abdullah (UMNO) 19,595 21.13%
Norzaila Arifin (PEJUANG) 987 1.06%
Wee Choo Keong (WARISAN) 576 0.62%
Raveentheran Suntheralingam (IND) 216 0.23%

References

  1. ^ "YB Tuan Ts. Zahir Bin Hassan". www.parlimen.gov.my.
  2. ^ Mahani Ishak (20 July 2022). "Rafizi ketuai jentera PRU". BHarian. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Election result 2004 to 2022".
  4. ^ "Elections result in Federal Territories". The Star.


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