Nasarudin Hashim

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, Nasarudin.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Nasarudin Hashim
DIMP
نصرالدين هاشم‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Bota
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byChe'ri Md Daud (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded byKhairul Shahril Mohamed (UMNO-BN)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Parit, Perak
In office
2004–2008
Preceded byMat Basir Rahmat (PAS-BA)
Succeeded byMohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO-BN)
Personal details
Born
Nasarudin bin Hashim

(1950-07-20) 20 July 1950 (age 74)
Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
People's Justice Party (PKR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Nasarudin Hashim (born 20 July 1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit from March 2004 to March 2008 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bota from March 2008 and May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

As member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, he was known for his key role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. His defection from the People's Justice Party (PKR) back to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)—days after he had defected the other way earlier—helped cause the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government of which PKR was a component party.

Nasarudin was first elected as the MP of Parit by winning the seat in 2004 general election, representing UMNO of Barisan Nasional (BN). He than switched to contest the Perak state seat of Bota and elected to the state assembly in 2008 general election.[1] In the 2008 election, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition took power in Perak, consigning Nasarudin's UMNO to opposition for the first time in the state's history. On 25 January 2009, Nasarudin announced his defection to PKR, thus boosting the Pakatan Rakyat's narrow majority in the assembly. He claimed it was a "brave" decision that had the support of his constituents. His move was followed by the defection of eight UMNO branches in his constituency.[2][3] However, in early February, Nasarudin defected back to UMNO. Joined by three other Pakatan Rakyat MPs, the defection gave the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition the numbers to return to the state government.[4] Nasarudin said his reversal was to ensure the "stability" of government in Perak.[5]

  1. ^ Ritikos, Jane (26 January 2009). "Nasarudin is first BN rep to join Opposition". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Nasarudin to explain his move". The Star. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. ^ Koh, Christina (1 February 2009). "Bota branch leaders follow Nasarudin to PKR". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Boost for Najib, blow to Anwar". New Straits Times. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  5. ^ "I want to see stability in Perak, says Nasarudin". The Star. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.