Hasan bin Malek (Jawi: حسن بن مالك; born 24 April 1946) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Pilah from March 2004 to May 2018. and formerly the Ambassador of Malaysia to Cambodia. He was the federal Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Hasan Malek
حسن مالك
Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
In office
16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyAhmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Preceded byIsmail Sabri Yaakob
Succeeded byHamzah Zainudin
ConstituencyKuala Pilah
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development I
In office
10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013
MonarchsMizan Zainal Abidin
Abdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterShafie Apdal
Preceded byJoseph Kurup
Succeeded byAlexander Nanta Linggi
ConstituencyKuala Pilah
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office
19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
MonarchMizan Zainal Abidin
Prime MinisterAbdullah Ahmad Badawi
MinisterMohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz
Zaid Ibrahim (2008)
Preceded byM. Kayveas
Succeeded byLiew Vui Keong
Murugiah Thopasamy
ConstituencyKuala Pilah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kuala Pilah
In office
21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byNapsiah Omar (BNUMNO)
Succeeded byEddin Syazlee Shith (PHBERSATU)
Majority13,342 (2004)
10,008 (2008)
9,661 (2013)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Juasseh
In office
25 April 1995 – 21 March 2004
Preceded byMohamad Ahmad (BNUMNO)
Succeeded byMohammad Razi Kail (BNUMNO)
Majority4,291 (1995)
985 (1999)
Personal details
Born
Hasan bin Malek

(1946-04-24) 24 April 1946 (age 78)
Negeri Sembilan, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseNorainee binti Mohd Yatib
Alma materUniversity of Malaya University of Manchester
OccupationPolitician

In the 1995 general election and 1999 general election, Hasan won the state seat of Juasseh in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly.[1][2] He remained in the State Assembly until the 2004 election, in which he was elected to the federal Parliament for the seat of Kuala Pilah.[3] He was re-elected in 2008 and 2013. After the 2008 election he became a deputy minister, and after the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Minister of Domestic Trade Cooperative and Consumerism in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Razak.[4]

In the 2018 general election, Hasan lost to Eddin Syazlee Shith of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), in a three-corner fight with Rafiei Mustapha of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat.

Controversy

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On 29 August 2019, the High Court had allowed the government's forfeiture of RM100,000 frozen from Hasan's bank account earlier in July in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal investigation.[5][6]

Election results

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Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly[7]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1995 N13 Juasseh Hasan Malek (UMNO) 4,979 85% Mat Rais Paris (S46) 688 12%
1999 Hasan Malek (UMNO) 3,495 56% Shamsul Bahri Shamsudin (keADILan) 2,510 40%
Parliament of Malaysia[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P129 Kuala Pilah Hasan Malek (UMNO) 22,105 71.61% Annuar Mohd Salleh (PKR) 8,763 28.39% 31,778 13,342 73.74%
2008 Hasan Malek (UMNO) 20,417 66.23% Annuar Mohd Salleh (PKR) 10,409 33.77% 31,734 10,008 74.97%
2013 Hasan Malek (UMNO) 24,507 62.27% Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus (PKR) 14,846 37.73% 40,291 9,661 84.52%
2018 Hasan Malek (UMNO) 17,845 44.35% Eddin Syazlee Shith (BERSATU) 18,045 44.85% 41,156 200 82.64%
Rafiei Mustapha (PAS) 4,347 10.80%

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "YB Dato' Sri Hasan bin Malek". Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Negri urged to organise 'Week of Hard Life'". New Straits Times. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 23 January 2010. Includes results from the 2004 election. Results from earlier elections are not available.
  4. ^ "Cabinet ministers take oath of office". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  5. ^ "1MDB: Court allows government's forfeiture of RM100,000 from Hasan Malek". Bernama. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  6. ^ "1MDB: Court allows government's forfeiture of RM100,000 from Hasan Malek". The Sun Daily. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  9. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  15. ^ "812 terima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat Negeri Sembilan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan's 83rd Birthday Honours list". The Star. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  17. ^ "CARIAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN / BINTANG / PINGAT TAHUN 1981 - 2010". Retrieved 14 December 2023.[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Artistes among those conferred titles in conjunction with Pahang Sultan's birthday". The Star. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Rektor UIA, Karam Singh terima darjah dari sultan". Bernama (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2018.