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.
Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim | |
|---|---|
| حسن الذوالقرنين بن عبدالمنيم | |
| Exco roles (Perak) | |
| 2018–2020 | Chairman of the Communication, Multimedia, Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development |
| Faction represented in Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2020 | Pakatan Harapan |
| 2020–2021 | Perikatan Nasional |
| 2021–2022 | Independent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1980 Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PAS (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) |
| Spouse | Nadila Sharif |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence(s) | E18, Jalan Seroja, Taman Kerian, Parit Buntar, Perak |
| Alma mater | Politeknik Ungku Omar |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
Background edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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% | ||||||||||
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ivan Loh (21 June 2018). "New exco: My youth will be an advantage". The Star. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ Alyaa Alhadjri (6 December 2019). "Titi Serong assemblyperson appointed as Amanah Youth chief". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ John Bunyan (9 March 2020). "After losing Perak, Pakatan loses Amanah, DAP assemblymen to Perikatan". Malay Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Rahimah Abdullah (2 March 2020). "Exco Perak, Hasnul menangis teresak-esak tinggalkan pejabat". Astro Awani (in Malay). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Amanah Youth: Hasnul's a traitor for betraying people's trust". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Three Perak assemblymen declare themselves independent". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Ex-Amanah rep in Perak joins PPBM". Free Malaysia Today. MSN. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ Faisal Asyraf (8 December 2020). "Perak Bersatu rep Hasnul waits for party to decide his fate". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (24 March 2021). "Bersatu sacks Titi Serong assemblyman over MB ouster". New Straits Times. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Azizan Hashim (30 October 2018). "Bekas pemain kecam bos PAFA 'kepit' Piala Malaysia" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Muhammad Apendy Issahak (31 October 2018). "Perak FA president urged to step down". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Mohd Hafizee Mohd Arop (8 November 2018). "Hasnul akhirnya 'rebah' akibat tekanan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
