Hassan Abdul Karim
Malaysian politician and lawyer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hassan bin Abdul Karim (born 17 October 1951; Jawi: حسن بن عبد الكريم) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Gudang since May 2018. He was chairman of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee from December 2018 to November 2022.
For the Iraqi footballer, see Hasan Abdulkareem.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Karim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hassan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Quick Facts 5th President of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia, Deputy ...
Hassan Abdul Karim | |
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حسن بن عبد الكريم | |
5th President of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia | |
In office 17 April 2005 – 17 November 2009 | |
Deputy | S. K. Song |
Preceded by | Syed Husin Ali |
Succeeded by | Ariffin Salimon (Acting President) |
State Chairman of the People's Justice Party of Johor | |
In office 28 December 2018 – 12 July 2019 | |
President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (2014–2018) Anwar Ibrahim (2018–2019) |
Preceded by | Chua Jui Meng |
Succeeded by | Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh |
Chairman of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee | |
In office 4 December 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pasir Gudang | |
Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
Preceded by | Normala Abdul Samad (BN–UMNO) |
Majority | 24,726 (2018) 31,558 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Hassan bin Abdul Karim (1951-10-17) 17 October 1951 (age 72) Pontian, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Nationality | Malaysia |
Political party | Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) (1978–2009) People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 2009) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1998–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2009–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
Residence(s) | Pontian Besar, Pontian, Johor, Malaysia |
Alma mater | University of Malaya University of London |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, and served as the state chairman of its Johor branch from December 2018 until his resignation in July 2019. Hassan previously led Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) as its president.