Mohd Nasir Hashim

For other people with the same name, see Muhammad Nasser (disambiguation).

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, Mohd Nasir. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Mohd Nasir bin Hashim (Jawi: محمد ناصر بن هشيم; born 1947) is a Malaysian democratic socialist politician and former president of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM). He was also the State Assemblyman for Kota Damansara in Selangor from 2008 to 2013. He is a former Chairman of INSAN and Social Research Institute.

Mohd Nasir Hashim
محمد ناصر هشيم
Chairman of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)
In office 17 June 2008 – 13 July 2019
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj
Member of the Selangor State Assembly for Kota Damansara
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan
Succeeded by	Halimaton Saadiah Bohan
Majority	1065 (2008)
Personal details
Born	Mohd Nasir bin Hashim 1946 (age 78–79) Malacca, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political party	Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) (1998–present) Malaysian People's Party (PRM) (until 1989)
Education	Royal Military College
Alma mater	Monmouth College (BSc) Cornell University (MSc, PhD)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Acupuncturist

Education

Mohd Nasir completed his secondary education at Royal Military College. As a student he also pursued boxing and was also a chess champion.^[1]

He obtained Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biology from the Monmouth College, Master of Science (MSc) in Food Science and Technology and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Nutrition from the Cornell University.^[2]

Political career

Mohd Nasir left the traditionally socialist Malaysian People's Socialist Party (Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia; PSRM) after its name reversion to PRM by the party's congress and the new leadership of Syed Husin Ali elected in 1989.^[3]

He led a small dissident group to form Parti Sosialis Malaysia in 1998, although its registration was only approved in 2008 after a 10 year battle.^[4]

He contested in three elections, winning the Kota Damansara Selangor state assembly seat in 2008, serving a single 5 year term.^[5]

In 2019, he stepped down after more than 20 years as party leader.^[6]

Operation Lalang

Mohd Nasir was arrested and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) for 15 months at the Kamunting Detention Centre during Operation Lalang, a government-sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians in 1987.^[7][8]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[9][10]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P107 Subang		Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)1	17,481	34.67%		K.S. Nijhar (MIC)	32,941	65.33%	52,017	15,460	75.67%

Selangor State Legislative Assembly^[10][9][11]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N39 Kota Damansara		Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)2	11,846	50.27%		Zein Isma Ismail (UMNO)	10,771	45.71%	23,566	1,075	79.34%
2013			Mohd Nasir Hashim (PKR)3	14,860	37.21%		Halimaton Saadiah Bohan (UMNO)	16,387	41.03%	39,938	304	61.34%
							Ridzuan Ismail (PAS)	7,312	18.31%
							Edros Abdullah (IND)	57	0.14%
							Suppiah Anandan (IND)	39	0.10%
							Halmi Omar (IND)	116	0.29%

Note: ^{1 2 3} Mohd Nasir Hashim amid contesting under the PKR ticket in the 2004, 2008 and 2013 elections, is a member of PSM.

External links

• Biodata of Mohd Nasir Hashim PSM official website (PDF)

References

1. "Nasir Hashim, Author at Aliran". Aliran. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
2. "Assemblyman reaches out to the poor". The Star. 24 April 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
3. Thayaparan, S. (11 July 2019). "PSM's Nasir Hashim: Success is when leaders squirm". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
4. Arutchelvan, S. (23 July 2019). "PSM crosses 20-year hurdle". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
5. Thayaparan, S. (10 July 2019). "PSM's Nasir: The struggle is a way of life, not a dinner party". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
6. Reporters, F. M. T. (7 July 2019). "PSM's founding chairman Nasir to step down after 23 years". Free Malaysia Today | FMT. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
7. Mathews, Philip, ed. (2014). "63 detained as threat to national security". Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963–2013. Didier Millet, Csi. p. 192. ISBN 978-9671061749.
8. Laothamatas, Anek (1997). Democratization in Southeast and East Asia. St. Martin's Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0312173647.
9. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
10. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
11. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.