Muhammad Husain

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Husain is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad.

Haji Muhammad Husain (born 29 December 1951) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Pasir Puteh constituency in Kelantan from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.^[1] After leaving Parliament he joined 'Parti Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia', a PAS splinter movement formed out of concerns that the party was being insufficiently cooperative with its coalition allies, the Democratic Action Party and the People's Justice Party.^[2] In 2015, he joined Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) new opposition coalition.

Haji Muhammad Husain
محمّد حسين‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pasir Puteh
In office 8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded by	Che Min Che Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad (PAS)
Majority	3,968 (2008)
State Chairman of Pakatan Harapan of Kelantan
In office 9 March 2021 – 5 November 2024
President	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
National Chairman	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Husam Musa
Succeeded by	Adly Zahari
Personal details
Born	(1951-12-29) 29 December 1951 (age 72) Pasir Puteh, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (until 2015) National Trust Party (Malaysia) (AMANAH) (2015-present)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015-present) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008-2015)
Occupation	Politician

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P028 Pasir Puteh, Kelantan		Muhammad Husain (PAS)	28,365	53.76%		Amran Mat Nor (UMNO)	24,397	46.24%	53,778	3,968	83.52%
2022			Muhammad Husain (AMANAH)	3,867	4.77%		Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (PAS)	52,937	65.37%	82,228	29,109	71.62%
							Zawawi Othman (UMNO)	23,828	29.43%
							Wan Marzudi Wan Umar (PUTRA)	349	0.43%

References

1. "Muhammad bin Husain, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. "PasMa to replace PAS in Pakatan Rakyat?". Malaysia Today. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.