Nasarudin Hashim

Nasarudin Hashim (born 20 July 1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit from March 2004 to March 2008 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bota from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

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Yang Berbahagia Dato' Nasarudin Hashim DIMP
نصرالدين هاشم‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bota
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Che'ri Md Daud (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Khairul Shahril Mohamed (UMNO-BN)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Parit, Perak
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Mat Basir Rahmat (PAS-BA)
Succeeded by	Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO-BN)
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Born	Nasarudin bin Hashim (1950-07-20) 20 July 1950 (age 75) Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) People's Justice Party (PKR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Occupation	Politician
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As a member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, he was known for his key role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. His defection from the People's Justice Party (PKR) back to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)—days after he had defected the other way—helped cause the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government of which PKR was a component party.

Nasarudin was first elected as the MP for Parit by winning the seat in the 2004 general election, representing UMNO of Barisan Nasional (BN). He then switched to contest the Perak state seat of Bota and was elected to the state assembly in the 2008 general election.^[1] In the 2008 election, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition took power in Perak, consigning Nasarudin's UMNO to the opposition for the first time in the state's history. On 25 January 2009, Nasarudin announced his defection to PKR, thus boosting the Pakatan Rakyat's narrow majority in the assembly. He claimed it was a "brave" decision that had the support of his constituents. His move was followed by the defection of eight UMNO branches in his constituency.^[2][3] However, in early February, Nasarudin defected back to UMNO. Joined by three other Pakatan Rakyat MPs, the defection gave the UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition the numbers to return to the state government.^[4] Nasarudin said his reversal was to ensure the "stability" of the government in Perak.^[5]

1. ^ Ritikos, Jane (26 January 2009). "Nasarudin is first BN rep to join Opposition". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
2. ^ "Nasarudin to explain his move". The Star. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
3. ^ Koh, Christina (1 February 2009). "Bota branch leaders follow Nasarudin to PKR". The Star. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
4. ^ "Boost for Najib, blow to Anwar". New Straits Times. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
5. ^ "I want to see stability in Perak, says Nasarudin". The Star. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
6. ^ ^{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.
7. ^ ^{a b} "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
8. ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13 Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri 2013". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

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