Zahir bin Hassan is a Malaysian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament of Wangsa Maju since December 2022, [1] he is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Zahir Hassan | |
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ظَاهِر حَسَّان | |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Wangsa Maju | |
Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Tan Yee Kew |
Majority | 20,696 (2022) |
Personal details | |
Born | Zahir bin Hassan 24 March 1959 Johor Bahru,Johor,Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999) |
Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–present) |
Alma mater | University of Bolton Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
Occupation | Politician |
He has been appointed as the Managing Secretary of the People's Justice Party (PKR) for the 2022-2025 session. [2]
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2004 | N19 Bukit Antarabangsa | Zahir Hassan (PKR) | 7,029 | 32.05% | Azman Wahid (UMNO) | 14,900 | 67.95% | 22,197 | 7,871 | 71.99% |
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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2022 | P116 Wangsa Maju,Kuala Lumpur | Zahir Hassan (PKR) | 46,031 | 49.63% | Nuridah Mohd Salleh (PAS) | 25,335 | 27.32% | 93,493 | 20,696 | 77.08% | ||
Mohd Shafei Abdullah (UMNO) | 19,595 | 21.13% | ||||||||||
Norzaila Arifin (PEJUANG) | 987 | 1.06% | ||||||||||
Wee Choo Keong (WARISAN) | 576 | 0.62% | ||||||||||
Raveentheran Suntheralingam (IND) | 216 | 0.23% |
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