Hasan Malek
Hasan bin Malek (Jawi: حسن بن مالك; born 24 April 1946) is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament of Malaysia for the Kuala Pilah constituency in the State of Negeri Sembilan (2004-2018) and formerly the Ambassador of Malaysia to Cambodia. He was the federal Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) party in Malaysia's previously governing Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Hasan Malek | |
|---|---|
| حسن مالك | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2008–2009 | Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department |
| 2009–2013 | Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Faction represented in Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1995–2004 | Barisan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 2016–2018 | Ambassador to Cambodia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hasan bin Malek 24 April 1946 Negeri Sembilan, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) Muafakat Nasional (MN) |
| Spouse | Norainee binti Mohd Yatib |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya University of Manchester |
| Occupation | Politician |
In the 1995 general election and 1999 general election, Hasan won the state seat of Juasseh in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly. He remained in the State Assembly until the 2004 election, in which he was elected to the federal Parliament for the seat of Kuala Pilah. He was re-elected in 2008 and 2013. After the 2008 election he became a deputy minister, and after the 2013 election, he was appointed as the Minister of Domestic Trade Cooperative and Consumerism in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Najib Razak.
In the 2018 general election, Hasan lost to Eddin Syazlee Shith of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM), in a three-corner fight with Rafiei Mustapha of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat.