Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Utama Ir. Haji
Hasni Mohammad
SUMW SPMJ PGDK KMN AMN PIS PSI MP MLA
حسني محمد‎
18th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
28 February 2020 – 15 March 2022
MonarchIbrahim
Preceded bySahruddin Jamal
Succeeded byOnn Hafiz Ghazi
ConstituencyBenut
Member of the
Johor State Executive Council
(Public Works, Rural and Regional Development)
In office
14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarMohamed Khaled Nordin
Preceded byAhmad Zahri Jamil
(Public Works)
Asiah Md Ariff
(Rural and Regional Development)
Succeeded byMazlan Bujang
(Public Works)
Dzulkefly Ahmad
(Rural and Regional Development)
ConstituencyBenut
Leader of the Opposition of Johor
In office
28 June 2018 – 28 February 2020
MonarchIbrahim
Menteri BesarOsman Sapian
(2018–2019)
Sahruddin Jamal
(2019–2020)
Preceded byGan Peck Cheng
Succeeded byAminolhuda Hassan
ConstituencyBenut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Simpang Renggam
Assumed office
19 November 2022
Preceded byMaszlee Malik
(PH–PKR)
Majority1,821 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Benut
Assumed office
8 March 2008
Preceded bySalehan Sungot
(BN–UMNO)
Majority6,304 (2008)
6,572 (2013)
4,447 (2018)
5,859 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pontian
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byOng Ka Ting
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byAhmad Maslan
(BN–UMNO)
Majority21,158 (2004)
State Chairman of the
Barisan Nasional of Johor
In office
2018–2023
National ChairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
Succeeded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
State Chairman of the
United Malays National Organisation of Johor
In office
14 July 2018 – 27 January 2023
PresidentAhmad Zahid Hamidi
DeputyNur Jazlan Mohamed
Preceded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
Succeeded byMohamed Khaled Nordin
Division Chief of the
United Malays National Organisation of Pontian
In office
2001 – 18 March 2023
PresidentMahathir Mohamad
(2001–2003)
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
(2003–2009)
Najib Razak
(2009–2018)
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
(2018–2023)
DeputyAhmad Maslan
Succeeded byAhmad Maslan
Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority
In office
15 August 2022 – 15 December 2022
MinisterFadillah Yusof
(2022)
Alexander Nanta Linggi
(2022)
Preceded byAbdul Rashid Asari
Succeeded byJalaluddin Alias
Personal details
Born (1959-03-27) 27 March 1959 (age 64)[citation needed]
Pontian, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (allied: 2020-2022)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2019-2022)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (allied: 2022-present)
SpouseFazlina Omar
Alma materUniversity of Missouri–Rolla (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer
WebsiteHasni Mohammad on Facebook

Dato' Haji Hasni bin Mohammad (Jawi: حسني بن محمد; born 27 March 1959[citation needed]) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam since November 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benut since March 2008. He served as the 18th Menteri Besar of Johor from February 2020 to March 2022, Leader of the Opposition of Johor from June 2018 to February 2020, Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontian from March 2004 to March 2008 and Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) from August 2022 to December 2022.[1] He is member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had served as the State Chairman of BN of Johor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Johor from July 2018 to his removal from the position in January 2023 and Division Chief of UMNO of Pontian from 2001 to his defeat in the party elections in March 2023.[2][3]

Political career

Member of Parliament for Pontian (2004–2008)

Hasni was first elected to Malaysian Parliament as the MP of Pontian in the 2004 general election (GE11).

Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Benut (since 2008)

In the 2008 general election (GE12), he was elected as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Benut. He managed to retain the seat again in 2013 (GE13) and 2018 (GE14) general elections. In the 2022 Johor state election, he was reelected as the Benut assemblyman for his 4th consecutive term by defeating all of his 3 opponents, Isa Abdul Hamid from Perikatan Nasional (PN), Haniff Ghazali Hosman from Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Iskandar Noor Ibrahim from Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) with a majority of 5,859 votes.

Member of the Johor State Executive Council (2013–2018)

He was appointed as an EXCO member by former Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Leader of the Opposition of Johor (2018–2020)

But in the aftermath GE14 which saw the fall of BN coalition government, he was elected the Opposition Leader of Johor from 2018 to 2020.

Menteri Besar of Johor (2020–2022)

On 28 February 2020, he was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar by the Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, replacing the incumbent Dato' Dr. Sahruddin Jamal after the collapse of Pakatan Harapan (PH) state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.[4]

In the Johor state election on 12 March 2022, he led his coalition to a huge and landslide victory in the 2022 Johor state election, winning 40 out of 56 state seats, giving him a two-thirds majority to form the next state government with a much stronger mandate after he lost the majority with only 28 seats in the assembly following the death of Kempas assemblyman Osman Sapian and strengthening his grip on power and position as Menteri Besar of Johor. BN Chairman and UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also added that he would submit the name of Hasni to the Sultan of Johor for his reappointment to the position. However, on 14 March 2022, Hasni suddenly announced his withdrawal from the running for the position by stating that he would pave way and endorse a younger candidate to lead the state government citing long term development for Johor and the next day on 15 March 2022, caretaker EXCO member and new Machap MLA Onn Hafiz Ghazi was sworn in as the new and 19th Menteri Besar to take over him after his 2 years in office.

Member of Parliament for Simpang Renggam (since 2022)

In the 2022 general election, Hasni wrested the Simpang Renggam seat in Johor from Maszlee Malik of PH with a majority of 1,821 votes.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Pontian Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 26,667 82.88% Hassan Karim (PKR) 5,509 17.12% 33,460 21,158 75.40%
2022 Simpang Renggam Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 18,312 41.19% Maszlee Malik (PKR) 16,491 37.37% 44,131 1,821 74.76%
Mohd Fazrul Kamat (BERSATU) 9,077 20.57%
Kamal Kusmin (PEJUANG) 251 0.57%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 Benut Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 10,098 72.69% Sarobo Ponoh (PAS) 3,794 26.39% 14,376 6,304 77.10%
2013 Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 12,358 68.11% Sarobo Ponoh (PAS) 5,786 31.89% 18,590 6,572 87.00%
2018 Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 9,480 55.43% Zulkifly Tasrep (BERSATU) 5,033 29.43% 17,750 4,447 85.00%
Mohd Firdaus Jaffar (PAS) 2,590 15.14%
2022 Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 10,896 63.08% Isa Abd. Hamid (BERSATU) 5,037 29.16% 17,272 5,859 63.58%
Haniff Hosman (PKR) 1,200 6.95%
Iskandar Noor Ibrahim (PEJUANG) 139 0.80%


Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "Hasni appointed LLM chairman". The Star. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Umno polls: Ahmad Maslan wins Pontian division chief post". The Star. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Unbowed, unbent, unbroken, says Khairy over Umno sacking". The Star. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ "BN's Hasni Mohammad sworn in as Johor's Chief Minister". 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures exclude informal votes.
  6. ^ a b "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  7. ^ "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
  8. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. ^ "List of award recipients in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday". The Star. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ "King's birthday honours list". The Star. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Hasni dahului 263 penerima darjah kebesaran Hari Wilayah Persekutuan 2022". Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Sultan of Johor to honour 520 with awards". New Straits Times. 8 April 1999. p. 15.
  15. ^ "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Johor Ruler confers titles in conjunction with 63rd birthday". The Star. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. ^ "The Sabah Yang Di Pertua Negeri's Birthday Honours List". The Star. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

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