Abdul Manaf Hashim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Abdul Manaf. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Abdul Manaf bin Hashim is a Malaysian politician. He is the Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Baharu from 2013 to 2022.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Abdul Manaf Hashim DPMP
عبدالمناف هاشم‎
Special Adviser for Menteri Besar of Perak
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 December 2020
Preceded by	Position established
Member of Perak State Legislative Assembly for Pengkalan Baharu
In office 2013–2022
Preceded by	Hamdi Abu Bakar
Personal details
Political party	UMNO
Other political affiliations	BN
Occupation	Politician

Controversies

On 4 December 2020, he had proposed a motion of confidence in the Perak State Legislative Assembly towards the Menteri Besar of Perak, Ahmad Faizal Azumu from Perikatan Nasional. The speaker, Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid had agreed to the motion. As a result, Ahmad Faizal no longer have the majority in the Perak State Legislative Assembly from Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan.^[2]

On 23 December 2020, the new Menteri Besar of Perak, Saarani Mohamad has appointed him as a Special Adviser for the Menteri Besar due to his capacity of being an experienced and serving people's representative.^[3] However, Saarani denied that the appointment is due to the overthrow of Ahmad Faizal.^[4]

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly^[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N36 Pengkalan Baharu		Abdul Manaf Hashim (UMNO)	8,281	58.50%		Khairuddin Abdul Malik (PAS)	5,776	40.81%	14,414	2,505	82.60%
							Ahmad Nizam Ibrahim (IND)	98	0.69%
2018			Abdul Manaf Hashim (UMNO)	6,321	45.80%		Murad Abdullah (BERSATU)	4,688	34.02%	13,781	1,633	76.24%
							Zakaria Hashim (PAS)	2,781	20.18%

Honours

•  Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (2010)^[7]