Awang 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, Awang. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Awang Solahuddin bin Hashim (born 5 November 1964) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pendang since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Human Resources for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Saravanan Murugan from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the first term in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Saravanan from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the PN coalition.

Yang Berhormat Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim PMW MP
أواڠ صلاح الدين هشيم
Awang in 2019
Deputy Minister of Human Resources
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Minister	Saravanan Murugan
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	Mustapha Sakmud
Constituency	Pendang
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Muhyiddin Yassin
Minister	Saravanan Murugan
Preceded by	Mahfuz Omar
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Pendang
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pendang
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Othman Abdul (BN–UMNO)
Majority	5,808 (2018) 31,289 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–2020	Malaysian Islamic Party
2020–	Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Awang Solahuddin bin Hashim (1964-11-05) 5 November 1964 (age 60) Kedah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political affiliations	Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) (2016–2020) Perikatan Nasional (PN) (since 2020)
Alma mater	University Science of Malaysia
Occupation	Politician
Awang Hashim on Facebook

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[1][2]

Year	Constitiuency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	P011 Pendang		Awang Hashim (PAS)	26,536	42.63%		Othman Abdul (UMNO)	20,728	33.30%	63,371	5,808	84.64%
							Wan Saiful Wan Jan (BERSATU)	14,901	23.94%
							Abdul Malik Manaf (IND)	81	0.13%
2022			Awang Hashim (PAS)	49,008	64.83%		Suraya Yaacob (UMNO)	17,719	23.44%	75,594	31,289	79.95%
							Zulkifly Mohamad (PKR)	8,058	10.66%
							Abdul Rashid Yub (PEJUANG)	809	1.07%

Honours

•  Malaysia :
  • Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2021)