Hasan Arifin

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

Hasan bin Arifin (born 28 April 1953) is a Malaysian politician and corporate member who served as Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) from October 2021 to his resignation in January 2023, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from October 2015 to April 2018, Deputy Menteri Besar of Pahang and Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (EXCO) from April 1995 to December 1999, Member of Parliament (MP) for Rompin from May 2015 to November 2022, Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Ibam from October 1990 to March 2004, Tioman from August 1986 to October 1990 and Rompin from April 1982 to August 1986. He also served in various other positions in politics and corporate sector, namely the Chairman of the Special Select Committee from 2021 to 2022, Chairman of the Pengurusan Aset Air Sdn Bhd from 2020 to 2021, Member of the Board of the UDA Holdings from 2010 to 2015, Chairman of the Southeast Pahang Regional Development Board (DARA) from 1995 to 1998, Member of the Board of the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) from 1991 to 1995 as well as Chairman of the Pahang State Agricultural Development Board from 1990 to 1999. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. His tenure as the Chairman of PAC has been controversial for the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Hasan Arifin SSAP DSAP
Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad
In office 1 October 2021 – 1 January 2023
Minister	Takiyuddin Hassan (2021–2022) Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad (2022–2023)
Chief Executive Officer	Baharin Din
Preceded by	Mahdzir Khalid
Succeeded by	Abdul Razak Abdul Majid
Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee
In office 19 October 2015 – 7 April 2018
Nominated by	Najib Razak
Appointed by	Pandikar Amin Mulia
Deputy	Tan Seng Giaw
Preceded by	Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Succeeded by	Ronald Kiandee
Constituency	Rompin
Deputy Menteri Besar of Pahang
In office 30 April 1995 – 2 December 1999
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Menteri Besar	Mohd Khalil Yaakob (1995–1999) Adnan Yaakob (25 May–2 December 1999)
Preceded by	Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman
Succeeded by	Tan Aminuddin Ishak
Constituency	Bukit Ibam
Member of the Pahang State Executive Council (Public Amenities)
In office 30 April 1995 – 2 December 1999
Monarch	Ahmad Shah
Menteri Besar	Mohd Khalil Yaakob (1995–1999) Adnan Yaakob (25 May–2 December 1999)
Constituency	Bukit Ibam
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Rompin
In office 5 May 2015 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Jamaluddin Jarjis (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Abdul Khalib Abdullah (PN–BERSATU)
Majority	8,895 (2015) 11,395 (2018)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Ibam
In office 21 October 1990 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Abdul Jabbar Ibrahim (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mohamad Sahfri Ab Aziz (BN–UMNO)
Majority	5,383 (1990) 4,334 (1995) 2,557 (1999)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Tioman
In office 3 August 1986 – 21 October 1990
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mustafar Abu Bakar (BN–UMNO)
Majority	3,586 (1986)
Member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly for Rompin
In office 26 April 1982 – 3 August 1986
Preceded by	Abdul Latif Kantan (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Majority	3,036 (1982)
Other roles
2021–2022	Chairman of the Special Select Committee on Finance and Economy
2020–2021	Chairman of the Pengurusan Aset Air Sdn Bhd
2010–2015	Member of the Board of the UDA Holdings
1995–1998	Chairman of the Southeast Pahang Regional Development Board
1991–1995	Member of the Board of the Federal Land Development Authority
1990–1999	Chairman of the Pahang State Agricultural Development Board
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2015–2022	Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Pahang State Legislative Assembly
1982–2004	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Hasan bin Arifin (1953-04-28) 28 April 1953 (age 72) Kampung Simpang Sepayang, Kuala Rompin, Rompin, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Rozida Karim
Residence(s)	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Malaya (BEc) Asian Institute of Management (Management)
Occupation	Politician corporate member

Political career

Chairman of Public Accounts Committee

Hasan was nominated by Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Razak to helm the post of chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and appointed by Speaker of the House of Representatives Pandikar Amin Mulia on 19 October 2015.^[1] He took over from Nur Jazlan Mohamed who resigned from the PAC after being appointed Deputy Minister of Home Affairs by Najib.^[2]

Controversies

During his PAC Chairman tenure, Hasan was accused of tampering with the investigation into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal involving then-Prime Minister Najib by Petaling Jaya Utara MP and fellow PAC member Tony Pua.^[3] He was accused to have, among many others, refusing to call additional witnesses before the PAC,^[4] deleting evidence from PAC's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) report^[5] and ignoring evidence crucial to the investigation.^[6] Following his appointment, requests to reopen the investigation was rejected^[7] and it was later revealed that he had made attempts to shield Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, the man who was central to the 1MDB scandal, by editing out portions involving Low in the PAC report.^[8] Earlier, he had also overturned his predecessor's decision to summon Low to the PAC for questioning.^[9]

According to ex-1MDB chief executive officer (CEO) Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi's court testimony in the High Court, the PAC hearings on the 1MDB fiasco in 2010 and 2015 was nothing short of a farce where Hassan as PAC Chairman together with PAC member Abdul Rahman Dahlan along with fugitive businessman Jho Low had conspired to plot the outcome of the hearings.^[10] Hassan and Abdul Rahman who are both MP from BN, were exposed by Shahrol to be in conflict of interests since they were part of the PAC members who coached him on what to say during the PAC hearings.^[11][12]

Election results

Pahang State Legislative Assembly^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1982	N28 Rompin		Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	3,844	76.93%		Abdul Hak Fadzil (PAS)	808	16.17%	5,130	3,036	70.18%
							Musa Hasni Abdul Hamid (IND)	345	6.90%
1986	N33 Tioman		Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	4,641	81.48%		Abd Rauof Abd Majid (PAS)	1,055	18.52%	6,048	3,586	62.87%
1990	N32 Bukit Ibam		Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	9,289	70.40%		Othman Bakar (PAS)	3,906	29.60%	13,629	5,383	79.98%
1995	N36 Bukit Ibam		Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	6,762	73.42%		Ismail Mat Tahar (PAS)	2,448	26.58%	9,475	4,314	80.22%
1999			Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	6,035	63.44%		Sukri Ahmad (PAS)	3,478	36.56%	9,908	2,557	79.85%

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2015	P091 Rompin		Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	23,796	61.49%		Nazri Ahmad (PAS)	14,901	38.51%	39,352	8,895	73.84%
2018			Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	26,628	53.54%		M Shahrul Nizam Abdul Haliff (PAS)	15,233	30.63%	50,905	11,395	82.21%
							Sitarunisah Ab Kadir (PKR)	7,876	15.84%
2022			Hasan Arifin (UMNO)	30,151	45.05%		Abdul Khalib Abdullah (BERSATU)	31,589	47.20%	66,927	1,438	75.09%
							Erman Shah Jaios (PKR)	4,779	7.14%
							Harmizi Hussain (IND)	408	0.61%

Honours

• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2015)^[22]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato'^[23]

See also

• Rompin (federal constituency)