Hasan Malek

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Malek 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 Malek (Jawi: حسن بن مالك; born 24 April 1946) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Pilah from March 2004 to May 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), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Sri Hasan Malek SSNS SSAP DSAP DSNS DMSM JP AMN
حسن مالك‎
Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism
In office 16 May 2013 – 29 July 2015
Monarch	Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Deputy	Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah
Preceded by	Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Succeeded by	Hamzah Zainudin
Constituency	Kuala Pilah
Deputy Minister of Rural and Regional Development I
In office 10 April 2009 – 15 May 2013 Serving with Joseph Entulu Belaun
Monarchs	Mizan Zainal Abidin Abdul Halim
Prime Minister	Najib Razak
Minister	Shafie Apdal
Preceded by	Joseph Kurup
Succeeded by	Alexander Nanta Linggi
Constituency	Kuala Pilah
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department
In office 19 March 2008 – 9 April 2009
Monarch	Mizan Zainal Abidin
Prime Minister	Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Minister	Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz Zaid Ibrahim (2008)
Preceded by	M. Kayveas
Succeeded by	Liew Vui Keong Murugiah Thopasamy
Constituency	Kuala Pilah
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kuala Pilah
In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Napsiah Omar (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Eddin Syazlee Shith (PH–BERSATU)
Majority	13,342 (2004) 10,008 (2008) 9,661 (2013)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Juasseh
In office 25 April 1995 – 21 March 2004
Preceded by	Mohamad Ahmad (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Mohammad Razi Kail (BN–UMNO)
Majority	4,291 (1995) 985 (1999)
Personal details
Born	Hasan bin Malek (1946-04-24) 24 April 1946 (age 79) Negeri Sembilan, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
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.^[1][2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

In the 2018 general election, Hasan lost to Eddin Syazlee Shith of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU), in a three-corner fight with Rafiei Mustapha of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) for the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat.

Controversy

On 29 August 2019, the High Court had allowed the government's forfeiture of RM100,000 frozen from Hasan's bank account earlier in July in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal investigation.^[5][6]

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly^[7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N13 Juasseh		Hasan Malek (UMNO)	4,979	87.86%		Mat Rais Paris (S46)	688	12.14%		4,291
1999			Hasan Malek (UMNO)	3,495	58.20%		Shamsul Bahri Shamsudin (keADILan)	2,510	41.80%	6,242	985	71.45%

Parliament of Malaysia^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P129 Kuala Pilah		Hasan Malek (UMNO)	22,105	71.61%		Annuar Mohd Salleh (PKR)	8,763	28.39%	31,778	13,342	73.74%
2008			Hasan Malek (UMNO)	20,417	66.23%		Annuar Mohd Salleh (PKR)	10,409	33.77%	31,734	10,008	74.97%
2013			Hasan Malek (UMNO)	24,507	62.27%		Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunus (PKR)	14,846	37.73%	40,291	9,661	84.52%
2018			Hasan Malek (UMNO)	17,845	44.35%		Eddin Syazlee Shith (BERSATU)	18,045	44.85%	41,156	200	82.64%
							Rafiei Mustapha (PAS)	4,347	10.80%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1981)^[14]
• Malacca :
  • Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2000)^[14]
• Negeri Sembilan :
  • Knight Grand Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (SSNS) – Dato' Seri (2015)^[14][15]
  • Knight Commander of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (2005)^[14][16]
  • Justice of the Peace of Negeri Sembilan (JP) (1998)^[17]
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2013)^[14][18]
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (DSAP) – Dato' (2011)^[14][19]