Wan Hashim Wan Teh

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

Wan Hashim bin Wan Teh is a Malaysian politician from UMNO. He was the Member of Parliament for Gerik from 2004 to 2008.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Wan Hashim Wan Teh DPMP JSM JP
وان هاشم وان تيه‎
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gerik
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Khamsiyah Yeop (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Tan Lian Hoe (BN–Gerakan)
Majority	8,397 (2004)
Personal details
Born	Wan Hashim bin Wan Teh
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	UMNO
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Relations	Wan Zahidi Wan Teh (brother) Wan Abdul Hamid Wan Teh (brother) Wan Mohamed Wan Teh (brother)
Parent(s)	Wan Teh (father) Kalsom (mother)
Occupation	Politician

Early career

He was former lecturer of UKM before he became a politician. He is now the dean of Faculty of Defence Management Studies of National Defence University of Malaysia.

Political career

In 2004, he was nominated to compete 2004 Malaysian general election for Gerik and won the seat against the PAS candidate, Ramli Tusin.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[1]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballot cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P054 Gerik		Wan Hashim Wan Teh (UMNO)	12,621	74.92%		Ramli Tusin (PAS)	4,224	25.08%	18,702	8,397	75.88%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1999)^[2]
• Perak :
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (DPMP) – Dato' (1991)^[2]
  • Justice of the Peace of Perak (JP) (2009)^[3]