Hasan bin Malek ( Jawi: حسن بن مالك; born 24 April 1946) is a Malaysian

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who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for

Kuala Pilah Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Kolo Pilah''), or simply Pilah, is a town in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is 36 km from the state capital Seremban and 101 km from Kuala Lumpur. Townscape Kuala Pilah is stuat ...

from March 2004 to May 2018. and formerly the Ambassador of

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. He was the federal Minister of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism. He is a member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the

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(BN) coalition. In the 1995 general election and 1999 general election, Hasan won the state seat of

Juasseh Juasseh (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Joseh''; Jawi: جواسيه; zh, 爪西) is a mukim in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The ''Sekolah Menengah Vokasional Juasseh'' (Juasseh Vocational Secondary School) is situated nearby. This t ...

in the

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. He remained in the State Assembly until the

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, in which he was elected to the federal Parliament for the seat of Kuala Pilah. Includes results from the

. Results from earlier elections are not available. He was re-elected in

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

and

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

. 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

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. In the 2018 general election, Hasan lost to

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(BERSATU), in a three-corner fight with Rafiei Mustapha of

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(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.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(AMN) (1981) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Companion Class I of the

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(DMSM) – Datuk (2000) * : ** MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan - SSNS

Knight Grand Companion of the

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(SSNS) – Dato' Seri (2015) ** MY-NEG Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan - DSNS - DPNS

Knight Commander of the

(DSNS) – Dato' (2005) ** Justice of the Peace of Negeri Sembilan (JP) (1998) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the

Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang The Most Illustrious Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah on 24 O ...

(SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2013) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Knight Companion - DSAP

Knight Companion of the

(DSAP) – Dato' (2011)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasan Malek Living people 1946 births Malaysian politicians of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Ambassadors of Malaysia to Cambodia United Malays National Organisation politicians Government ministers of Malaysia Members of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Malaysian MPs 2004–2008 Malaysian MPs 2008–2013 Malaysian MPs 2013–2018