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Nasarudin Hashim (born 20 July 1950) is a

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politician. He is the former one-term

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(MP) of

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for

Parit Parit ( Jawi: ڤاريت; ) is a main town of Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, ...

constituency in

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

from 2004 to 2008. Nasarudin was also the

Perak State Legislative Assembly The Perak State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Perak) is the unicameral Dewan Undangan Negeri, state legislature of the Malaysian state of Perak. It is composed of 59 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. ...

man for the

Bota Bota ( Jawi: بوتا; ) is a mukim in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia. It comprises two geographical areas: Bota Kiri and Bota Kanan (Left Bota and Right Bota, respectively) as it is divided by the Perak River. There is a river terrap ...

constituency having held the office for two terms between 2008 and 2013. He is a member of the

United Malays National Organisation The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ...

(UMNO) party in the ruling

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(BN) coalition. As member of the

, he was known for his key role in the

2009 Perak constitutional crisis The 2009 Perak constitutional crisis was a political dispute in Malaysia over the legitimacy of the Perak state government formed in February 2009. It began when three Pakatan Rakyat state legislators defected, causing a collapse of the state govern ...

. His defection from the

People's Justice Party The People's Justice Party ( ms, Parti Keadilan Rakyat , often known simply as KEADILAN or PKR) is a reformist political party in Malaysia, formed in 2003 by a merger of the National Justice Party and the older Malaysian People's Party. The p ...

(PKR) back to the

(UMNO)—days after he had defected the other way earlier—helped cause the collapse of the

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(PR) government of which PKR was a component party. Nasarudin was first elected as the MP of Parit by winning the seat in 2004 general election, representing UMNO of

(BN). He than switched to contest the Perak state seat of Bota and elected to the state assembly in 2008 general election. In the 2008 election, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition took power in Perak, consigning Nasarudin's UMNO to opposition for the first time in the state's history. On 25 January 2009, Nasarudin announced his defection to PKR, thus boosting the Pakatan Rakyat's narrow majority in the assembly. He claimed it was a "brave" decision that had the support of his constituents. His move was followed by the defection of eight UMNO branches in his constituency. However, in early February, Nasarudin defected back to UMNO. Joined by three other Pakatan Rakyat MPs, the defection gave the UMNO-led

coalition the numbers to return to the state government. Nasarudin said his reversal was to ensure the "stability" of government in Perak.

Election results

Honours

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MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

Order of the Crown of Pahang The Esteemed Order of the Crown of Pahang ( Malay: '' Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Pahang Yang Amat Mulia'') is a knighthood order of the Sultanate of Pahang. History The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded ...

(DIMP) – Dato' (2006)

References

Living people 1950 births People from Johor Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims United Malays National Organisation politicians Former People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians Members of the Dewan Rakyat Members of the Perak State Legislative Assembly 21st-century Malaysian politicians {{Malaysia-politician-stub