Nasarudin Hashim

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Hashim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Nasarudin.

Yang Berbahagia Dato' Nasarudin Hashim DIMP
نصرالدين هاشم‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bota
In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Che'ri Md Daud (UMNO-BN)
Succeeded by	Khairul Shahril Mohamed (UMNO-BN)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Parit, Perak
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Mat Basir Rahmat (PAS-BA)
Succeeded by	Mohd Nizar Zakaria (UMNO-BN)
Personal details
Born	Nasarudin bin Hashim (1950-07-20) 20 July 1950 Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) People's Justice Party (PKR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (from 25 January 2009 to 4 February 2009)
Occupation	Politician

Dato' Nasarudin Hashim (born 20 July 1950) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Parit from March 2004 to March 2008 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bota from March 2008 and May 2018. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

As member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly, he was known for his key role in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. His defection from the People's Justice Party (PKR) back to the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)—days after he had defected the other way earlier—helped cause the collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (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 Barisan Nasional (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 Barisan Nasional coalition the numbers to return to the state government. Nasarudin said his reversal was to ensure the "stability" of government in Perak.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P069 Parit, Perak		Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO)	12,808	61.22%		Muhammad Ismi Mat Taib (PAS)	8,112	38.78%	21,532	4,696	74.46%

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N39 Bota		Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO)	6,556	57.82%		Usaili Alias (PAS)	4,488	39.58%	11,338	2,068	78.80%
2013			Nasarudin Hashim (UMNO)	9,504	59.62%		Zulkifly Ibrahim (PAS)	6,056	37.99%	15,942	3,448	86.20%

Honours

• Pahang :
  • Knight Companion of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (DIMP) – Dato' (2006)