Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim

Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim (Jawi: حسنول ذوالقرنين بن عبدالمنيم, born 16 July 1980) is a Malaysian politician. He has been Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Titi Serong since 2018. Hasnul is a member of Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Munaim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hasnul Zulkarnain.
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Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim

MLA
حسنول ذوالقرنين بن عبدالمنيم
Perak State Executive Councillor for Communication, Multimedia, Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development
In office
19 May 2018 – 10 March 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byNolee Ashilin Mohamed Radzi (Communication and Multimedia)
Samsudin Abu Hassan (Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development)
Succeeded byKhairul Shahril Mohamed (Communication and Multimedia)
Razman Zakaria (Non-governmental Organisations)
Saarani Mohammad (Co-operatives Development)
ConstituencyTiti Serong
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Titi Serong
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byAbu Bakar Hussain (PAS)
Majority140 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1980-07-16) 16 July 1980
Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyAMANAH (2018–2020)
Independent (2020)
BERSATU (2020-present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-Present)
Spouse(s)Nadila Sharif
Children5
ResidenceE18, Jalan Seroja, Taman Kerian, Parit Buntar, Perak
Alma materPoliteknik Ungku Omar
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman

Background

Hasnul was born on 16 July 1980 in Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia. He had studied at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Idris 11; Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Kuala Kangsar and Sekolah Menengah Teknik Padang, Rengas before continuing his studies at the Politeknik Ungku Omar, Ipoh for Diploma in Civil Engineering. He married Nadila Sharif and the couple has five children. Before entering politics, he run his business of construction, a PROTON car service centre in Kuala Kangsar and Restoran La Parra in Ipoh.[1]

Politics career

Hasnul was previously a member and the Youth Chief of National Trust Party (AMANAH) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.[2] He had also served as the Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) for Communication, Multimedia, Non-governmental Organisations and Co-operatives Development after winning the Titi Serong state seat as AMANAH candidate in 2018 general election (GE14) until the collapse of the PH state government in 2020 Malaysian political crisis.[3][4] Then he turned to become independent aligned to the new ruling PN coalition in March 2020.[5] He later joined its component BERSATU in July 2020.[6]

Controversies and issues

During Hasnul's five months of Perak Football Association (PAFA) presidency, he was criticised for his actions of showing off the Malaysia Cup trophy inappropriately amid the success of Perak team becoming the champion.[7][8] He atlast resigned as the President of PAFA ending his tenure from August to October 2018.[9]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[10][11]
Year Constituency Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N08 Titi Serong, P057 Parit Buntar Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim (AMANAH) 7,600 34.46% Norsalewati Mat Norwani (UMNO) 7,460 33.83% 22,369 140 83.70%
Abu Bakar Hussain (PAS) 6,993 31.71%

References
  1. "KENALI CALON PAKATAN HARAPAN : HASNUL ZULKARNAIN BIN ABD MUNAIM : CALON N08 DUN TITI SERONG : BIODATA". Amanah Negeri Perak (in Malay). Facebook. April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  2. Alyaa Alhadjri (6 December 2019). "Titi Serong assemblyperson appointed as Amanah Youth chief". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. John Bunyan (9 March 2020). "After losing Perak, Pakatan loses Amanah, DAP assemblymen to Perikatan". Malay Mail. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Amanah Youth: Hasnul's a traitor for betraying people's trust". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. Zahratulhayat Mat Arif (9 March 2020). "Three Perak assemblymen declare themselves independent". New Straits Times. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Ex-Amanah rep in Perak joins PPBM". Free Malaysia Today. MSN. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. Azizan Hashim (30 October 2018). "Bekas pemain kecam bos PAFA 'kepit' Piala Malaysia" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. Muhammad Apendy Issahak (31 October 2018). "Perak FA president urged to step down". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. Mohd Hafizee Mohd Arop (8 November 2018). "Hasnul akhirnya 'rebah' akibat tekanan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  10. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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