Mohamed Nasir

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix = Yang Berbahagia Dato' Biji Sura Dato'

|name = Mohamed Nasir

|honorific-suffix = SPMK DPMK JMN JP

|native_name = {{lang|ms|{{Script|Arab|محمد ناصر}}}}

|1blankname = Also known as

|1namedata = Datuak Intan Maradjo

|image = File:Photoshot of Muhamed bin Nasir.jpg

|office1 = Menteri Besar of Kelantan

|monarch1 = Yahya Petra

|term_start1 = 1973

|term_end1 = 1978

|predecessor1 = Asri Muda

|successor1 = Mohamed Yaacob

|constituency1 = Tendong

|office2 = Minister without Portfolio

|term_start2 = 1978

|term_end2 = 1984

|successor2 =

|predecessor2 =

|primeminister2 = Hussein Onn
Mahathir Mohamad

|monarch2 =

|constituency2 = Senator

|constituency_AM3 = N07 Tendong

|assembly3 = Kelantan State Legislative

|majority3 =

|term_start3 = 10 May 1969

|term_end3 = 19 April 1978

|predecessor3 = Che Hassan (PMIP)

|successor3 = Ghazali Awang Ibrahim (BERJASA-BN)

|constituency_AM4 = N25 Machang Utara

|assembly4 = Kelantan State Legislative

|majority4 =

|term_start4 = 24 June 1959

|term_end4 = 25 April 1964

|predecessor4 = Constituency created

|successor4 = Mohyiddin @ Che Kadir Che Tengah (UMNO-Alliance)

|office5 = President of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA)

|term_start5 = 1977

|term_end5 = 1982

|predecessor5 = Party established

|successor5 = Wan Hashim Wan Ahmad

|office6 =

|monarch6 =

|primeminister6 =

|term_start6 =

|term_end6 =

|predecessor6 =

|successor6 =

|birth_name = Mohamed bin Nasir

|birth_date = 1916

|birth_place = Kampung Padang Enggang, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)

|death_date = {{death date and age|1997|02|21|1916|01|01|df=yes}}

|death_place =Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

|resting_place = Northern Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

|profession = Menteri Besar of Kelantan

|party = PAS (until 1977)
BERJASA (1977–unknown)

|spouse = Wan Mariam Wan Yusoff (former)
Datin Che Zainab Che Ismail
Nik Khamsiah Nik Mohamed

|children = 16

|alma_mater =

| known_for = Menteri Besar during 1977 Kelantan Emergency

}}

Mohamed bin Nasir ({{langx|ms-Arab|محمد بن ناصر|label=Jawi}}; 1916 – 21 February 1997) was a Malaysian politician. He served as the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Kelantan from 1973 to 1978.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kelantan.gov.my/index.php/en/penjawat-awam/470-senarai-menteri-besar-kerajaan-negeri-kelantan|title=Senarai Menteri Besar Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan]|publisher=Government of Kelantan|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-date=31 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194220/http://www.kelantan.gov.my/index.php/en/penjawat-awam/470-senarai-menteri-besar-kerajaan-negeri-kelantan|url-status=dead}}

Mohamed founded Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front (BERJASA) in 1977 under the persuasion and endorsement of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) who were dissatisfied with the demands of and in squabbles for the lump share in controlling the Barisan Nasional (BN) state of Kelantan with the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).{{cite book|title=Personalized Politics|author=In-Won Hwang|year=2003|pages=[https://archive.org/details/personalizedpoli00inwo/page/117 117–8]|publisher=Alpha Books|isbn=981-230-185-2|url=https://archive.org/details/personalizedpoli00inwo/page/117}}

Early life

Mohamed Nasir was born in 1916 in Kampung Kota, Kota Bharu. His grandmother Malin Padek was from West Sumatra. He had a total of 16 children as a result of his polygamous marriages with Che Zainab binti Haji Ismail, Wan Mariam binti Wan Yusoff and Nik Khamsiah binti Nik Mohamed. He was educated at the Kelantan Islamic Religious Council School, Royal English School, Kuala Krai. He obtained his Diploma in Agriculture in 1937 from Serdang Agricultural College. He continued his studies by learning the Quran and Hadith from Maulana Ahmad Ali Lahore and Maulana Mohamed Shah. Then, he led the preaching movement throughout Kelantan.

Political career

In 1959, Mohamed Nasir started his active politics with PAS and was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Kelantan. The 2nd Malaysian Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak invited PAS to join the Barisan Nasional after the 13 May incident, which were accepted by PAS in 1973. After winning the 1974 General Election, he was given a mandate by Barisan Nasional to lead the administration of Kelantan until he was ousted by his fellow PAS state assemblymen in a vote of no confidence during the State Assembly meeting in October 1977, because of his leaning towards BN than PAS. This resulted in Nasir's supporters protesting on the streets, leading to the 1977 Kelantan Emergency. Subsequently, Nasir were sacked by PAS, and PAS were also kicked out of BN. Nasir and his supporters later formed Berjasa Party.

After the lifting of the Emergency in February 1978 and subsequently the snap elections of Kelantan in March 1978, which BN won with support of Berjasa, Nasir were replaced by Mohamed Yaacob from BN-UMNO as Menteri Besar. In April 1978, he were appointed as a Senator in Dewan Negara, representing the Kelantan Government, and subsequently were appointed as Minister of Public Enterprises. He later were appointed as Minister without Portfolio in the leadership of the Barisan Nasional government from 1978 to 1982, when Berjasa were admitted to BN after the 1978 Malaysian general election. After the 1982 Malaysian general election, Nasir would relinquish his party presidency, with his deputy Wan Hashim Wan Ahmad succeeding him.http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/NA/Newspaper/0015/BeritaHarian[11Jun1983[BerjasaTakKesaltiadaMenteri.pdf

Apart from leading the Berjasa Party, he was also active in voluntary service such as being President of Perkim Kelantan, President of Kelantan Former Soldiers, President of JP Kelantan, Founder of Balaghulmubin Religious School, Patron of Kelantan Indian Muslim Association and Founder of Kelantan Islamic Higher Education Center.{{Cite web|url=http://www. kelantan.gov.my/index.php/en/penjawat-awam/470-senarai-menteri-besar-kerajaan-negeri-kelantan|title=List of Menteri Besar Kelantan State Government]|publisher= Government of Kelantan|access-date=31 December 2018|archive-date=2018-12-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231194220/http://www.kelantan./|url-status=dead}}{{cite book|title= Personalized Politics|author=In-Won Hwang|year=2003|pages=[https://archive.org/details/personalizedpoli00inwo/page/117 117–8]|publisher=Alpha Books|isbn=981-230-185-2|url=https://archive.org/details/personalizedpoli00inwo /page/117}}

Death

Mohamed Nasir died in Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, 21 February 1997 at 1.45 pm due to old age and was buried in Northern Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Honours

{{flag|Malaysia}} :
50px Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1974){{cite web

|url=https://www.istiadat.gov.my/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1996.pdf|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1974}}

{{Flag|Kelantan}} :
Dato' Biji Sura (1963){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitsbudget19630717-1.2.89|title=SINGAPORE BANKER AMONG 100 HONOURED|work=Straits Budget|date=17 July 1963|pages=14}}
Justice of Peace (JP) (1964){{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitsbudget19640715-1.2.89|title=Chief Of Staff Heads Ruler’s Awards List|date=15 July 1964|page=16|work=Straits Budget}}
50px Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Kelantan (DPMK) – Dato' (1968){{cite web

|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19680711-1.2.69|title=Sultan Brunai menerima kurniaan|work=Berita Harian|date=11 July 1968|pages=7}}