Mohd Nasir Hashim

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Mohd Nasir Hashim

| native_name = محمد ناصر هشيم

| image = Nasir Hashim.jpg

| office = Chairman of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM)

| term_start = 17 June 2008

| term_end = 13 July 2019

| predecessor = Position established

| successor = Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj

| constituency_AM1 = Kota Damansara

| assembly1 = Selangor State

| term_start1 = 8 March 2008

| term_end1 = 5 May 2013

| predecessor1 = Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan

| successor1 = Halimaton Saadiah Bohan

| majority1 = 1065 (2008)

| birth_name = Mohd Nasir bin Hashim

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1946}}

| birth_place = Malacca, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse =

| party = Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) {{small|(1998–present)}}
Malaysian People's Party (PRM) {{small|(until 1989)}}

| languagesspoken =

| signature =

| profession = Acupuncturist

| occupation = Politician

| education = Royal Military College

| alma_mater = Monmouth College (BSc)
Cornell University (MSc, PhD)

}}

Mohd Nasir bin Hashim (Jawi: محمد ناصر بن هشيم; born 1947) is a Malaysian democratic socialist politician and former president of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM). He was also the State Assemblyman for Kota Damansara in Selangor from 2008 to 2013. He is a former Chairman of INSAN and Social Research Institute.

Education

Mohd Nasir completed his secondary education at Royal Military College. As a student he also pursued boxing and was also a chess champion.{{Cite web |date=2025-01-03 |title=Nasir Hashim, Author at Aliran |url=https://m.aliran.com/author/nasir-hashim |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Aliran |language=en-GB}}

He obtained Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biology from the Monmouth College, Master of Science (MSc) in Food Science and Technology and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Nutrition from the Cornell University.{{cite web |title=Assemblyman reaches out to the poor |work=The Star|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2008/04/24/assemblyman-reaches-out-to-the-poor/ |date=24 April 2008 |accessdate=30 May 2019 |language=en}}

Political career

Mohd Nasir left the traditionally socialist Malaysian People's Socialist Party (Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia; PSRM) after its name reversion to PRM by the party's congress and the new leadership of Syed Husin Ali elected in 1989.{{Cite web |last=Thayaparan |first=S. |date=2019-07-11 |title=PSM's Nasir Hashim: Success is when leaders squirm |url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/columns/483322 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Malaysiakini}}

He led a small dissident group to form Parti Sosialis Malaysia in 1998, although its registration was only approved in 2008 after a 10 year battle.{{Cite web |last=Arutchelvan |first=S. |date=2019-07-23 |title=PSM crosses 20-year hurdle |url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/news/484978 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Malaysiakini}}

He contested in three elections, winning the Kota Damansara Selangor state assembly seat in 2008, serving a single 5 year term.{{Cite web |last=Thayaparan |first=S. |date=2019-07-10 |title=PSM's Nasir: The struggle is a way of life, not a dinner party |url=https://m.malaysiakini.com/columns/483147 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Malaysiakini}}

In 2019, he stepped down after more than 20 years as party leader.{{Cite web |last=Reporters |first=F. M. T. |date=2019-07-07 |title=PSM's founding chairman Nasir to step down after 23 years |url=https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/07/07/psms-founding-chairman-nasir-to-step-down-after-23-years/ |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=Free Malaysia Today {{!}} FMT |language=en}}

Operation Lalang

Mohd Nasir was arrested and detained without trial under the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) for 15 months at the Kamunting Detention Centre during Operation Lalang, a government-sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians in 1987.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA192 |title=Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963–2013 |publisher=Didier Millet, Csi |year=2014 |isbn=978-9671061749 |editor=Mathews |editor-first=Philip |page=192 |contribution=63 detained as threat to national security}}{{cite book |author=Laothamatas |first=Anek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t09BvRA3VRYC&pg=PA69 |title=Democratization in Southeast and East Asia |publisher=St. Martin's Press |year=1997 |isbn=978-0312173647 |page=69}}

Election results

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia{{Cite web

| title = Malaysia General Election

| work = undiinfo Malaysian Election Data

| publisher = Malaysiakini

| url = http://undi.info/#

| accessdate = 4 February 2018}} Results only available from the 2004 election.{{cite web|url=http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri |publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia |language=Malay |accessdate=4 February 2017 }} Percentage figures based on total turnout.

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2004

| P107 Subang

| {{Party shading/Keadilan}} |

|{{nowrap|Mohd Nasir Hashim}} (PKR)¹

| align="right"|17,481

| 34.67%

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|{{nowrap|Karnail Singh Nijhar}} (MIC)

|align="right" |32,941

|65.33%

|52,017

|15,460

|75.67%

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|+ Selangor State Legislative Assembly{{cite web|url=http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/paparan_laporan.php|title=KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13|work=Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|accessdate=24 March 2017}}

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2008