Dato' Fuad bin Hassan (12 November 1952 - 8 December 2014) is a former Malaysian Malay politician from the United Malays National Organization Party (UMNO). He was once a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Hulu Kelang state assembly representing UMNO.

Background

Fuad is the son of a religious figure who studied al-Quran, namely Haji Hassan Azhari (1928-2018). He is the eldest son, both of his younger siblings are former Inspector-General of Police of Police,

Musa Hassan Musa bin Hassan (born 13 September 1951) is a retired Malaysian police officer who has served as one of the member of the Board of Directors of the Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) since May 2020. His appointment is set to last for 3 year ...

and actor,

Jalaluddin Hassan Yang Berbahagia Dato' Jalaluddin bin Hassan (born 18 February 1954) is a Malaysian actor and television host. He is famously known for being the host of the Malaysian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? game show in Malay on NTV7 (2000� ...

. He has a degree from National University Malaysia.

Political career

He was the Hulu Kelang assemblyman for two terms. In the 1999 general election, he lost to the candidate for People Justice Party at the time,

Azmin Ali Mohamed Azmin bin Ali ( Jawi: محمد عزمين بن علي; born 25 August 1964) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Minister of the Economic Cluster and as Minister of International Trade and Industry from 2020 to 2022. A memb ...

. Since the defeat, he has retired from the political arena and now focuses on business. The latest is that he is trying to establish a low-cost airline company which is Asmara Air Services Sdn. Bhd. He became the Director General of the Department of Special Affairs or JASA of the Ministry of Information. The experience, abilities and qualifications he has are considered very suitable for him to hold an important position in helping to strengthen the people's hopes and trust in the Malaysian government under the current leadership of UMNO.

Election results

Honours

* : ** Officer of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...

(KMN) (2004) * : ** MY-SEL Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah - Knight Companion - DSSA

Knight Companion of the

Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

(DSSA) – Dato' (1996)

Death

He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 65.

References

{{Reflist 1949 births 2014 deaths United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm