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Hasni bin Mohammad ( Jawi: حسني بن محمد; born 27 March 1959) is a

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who has served as

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(MP) for

Simpang Renggam Simpang Renggam or Sisi Khoo is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Now Simpang Renggam is under the administration of Simpang Renggam District Council ( ms, Majlis Daerah Simpang Renggam). Simpang Renggam District Council was original ...

since November 2022, Member of the

Johor State Legislative Assembly The Johor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Johor) is the unicameral legislature of the Malaysian state of Johor. It is composed of 56 members who are elected from single-member constituencies throughout the state. Elections are hel ...

(MLA) for

Benut Benut is a mukim in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. Geography The mukim spans over an area of . Demographics Benut has a population of 15,389 people. Education Primary school #Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Benut #Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Sinar ...

since March 2008 and Chairman of the

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(LLM) since August 2022. He served as the 18th

Menteri Besar of Johor The Menteri Besar of Johor or Chief Minister of Johor is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Johor. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Johor State Legislat ...

from February 2020 to March 2022, State

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from June 2018 to February 2020, Member of the

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(EXCO) from May 2013 to May 2018 and

(MP) for Pontian from March 2004 to March 2008. He is member of the

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(UMNO), a component party of the ruling

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(BN) coalition. He has served as the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of

since 2018 and Division Chairman of UMNO of Pontian since 2001.

Political career

Member of Parliament for Pontian (2004–2008)

Hasni was first elected to

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as the MP of Pontian in the 2004 general election (GE11).

Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Benut (since 2008)

In the 2008 general election (GE12), he was elected as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Benut. He managed to retain the seat again in

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(GE13) and

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(GE14) general elections. In the

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, he was reelected as the Benut assemblyman for his 4th consecutive term by defeating all of his 3 opponents, Isa Abdul Hamid from

Perikatan Nasional The National Alliance ( ms, Perikatan Nasional; abbrev: PN) is a political coalition composed of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) and Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). This coalition was pr ...

(PN), Haniff Ghazali Hosman from

Pakatan Harapan The Alliance of Hope ( ms, Pakatan Harapan; abbrev: PH; stylized as HARAPAN) is a Malaysian political coalition consisting of centre-left political parties which was formed in 2015 to succeed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition. It has been the r ...

(PH) and Iskandar Noor Ibrahim from Homeland Fighters Party (PEJUANG) with a majority of 5,859 votes.

Member of the Johor State Executive Council (2013–2018)

He was appointed as an EXCO member by former Menteri Besar

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State Leader of the Opposition of Johor (2018–2020)

But in the aftermath GE14 which saw the fall of BN coalition government, he was elected the

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of Johor from 2018 to 2020.

Menteri Besar of Johor (2020–2022)

On 28 February 2020, he was sworn in as the new Menteri Besar by the Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, replacing the incumbent Dato' Dr.

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after the collapse of

(PH) state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis. In the Johor state election on 12 March 2022, he led his coalition to a huge and landslide victory in the

, winning 40 out of 56 state seats, giving him a two-thirds majority to form the next state government with a much stronger mandate after he lost the majority with only 28 seats in the assembly following the death of Kempas assemblyman

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and strengthening his grip on power and position as Menteri Besar of Johor. BN Chairman and UMNO President

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also added that he would submit the name of Hasni to the Sultan of Johor for his reappointment to the position. However, on 14 March 2022, Hasni suddenly announced his withdrawal from the running for the position by stating that he would pave way and endorse a younger candidate to lead the state government citing long term development for Johor and the next day on 15 March 2022, caretaker EXCO member and new

Machap :''This is not to be confused of Machap Baru of Melaka.'' Machap is a mukim in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. It is known for its pottery factories and though it has some pottery shops, there are not as many as in Ayer Hitam. Geography The ...

MLA

Onn Hafiz Ghazi Datuk Onn Hafiz bin Dato' Ghazi ( ms, عون حفيظ بن غازي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 2 March 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 19th Menteri Besar of Johor and Member of the Johor State Legislative ...

was sworn in as the new and 19th Menteri Besar to take over him after his 2 years in office.

Member of Parliament for Simpang Renggam (since 2022)

In the

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, Hasni wrested the Simpang Renggam seat in Johor from Maszlee Malik of PH with a majority of 1,821 votes.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Member 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 ...

(AMN) (2003) ** Kesatria Mangku Negara

Officer of the

(KMN) (2006) * : ** MY-FED Darjah Mahkota Wilayah - Grand Knight - SUMW

Grand Knight of the

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(SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2022) * : ** Sultan Ibrahim Coronation Medal ribbon

Silver Medal of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS II) (1999) ** Pingat_Sultan_Ibrahim_2010

Silver Medal of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI II) (2015) **

Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor - ribbon bar

Knight Grand Commander of the

Order of the Crown of Johor The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johor (Malay: ''Darjah Mahkota Johor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an Order of chivalry awarded by the Sultan of Johor. It was first instituted on July 31, 1886. It is awarded in three classes: *Knight Grand Com ...

(SPMJ) – Dato' (2021) * : ** MY-SAB Order of Kinabalu - PGDK

Commander of the

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(PGDK) – Datuk (2006)

References

External links

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