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Mohd Nasir bin Hashim ( Jawi: محمد ناصر بن هشيم; born 1947) is a Malaysian

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politician and former president of the

Socialist Party of Malaysia The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM, ; ; ta, மலேசிய சோசியலிஸ்ட் கட்சி), is a socialist political party in Malaysia and an offshoot of Parti Rakyat Malaysia, which originally upheld the same ideology. ...

(PSM). He was also the State Assemblyman for

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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. He obtained Bachelor of Science (BSc) in

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from the

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, Master of Science (MSc) in Food Science and Technology and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in International Nutrition from the

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Political career

Mohd Nasir had left Malaysian People's Party (''Parti Rakyat Malaysia''; PRM) and led a dissent group to form the new PSM in 1998 after the controversy of Malaysian People's Socialist Party (''Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia''; PSRM)'s name reversion to PRM by the party's congress and the new leadership of Syed Husin Ali elected in 1989.

Operation Lalang

Mohd Nasir was arrested and detained without trial under the

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(ISA) for 15 months at the

Kamunting Detention Centre The Kamunting Detention Centre (KEMTA; ms, Kem Tahanan Perlindungan Kamunting) is a prison camp in Kamunting, Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia.

during

Operation Lalang Operation Lalang ( ms, Operasi Lalang, also referred as Ops Lalang and taken to mean "Weeding Operation" or "Operation Weeding") was a major crackdown between 27 October and 20 November 1987 undertaken by the Royal Malaysian Police, ostensibl ...

, a government-sponsored crackdown that saw the arrest of many people, including activists, intellectuals and opposition politicians in 1987.

Election results

Note: ¹ ² ³ Mohd Nasir Hashim amid contesting under the PKR ticket in the 2004, 2008 and 2013 elections, is a member of PSM.

External links

Biodata of Mohd Nasir Hashim
PSM official website (PDF)

References

{{Authority control Living people 1947 births People from Malacca Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly Leaders of political parties in Malaysia Malaysian socialists Malaysian political party founders Monmouth College alumni Parti Rakyat Malaysia politicians Socialist Party of Malaysia politicians Socialism in Malaysia