Fuad Hassan (Malaysian politician)

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.

Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Fuad Hassan
DSSA KMN
Director General of Department of Special Affairs (JASA)
In office
2009–2014
Succeeded byMohd Puad Zarkashi
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
for Hulu Kelang
In office
1990–1999
Preceded byRakibah Abdul Manap
Succeeded byAzmin Ali
Majority6,508 (1990)
10,275 (1995)
Personal details
Born(1952-11-12)12 November 1952
Died8 December 2014(2014-12-08) (aged 62)
Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Pahang
Resting placeTanah Perkuburan Islam Ampang, Selangor
Political partyUnited Malays National Organization (UMNO)
RelationsJalaluddin Hassan (brother)
Musa Hassan (brother)
Parent
  • Hassan Azhari (father)
In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Hassan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Fuad. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Background

Fuad is the son of a religious figure who studied al-Quran, namely Haji Hassan Azhari (1928-2018).[1] He is the eldest son, both of his younger siblings are former Inspector-General of Police of Police, Musa Hassan and actor, Jalaluddin Hassan.

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.

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
Selangor State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1990 N19 Ulu Kelang Fuad Hassan (UMNO) 11,585 69.53% Mohd Fahmi Ibrahim (S46) 5,077 30.47% 16,891 6,508 73.67%
1995 N18 Hulu Kelang Fuad Hassan (UMNO) 12,481 84.98% Minhat Sulaiman (S46) 2,206 15.02% 15,049 10,275 71.66%
1999 Fuad Hassan (UMNO) 8,039 46.67% Mohamed Azmin Ali (PKR) 9,185 53.32% 17,392 1,146 76.42%

Honours

Death

He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 65.[5]

References
  1. Pengajar rancangan Muqaddam, Hassan Azhari meninggal dunia Archived 2018-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Utusan Malaysia (6 Oktober 2018). Dicapai pada 7 Oktober 2018.
  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 2004" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my.
  4. "DSSA 1996". awards.selangor.gov.my.
  5. "KP Jasa, Datuk Fuad Hassan meninggal dunia". Sinar Harian. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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