Hashim Jasin
Hashim bin Jasin is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has served as the 4th Spiritual Leader of PAS since October 2016 after the death of his predecessor Haron Din in September 2016 and its State Commissioner of Perlis from 1991 to 2013.[1] Besides, he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arau after his victory in the 1998 Arau by-elections until the 1999 general election in November 1999 and Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sanglang from November 1999 to the 2013 General election in May 2013.[2]
Hashim Jasin | |
|---|---|
| هاشم ياسين | |
| 4th Spiritual Leader of Malaysian Islamic Party | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Haron Din |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1998–1999 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Faction represented in Perlis State Legislative Assembly | |
| 1999–2013 | Malaysian Islamic Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hashim bin Jasin 1 August 1939 Changkat Jawi, Perlis, Unfederated Malay States |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Gagasan Sejahtera (GS) Muafakat Nasional (MN) Perikatan Nasional (PN) |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Religious teacher |
Education
- Sekolah Melayu Jelampuk
- Sekolah Alawiyah, Arau
- University of Baghdad, Iraq (Bachelor's degree of Arabic Literature and Islamic Law)
Political career
PAS stance on opposition pact
On 20 October 2016, Hashim Jasin emphasized that the Islamist party PAS will not collaborate with other political parties to topple the current Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government as this would not benefit him or the party. He mentioned that previous attempts in the past had proven failed. In the early 1990s, PAS joined forces with Parti Melayu Semangat 46 (S46) led by Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, then teaming up with Democratic Action Party (DAP) & People's Justice Party (PKR) to form Barisan Alternatif (BA) in 1998 and subsequently Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in 2008. Hashim stressed that PAS would like to take charge of the opposition pact, rather than follow.[3]
Better to be with Umno than with ‘anti-Islam’ DAP
On 6 February 2017, PAS top leader Hashim Jasin said the party will choose ‘oppressive’ Umno over ‘anti-Islam’ DAP anytime. He said PAS was cooperating with Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) because the Malay-based party can still be relied on compared to other “anti-Islam” parties. He said PAS’ approach was in line with the “mature politics” advocated by Prophet Muhammad.[4]
Controversy
In 2013, when Hashim Jasin was the then Perlis PAS commissioner, it was exposed that he owned a Porsche Cayman. He explained that the car was belongs to his son which was bought with approximate price RM100,000 from England using the Approved Permit which was reserved to him as a state assemblyman.[5]
In 2016, Hashim Jasin said that PAS unlikely to receive RM90 million, since he is driving a Proton Saga and lives in a home worth only RM60,000. He said that if PAS had RM100 million, he could have even built three swimming pools.[6]
Honour
Perlis :
Knight Commander of the Order of Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis (DPSJ) – Dato' (2018)[7]
References
- "Hashim Jasin appointed PAS spiritual leader".
- "Hashim Jasin all ready for duty as PAS new spiritual leader".
- "Hashim: We will not work with others to topple Najib".
- "Better to be with Umno than with 'anti-Islam' DAP".
- "Hashim: Porsche Cayman milik anak saya".
- "Hashim: I drive a Proton Saga, PAS leader refutes RM90m claim".
- "Sultan Kedah dahului senarai penerima darjah Raja Perlis" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.