Hasni Mohammad

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohammad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hasni. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

The Honorable Dato' Ir. Haji Hasni Mohammad SPMJ SUMW PGDK KMN AMN PIS MP MLA
حسني محمد‎
18th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office 28 February 2020 – 15 March 2022
Monarch	Ibrahim
Preceded by	Sahruddin Jamal
Succeeded by	Onn Hafiz Ghazi
Constituency	Benut
Member of the Johor State Executive Council (Public Works, Rural and Regional Development)
In office 14 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
Monarch	Ibrahim Ismail
Menteri Besar	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Preceded by	Ahmad Zahri Jamil (Public Works) Asiah Md Ariff (Rural and Regional Development)
Succeeded by	Mazlan Bujang (Public Works) Dzulkefly Ahmad (Rural and Regional Development)
Constituency	Benut
State Leader of the Opposition of Johor
In office 28 June 2018 – 28 February 2020
Monarch	Ibrahim
Menteri Besar	Osman Sapian (2018–2019) Sahruddin Jamal (2019–2020)
Preceded by	Gan Peck Cheng
Succeeded by	Aminolhuda Hassan
Constituency	Benut
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Simpang Renggam
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Maszlee Malik (PH–PKR)
Majority	1,821 (2022)
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Benut
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Salehan Sungot (BN–UMNO)
Majority	6,304 (2008) 6,572 (2013) 4,447 (2018) 5,859 (2022)
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Pontian
In office 21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded by	Ong Ka Ting (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Ahmad Maslan (BN–UMNO)
Majority	21,158 (2004)
State Chairman of the Barisan Nasional of Johor
In office 2018–2023
National Chairman	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
State Chairman of the United Malays National Organisation of Johor
In office 14 July 2018 – 27 January 2023
President	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
Deputy	Nur Jazlan Mohamed
Preceded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Succeeded by	Mohamed Khaled Nordin
Division Chief of the United Malays National Organisation of Pontian
In office 2001 – 18 March 2023
President	Mahathir Mohamad (2001–2003) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (2003–2009) Najib Razak (2009–2018) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (2018–2023)
Deputy	Ahmad Maslan
Succeeded by	Ahmad Maslan
Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority
In office 15 August 2022 – 15 December 2022
Minister	Fadillah Yusof (2022) Alexander Nanta Linggi (2022)
Preceded by	Abdul Rashid Asari
Succeeded by	Jalaluddin Alias
Personal details
Born	Hasni bin Mohammad (1959-03-27) 27 March 1959 (age 65)^[citation needed] Pontian, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse	Fazlina Omar
Alma mater	University of Missouri–Rolla (BEng)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Engineer
Website	Hasni Mohammad on Facebook

Dato' Ir. Haji Hasni bin Mohammad (Jawi: حسني بن محمد; born 27 March 1959^[citation needed]) is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Simpang Renggam since November 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benut since March 2008. He served as the 18th Menteri Besar of Johor from February 2020 to March 2022, Leader of the Opposition of Johor from June 2018 to February 2020, Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) from May 2013 to May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontian from March 2004 to March 2008 and Chairman of the Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) from August 2022 to December 2022.[1] He is member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He had served as the State Chairman of BN of Johor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as the State Chairman of UMNO of Johor from July 2018 to his removal from the position in January 2023 and Division Chief of UMNO of Pontian from 2001 to his defeat in the party elections in March 2023.[2][3]

Political career

Member of Parliament for Pontian (2004–2008)

Hasni was first elected to Malaysian Parliament 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 2013 (GE13) and 2018 (GE14) general elections. In the 2022 Johor state election, 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 (PN), Haniff Ghazali Hosman from Pakatan Harapan (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 an EXCO member by former Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

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 Opposition Leader 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. Sahruddin Jamal after the collapse of Pakatan Harapan (PH) state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.[4]

In the Johor state election on 12 March 2022, he led his coalition to a huge and landslide victory in the 2022 Johor state election, 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 Osman Sapian and strengthening his grip on power and position as Menteri Besar of Johor. BN Chairman and UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 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 MLA Onn Hafiz Ghazi 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 2022 general election, Hasni wrested the Simpang Renggam seat in Johor from Maszlee Malik of PH with a majority of 1,821 votes.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	P164 Pontian		Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	26,667	82.88%		Hassan Abdul Karim (PKR)	5,509	17.12%	33,460	21,158	75.40%
2022	P151 Simpang Renggam		Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	18,312	41.19%		Maszlee Malik (PKR)	16,491	37.37%	44,131	1,821	74.76%
							Mohd Fazrul Kamat (BERSATU)	9,077	20.57%
							Kamal Kusmin (PEJUANG)	251	0.57%

Johor State Legislative Assembly[5][6][7][8][9]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	N53 Benut		Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	10,098	72.69%		Sarobo Ponoh (PAS)	3,794	26.39%	14,376	6,304	77.10%
2013			Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	12,358	68.11%		Sarobo Ponoh (PAS)	5,786	31.89%	18,590	6,572	87.00%
2018			Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	9,480	55.43%		Zulkifly Tasrep (BERSATU)	5,033	29.43%	17,750	4,447	85.00%
							Mohd Firdaus Jaffar (PAS)	2,590	15.14%
2022			Hasni Mohammad (UMNO)	10,896	63.08%		Isa Abd. Hamid (BERSATU)	5,037	29.16%	17,272	5,859	63.58%
							Haniff Hosman (PKR)	1,200	6.95%
							Iskandar Noor Ibrahim (PEJUANG)	139	0.80%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2003)[10]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2006)[11]
•  Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SUMW) – Datuk Seri Utama (2022)[12][13]
•  Johor :
  • Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim Medal (PIS II) (1999)[14]
  • Second Class of the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor Medal (PSI II) (2015)[15]
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (2021)[16][17]
•  Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2006)[18]

References

1. "Hasni appointed LLM chairman". The Star. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
2. "Umno polls: Ahmad Maslan wins Pontian division chief post". The Star. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
3. "Unbowed, unbent, unbroken, says Khairy over Umno sacking". The Star. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "BN's Hasni Mohammad sworn in as Johor's Chief Minister". 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
5. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures exclude informal votes.
6. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
7. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum. Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
10. "List of award recipients in conjunction with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's birthday". The Star. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
11. "King's birthday honours list". The Star. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
12. "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
13. "Hasni dahului 263 penerima darjah kebesaran Hari Wilayah Persekutuan 2022". Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
14. "Sultan of Johor to honour 520 with awards". New Straits Times. 8 April 1999. p. 15.
15. "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
16. "Johor Ruler confers titles in conjunction with 63rd birthday". The Star. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
17. "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
18. "The Sabah Yang Di Pertua Negeri's Birthday Honours List". The Star. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

External links

• Hasni Mohammad on Facebook
• Hasni Mohammad on Twitter

Political offices
Preceded by Sahruddin Jamal	18th Menteri Besar of Johor 2020 – 2022	Succeeded by Onn Hafiz Ghazi