Zahir Hassan

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

Yang Berhormat Tuan Ts. Zahir Hassan MP
ظَاهِر حَسَّان
Chief Managing Secretary of the People's Justice Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2022
President	Anwar Ibrahim
Preceded by	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Wangsa Maju
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Tan Yee Kew (PH–PKR)
Majority	20,696 (2022)
Personal details
Born	Zahir bin Hassan (1959-03-24) 24 March 1959 (age 65) Johor Bahru, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party	People's Justice Party (PKR) (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Alma mater	University of Bolton Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Occupation	Politician

Zahir bin Hassan (born 24 March 1959) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wangsa Maju since November 2022.[1] He is a member and was the Chairman of the Federal Territories of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions. He has served as the Chief Managing Secretary of PKR since July 2022.[2]

Election results

Selangor State Legislative Assembly[3]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	N19 Bukit Antarabangsa		Zahir Hassan (PKR)	7,029	32.05%		Azman Wahid (UMNO)	14,900	67.95%	22,197	7,871	71.99%

Parliament of Malaysia[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P116 Wangsa Maju		Zahir Hassan (PKR)	46,031	49.63%		Nuridah Mohd Salleh (PAS)	25,335	27.32%	93,493	20,696	77.08%
							Mohd Shafei Abdullah (UMNO)	19,595	21.13%
							Norzaila Arifin (PEJUANG)	987	1.06%
							Wee Choo Keong (WARISAN)	576	0.62%
							Raveentheran Suntheralingam (IND)	216	0.23%

References

1. "YB Tuan Ts. Zahir Bin Hassan". www.parlimen.gov.my.
2. Mahani Ishak (20 July 2022). "Rafizi ketuai jentera PRU". BHarian. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
3. "Election result 2004 to 2022".
4. "Elections result in Federal Territories". The Star.