Hasni Mohammad

Dato' Haji Hasni bin Mohammad (Jawi: حسني بن محمد; born 27 March 1959) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 18th Menteri Besar of Johor from February 2020 to March 2022 and Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Benut since March 2008. He served as 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. He is member and State Chairman of Johor of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohammad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Hasni. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji
Hasni Mohammad
SPMJ SUMW PGDK KMN AMN PIS PSI MLA
حسني محمد‎
18th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
28 February 2020 – 15 March 2022
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Preceded bySahruddin Jamal
Succeeded byOnn Hafiz Ghazi
Exco roles (Johor)
2013–2018Chairman of the Public Works, Rural and Regional Development
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2004–2008Barisan Nasional
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2008–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born (1959-03-27) 27 March 1959
Pontian, Johor, Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUMNO
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Alma materUniversity of Missouri–Rolla (BEng)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer
WebsiteHasni Mohammad on Facebook

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 as an EXCO member by former Menteri Besar Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

State 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.[1]

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.

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[2][3]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Pontian Hasni Mohammad (UMNO) 26,667 82.88% Hassan Karim (PKR) 5,509 17.12% 33,460 21,158 75.40%
Johor State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2008 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

References
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  2. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures exclude informal votes.
  3. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  4. "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.
  5. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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  8. "King's birthday honours list". The Star. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  11. "Sultan of Johor to honour 520 with awards". New Straits Times. 8 April 1999. p. 15.
  12. "TMJ dahului 83 penerima pingat darjah kebesaran Johor". Harian Metro (in Malay). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. "Johor Ruler confers titles in conjunction with 63rd birthday". The Star. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Kekanda Permaisuri Johor, MB terima darjah kebesaran". Berita Harian (in Malay). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "The Sabah Yang Di Pertua Negeri's Birthday Honours List". The Star. 22 September 2006. Retrieved 3 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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