Hassan Abdul Karim

Hassan bin Abdul Karim (born 1951; Jawi: حسن بن عبد الكريم) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pasir Gudang since May 2018. He served as Chairman of the Federal-State Relations Select Committee from December 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions and was a member of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM), a component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition. He served as the State Chairman of PKR of Johor from 2014 to his resignation in July 2019 and the 5th President of PRM from April 2005 to November 2009. He often analyses and comments on Malaysian politics and news as well as advising Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

For the Iraqi footballer, see Hasan Abdulkareem.
In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdul Karim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Hassan. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
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Hassan Abdul Karim
MP
حسن بن عبد الكريم
5th President of the Parti Rakyat Malaysia
In office
17 April 2005 – 17 November 2009
DeputyS. K. Song
Preceded bySyed Husin Ali
Succeeded byAriffin Salimon
(Acting President)
State Chairman of the
People's Justice Party of Johor
In office
2014 – 12 July 2019
PresidentWan Azizah Wan Ismail
(2014–2018)
Anwar Ibrahim
(2018–2019)
Preceded byChua Jui Meng
Succeeded bySyed Ibrahim Syed Noh
Chairman of the
Federal-State Relations Select Committee
In office
4 December 2018 – 19 November 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pasir Gudang
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byNormala Abdul Samad
(BN–UMNO)
Majority24,726 (2018)
31,558 (2022)
Personal details
Born
Hassan bin Abdul Karim

(1951-10-17) 17 October 1951
Pontian, Johor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Nationality Malaysia
Political partyParti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM)
(1978–2009)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(since 2009)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Alternatif (BA)
(1998–2004)
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2009–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Residence(s)Pontian Besar, Pontian, Johor, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
University of London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
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Hassan Abdul Karim on Parliament of Malaysia
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