Muhammad Husin

This is a Malay name; the name Husain is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad.
Muhammad Husain
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pasir Puteh, Kelantan
In office
2008–2013
Preceded by Kalthom Othman
Succeeded by Nik Mazian Nik Mohamad
Personal details
Born (1951-12-29) 29 December 1951
Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political party PASPakatan Rakyat
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam

Muhammad Husain (born 29 December 1951) was the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Pasir Puteh constituency in Kelantan from 2008 to 2013. He sat in Parliament as a member of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition.[1] After leaving Parliament he joined 'Parti Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia', a PAS splinter movement formed out of concerns that the party was being insufficiently cooperative with its coalition allies, the Democratic Action Party and the People's Justice Party.[2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Pasir Puteh, Kelantan[3]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
2008 Muhammad Husain (PAS) 28,365 53% Amran Mat Nor 24,397 45%

References

  1. "Muhammad bin Husain, Y.B. Tuan" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. "PasMa to replace PAS in Pakatan Rakyat?". Malaysia Today. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 28 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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