Aminolhuda Hassan

Summary

Aminolhuda bin Hassan (born c. 1959, Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor) is a former school headmaster and AMANAH politician serving as the MP for Sri Gading (P149) since November 2022. A former PAS member who helped found AMANAH in 2015, he has served as Johor AMANAH State Chairman since September 2015 and resumed the Johor PH State Chairmanship in February 2025. His career spans state-level EXCO service under the 2018–2020 PH Johor government and active federal parliamentary work focused on economic policy, institutional reform, and labour rights.

Biography

Aminolhuda bin Hassan is a Malaysian politician and former school headmaster who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sri Gading (P149), Johor, since November 2022 [1]. Known by his supporters as 'Cikgu Huda', he was born and raised in Parit Jawa, Muar, Johor, growing up in a traditional UMNO family as the son of a religious teacher [2]. He undertook teacher training at Universiti Putra Malaysia and subsequently pursued a career in education, eventually serving as headmaster of English College Johor Bahru before entering politics [3]. He joined PAS and won the Parit Yaani state seat in GE13 (2013), then left PAS to become a founding member of AMANAH in September 2015, serving as Johor State AMANAH Chairman continuously since that time [1]. He won Parit Yaani again under PH-AMANAH in GE14 (2018) and served as a Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteris Besar Osman Sapian and Sahruddin Jamal from May 2018 until the collapse of the PH state administration in February 2020 [1]. He served as Leader of the Opposition of Johor from April 2020 to March 2022 [1]. He narrowly lost the Parit Yaani state seat at the 2022 Johor State Election to BN's Najib Samuri by a margin of 294 votes, before winning the Sri Gading parliamentary seat at GE15 in November 2022 with a majority of 4,000 [4]. He resumed the Johor PH State Chairmanship in February 2025 [5].

Known for

Aminolhuda Hassan is defined politically by his transition from PAS to AMANAH and his sustained role as the senior PH leader in Johor, holding both the Johor AMANAH State Chairmanship since September 2015 and the Johor PH State Chairmanship (resumed February 2025) concurrently with his parliamentary duties [6]. He has consistently raised questions in the Dewan Rakyat on governance and institutional reform, workers' rights, and national economic policy, including direct questions to the Prime Minister on the MADANI Economic Policy [7]. His background as a former mathematics teacher and school headmaster is reflected in a public engagement style he has described as driven by a desire to educate the people [2].

Political positions

In the Dewan Rakyat, Aminolhuda has questioned the Prime Minister on the effectiveness of MADANI Economic Policy implementation and the steps needed to ensure it fully achieves its objectives [7][8]. He queried the Human Resources Minister on timelines for action against employers who fail to pay salaries on time or make EPF contributions for workers [7][9]. He has raised the institutional reform agenda with the Prime Minister, specifically seeking clarity on the parliamentary appointment process for independent bodies such as the Election Commission [7][10]. A question he posed to the Religious Affairs Minister prompted a Dewan Rakyat disclosure that the government is drafting new Shariah legislation to legally compel Muslims to financially support elderly parents [5][8]. He has also raised the question of whether water capital contribution revenue from data centre investments in Johor can cover full infrastructure costs [11][8]. As Johor PH Chairman, he declared in May 2026 that PH is prepared to contest all 56 Johor state seats after BN announced it would go solo in the anticipated Johor state election [11][12].

Education

1. Late 1970s–Early 1980sUndertook teacher training at Universiti Putra Malaysia, where he was introduced to the concept of leadership and politics in Islam by a fellow trainee.⛓

Before politics

1. Pre-2013Worked as a mathematics teacher and later served as headmaster of English College Johor Bahru before entering full-time politics.⛓

Political career

1. May 2013Won the Parit Yaani state seat (Johor) under the PAS–Pakatan Rakyat ticket in GE13, beginning his first term as a Johor state assemblyman.⛓
2. September 2015Left PAS to join the newly formed Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH); appointed Johor State AMANAH Chairman, a position he has held continuously since.⛓
3. May 2018Re-elected to the Parit Yaani state seat under PH-AMANAH in GE14 with 46.2% of the vote (12,309 votes); subsequently appointed Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteris Besar Osman Sapian and later Sahruddin Jamal.⛓
4. February 2020PH Johor state administration collapsed, ending his EXCO service. He was subsequently appointed Leader of the Opposition of Johor and Johor PH State Chairman.⛓
5. March 2022Contested Parit Yaani state seat at the 2022 Johor State Election under PH-AMANAH but lost to BN's Najib Samuri by a majority of 294 votes (Aminolhuda: 8,776 votes; Najib: 9,070 votes).⛓
6. November 2022Won the Sri Gading parliamentary seat (P149) at GE15 under PH-AMANAH with 23,242 votes (29.6%), defeating BN's Mohd Lassim Burhan by a majority of 4,000 votes.⛓
7. February 2025Retained the Johor PH Chairmanship with Teo Nie Ching and Syed Ibrahim Syed Noah as his deputies.⛓

Election history

• 2022Parit Yaani (Johor State)Lost⛓
• 2022Sri Gading (P149)Won29.6%⛓
• 2018Parit Yaani (Johor State)Won46.2%⛓
• 2013Parit Yaani (Johor State)Won⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsAminolhuda Hassan is listed as the confirmed MP for Sri Gading (P149) in the official Parliament of Malaysia Dewan Rakyat member roster under the PH grouping.⛓
• GovernmentAs a government backbencher under the Unity Government, Aminolhuda has used parliamentary question time to press the Prime Minister on MADANI Economic Policy effectiveness and the institutional reform agenda, including the parliamentary appointment process for bodies such as the Election Commission.⛓
• OppositionBN's Najib Samuri, who narrowly defeated Aminolhuda at the 2022 Johor State Election, acknowledged that Aminolhuda wielded considerable influence in Sri Gading, stating that contesting a PH-aligned candidate closely associated with him is not to be taken lightly.⛓
• PublicMalaysiakini reported that Aminolhuda's political journey from PAS to Amanah has been driven by a consistent desire to learn and educate the people, a thread running from his classroom days through to his current parliamentary work.⛓