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Amir Hamzah Abdul Hashim

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Permatang Pasir
State
Pulau Pinang
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Why this matters to you

As the Permatang Pasir state assemblyman, Amir Hamzah represents residents across nine polling districts in the Permatang Pauh area — including farmers whose padi livelihoods he has raised directly in the Penang State Legislative Assembly (Source: nst.com.my). His questions in the assembly on unlicensed places of worship have directly prompted the Penang state government to disclose enforcement data, affecting how regulatory decisions on community religious facilities are publicly accounted for (Source: sinarharian.com.my). As one of only eleven opposition members in a 40-seat assembly dominated by the PH-led Penang state government, his practical voting influence on legislation is limited, but his role as a scrutineer on the government side directly shapes public information available to constituents on agricultural policy and land-use governance.

Summary

Amir Hamzah bin Abdul Hashim is a PAS politician and the Perikatan Nasional-backed member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Permatang Pasir (N11) since August 2023, having won the seat with an unofficial majority of approximately 3,106 votes over a PH rival [1]. He also serves as Deputy Chief of the PAS Permatang Pasir branch and has used his assembly role to question the Penang government on padi farm support and compliance with building regulations for houses of worship [2]. His constituency is politically significant as the registered voting district of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim [3]).

Biography

Amir Hamzah bin Abdul Hashim is a Malaysian politician from PAS (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) and a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) representing the Permatang Pasir constituency (N11) since August 2023 [3]. He contested the seat under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition banner in the 2023 Penang state election, defeating Pakatan Harapan's Faiz Fadzil with an unofficial tally of 13,524 votes to 10,418 [4]. His win was confirmed in the official results published following the August 12, 2023 polls [5]. Permatang Pasir is one of three state constituencies under the Permatang Pauh federal parliamentary area and is notably home to a registered voter, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim [3]). Within the party structure, Amir Hamzah serves as the Deputy Chief of the PAS Permatang Pasir branch [3]. In the lead-up to the 2023 election, he indicated that his campaign strategy centred on reaching out to former UMNO voters in the constituency, framing the contest as a two-coalition race between PH and PN [4]. Since taking his seat in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, he has raised questions in the chamber on issues including the drop in padi yields affecting local farmers and the status of unlicensed non-Muslim houses of worship in Penang [2]. He is one of seven PAS-held state seats in Penang following the 2023 polls [5].

Known for

Amir Hamzah is known as the PAS assemblyman who wrested the Permatang Pasir state seat for Perikatan Nasional in the 2023 Penang state election, a constituency closely associated with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's political stronghold of Permatang Pauh [3]). He is recognised within PAS as the Deputy Chief of the party's Permatang Pasir branch and has used his assembly platform to question the Penang state government on agricultural support and land-use compliance matters [2].

Political positions

Based on available sourced material, Amir Hamzah's recorded positions in the Penang State Legislative Assembly reflect concerns about agricultural livelihoods and religious land-use compliance. He raised questions in the assembly regarding the decline in padi yields in Penang and sought information on state government measures to assist affected farmers [6]. He also posed a question on the number of non-Muslim houses of worship (Rumah Ibadat Bukan Islam) built without authorisation in Penang between 2023 and 2025, signalling attention to regulatory enforcement on religious structures [7]. During the 2023 election campaign, he articulated a PN coalition framing that positioned the contest as a binary choice between PH and PN, specifically targeting UMNO supporters as a persuadable bloc [4]. No other formal policy positions on major issues could be sourced from the allowlist within available search results.

References

  1. [1]sinardaily.my; freemalaysiatoday.com
  2. [2]nst.com.my; sinarharian.com.my
  3. [3]en.wikipedia.org
  4. [4]sinardaily.my
  5. [5]freemalaysiatoday.com
  6. [6]nst.com.my
  7. [7]sinarharian.com.my

Political career

  1. Before August 2023Served as Deputy Chief of the PAS Permatang Pasir branch prior to contesting the 2023 Penang state election.⛓
  2. July 2023Announced as Perikatan Nasional's candidate for the N11 Permatang Pasir state constituency in the upcoming 2023 Penang state election, contesting under the PAS ticket.⛓
  3. August 2023Gave an exclusive interview to Sinar Daily during the campaign period, stating his strategy was to approach UMNO supporters in Permatang Pasir and frame the election as a two-coalition contest between PH and PN.⛓
  4. 12 August 2023Won the Permatang Pasir (N11) state seat in the 2023 Penang state election under the Perikatan Nasional banner, defeating PH's Faiz Fadzil. Unofficial results recorded Amir Hamzah at 13,524 votes against Faiz Fadzil's 10,418 votes.⛓
  5. 2023–presentSits as a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly representing Permatang Pasir. Has raised questions in the assembly on padi yield declines and on unlicensed non-Muslim houses of worship in Penang.⛓

Election history

  • 2023Permatang Pasir (N11), PenangWon56.5%⛓

Stance evolution

Public statements grouped chronologically. The party tag shows which party the politician was contesting under at that point.

  1. 2023PAS
    • So, for my constituency, my main focus is to approach the Umno supporters homes here in Permatang Pasir.

      Said to Sinar Daily in an exclusive campaign interview three days before the 2023 Penang state election polling day. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsAmir Hamzah Abdul Hashim won the Permatang Pasir seat for PN/PAS in the 2023 Penang state election and has been a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly since that date. He is Deputy Chief of the PAS Permatang Pasir branch.⛓
  • OppositionPenang PKR deputy chief Bakthiar Wan Chik noted after the 2023 results that PN's wins in Permatang Pasir, Seberang Jaya, and Penanti were with slimmer majorities compared to the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat defeat in GE15, describing the contests as 'quite neck-to-neck' and expressing intent to improve.⛓
  • IndustryGerakan president Dominic Lau claimed in 2025 that Gerakan's support within PN contributed to wins in seven PAS-held Penang seats including Permatang Pasir, framing these as coalition achievements rather than single-party results.⛓

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