Hasrunizah Hassan

Summary

Hasrunizah Hassan is the UMNO-BN incumbent assemblywoman for N54 Pulai Sebatang in Johor's Pontian district, having won the seat with a 6,325-vote majority in the 2022 Johor state election. She also serves as Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pontian. She is contesting to defend her seat in the 16th Johor state election scheduled for 11 July 2026.

Biography

Hasrunizah Hassan is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. She serves as the Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for N54 Pulai Sebatang, a constituency within the Pontian district of Johor [1]. She won the seat in the 2022 Johor state election held on 12 March 2022, defeating three other candidates with a majority of 6,325 votes [2][3]. Pulai Sebatang had previously been held by Pakatan Harapan's Muhammad Taqiuddin Cheman of Amanah from 2018 to 2022 [4]. Hasrunizah is also identified as the Ketua Wanita (Women's Chief) of UMNO Bahagian Pontian [2]. As ADUN, she has participated in constituency-level engagements including flood relief operations in the Pontian district [2] and community events such as the Semarak Subuh programme initiated by Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi [2]. She was one of seven BN women candidates to win seats in the 2022 Johor state election, in which BN secured a landslide victory of 40 out of 56 seats [5][6]. In June 2026, BN named her as the incumbent candidate to defend Pulai Sebatang in the 16th Johor state election, scheduled for 11 July 2026 [1]. The constituency has 47,651 registered voters for the 2026 election [2]. No further details regarding her educational background, pre-political career, or specific committee roles in the Johor State Legislative Assembly were found in available public sources.

Known for

Hasrunizah Hassan is known as the incumbent ADUN for Pulai Sebatang, having won the seat for BN-UMNO in the 2022 Johor state election with a majority of 6,325 votes, reclaiming the seat from Pakatan Harapan. She holds the position of Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pontian and has been an active presence at constituency-level events in the Pontian district. She is one of a group of BN women assemblypeople who won seats in Johor's 2022 landslide election.

Political positions

No direct policy statements or formally reported positions by Hasrunizah Hassan were found in available public sources from the allowlist. Her publicly documented activities reflect her role as a constituency-level ADUN within the BN-UMNO state government of Johor: she has participated in flood relief operations alongside the Member of Parliament for Pontian, attended community and religious programmes, and held party roles through UMNO Wanita at the divisional level. As a government-side assemblywoman, she operates within the Johor BN state administration led by Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

Political career

1. 12 March 2022Hasrunizah Hassan won the N54 Pulai Sebatang state seat under BN-UMNO in the 2022 Johor state election, defeating three other candidates with a majority of 6,325 votes. BN won 40 of 56 seats in the election.⛓
2. May 2022As ADUN Pulai Sebatang, Hasrunizah hosted an Aidilfitri open house at Dewan UMNO, Pontian, attended by former Menteri Besar and BN Johor chairman Hasni Mohammad.⛓
3. February 2024Hasrunizah Hassan, as ADUN Pulai Sebatang, attended the Semarak Subuh programme at Masjid Bandar Pontian, a state-wide initiative by Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi.⛓
4. October 2024Hasrunizah Hassan participated in flood relief operations in the Pontian district, visiting temporary evacuation centres alongside MP for Pontian Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan.⛓
5. June 2025Hasrunizah Hassan attended the swearing-in ceremony of village heads (ketua kampung) for Pontian district for the 2025–2026 term.⛓
6. 24 June 2026BN announced Hasrunizah Hassan as its candidate to defend N54 Pulai Sebatang in the 16th Johor state election. The polling day is 11 July 2026.⛓

Election history

• 2026N54 Pulai Sebatang, JohorPending⛓
• 2022N54 Pulai Sebatang, JohorWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsHasrunizah Hassan won N54 Pulai Sebatang in the 2022 Johor state election under BN-UMNO with a majority of 6,325 votes, according to multiple Malaysian news sources. She holds the position of Ketua Wanita UMNO Bahagian Pontian. She is the BN-UMNO candidate for the same seat in the 2026 Johor state election (polling day 11 July 2026).⛓
• GovernmentBN Johor chairman Onn Hafiz Ghazi selected Hasrunizah Hassan as the incumbent BN-UMNO candidate for Pulai Sebatang in the 2026 Johor state election, as part of a slate retaining most sitting government assemblypeople.⛓