Hassanuddin Salim

Summary

Hassanuddin Salim is a PAS politician and quantity surveyor who represents the N.32 Kuala Semantan state constituency in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly, having won the seat at both the 2018 and 2022 general elections under the PAS and Perikatan Nasional banners respectively. Prior to holding Kuala Semantan, he contested the Kerdau state seat in 2008 and 2011 under PAS but was unsuccessful on both occasions. Within his party, he has held roles as Deputy Chairman of PAS Temerloh division and Secretary of the PAS Pahang Liaison Body.

Biography

Hassanuddin Salim is a Malaysian politician from Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) and a member of the Pahang State Legislative Assembly (DUN) representing the N.32 Kuala Semantan constituency under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. By profession, he is a quantity surveyor [1]. Within PAS, he has served as Timbalan Yang Dipertua (Deputy Chairman) of PAS Temerloh division and as Secretary of the PAS Pahang Liaison Body (Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan PAS Pahang) [2]. Hassanuddin first contested the Kerdau state seat in the 2008 general election under PAS, losing to the incumbent BN assemblyman Zaharuddin Abu Kassim by a majority of 1,615 votes [3]. He was again fielded in the 2011 Kerdau by-election following Zaharuddin's death, losing to BN's Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad who polled 5,060 votes against his 2,336 [3]. He subsequently contested the Kuala Semantan state seat and won it at the 14th General Election in 2018 under PAS, with 7,406 votes (28.5% vote share) and a majority of 474 votes [4]. He retained the seat at the 15th General Election in November 2022 under PN-PAS, polling 12,386 votes (33.7%) and defeating his nearest rival from BN-UMNO by a majority of 1,738 votes, with an 80.1% voter turnout recorded for the constituency [4]. As a state assemblyman, he has actively questioned the Pahang state government on public services, including water supply infrastructure, in the Dewan Undangan Negeri Pahang sittings held at Wisma Sri Pahang [5].

Known for

Hassanuddin Salim is known as a PAS state assemblyman who has contested multiple elections in Pahang's Temerloh parliamentary area, first at Kerdau and later at Kuala Semantan, winning the latter seat in both 2018 and 2022 [4]. He holds organisational roles within PAS at the Temerloh division and Pahang state levels, including serving as Secretary of the PAS Pahang Liaison Body [2]. In the Pahang state assembly, he has questioned the state government on infrastructure matters affecting constituents, notably water pipe replacement in Pahang [5].

Political positions

Hassanuddin Salim sits in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly as an opposition assemblyman under the Perikatan Nasional (PN) banner, with PAS as his party affiliation. No specific policy positions on legislation, religion, economy, or social issues have been identified in sourced news reports from the allowlist at the time of compilation. His documented legislative activity includes raising questions in the DUN Pahang sittings on public infrastructure, specifically the state of aging water supply pipes in Pahang and the government's replacement programme [5][2]. His role within PAS organisational structures at the Temerloh and Pahang state levels indicates active party engagement beyond his legislative duties [2].

Before politics

1. Pre-2008Hassanuddin Salim worked as a quantity surveyor prior to his political career. This profession was cited by PAS during the 2011 Kerdau by-election campaign.⛓

Political career

1. 2008Contested the N.Kerdau state seat (Pahang) under PAS in the 12th General Election. Lost to BN incumbent Zaharuddin Abu Kassim by a majority of 1,615 votes.⛓
2. March 2011Stood as PAS candidate in the Kerdau state by-election following the death of BN assemblyman Zaharuddin Abu Kassim. Lost to BN's Syed Ibrahim Syed Ahmad, who polled 5,060 votes against Hassanuddin's 2,336.⛓
3. November 2022Named by Perikatan Nasional as its candidate for the N.32 Kuala Semantan state seat in GE15. Also served as Secretary of the PAS Pahang Liaison Body at the time of the announcement.⛓
4. November 2022Won the N.32 Kuala Semantan DUN seat in GE15 under PN-PAS with 12,386 votes (33.7%), defeating BN-UMNO's Nor Azmi Mat Ludin (10,648 votes) by a majority of 1,738 on an 80.1% voter turnout.⛓
5. May 2026As sitting DUN Kuala Semantan assemblyman, raised questions during the Pahang DUN sitting at Wisma Sri Pahang regarding the replacement of aging water supply pipes across Pahang.⛓

Election history

• 2022Kuala Semantan (N.32, Pahang DUN)Won33.7%⛓
• 2018Kuala Semantan (N.32, Pahang DUN)Won28.5%⛓
• 2011Kerdau (Pahang DUN by-election)Lost⛓
• 2008Kerdau (Pahang DUN)Lost⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsHassanuddin Salim won the N.32 Kuala Semantan state seat in GE15 (2022) under PN-PAS with 12,386 votes (33.7%), a majority of 1,738 over BN-UMNO's Nor Azmi Mat Ludin.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAs a sitting DUN assemblyman, he raised questions in the Pahang DUN sitting on the extent and progress of aging water pipe replacement in Pahang, prompting the Menteri Besar to report on 607.3 km of identified pipes for replacement.⛓
• VerifiedFactsAt the time of the GE15 PN candidate announcement in November 2022, Hassanuddin held the position of Setiausaha Badan Perhubungan PAS Pahang (Secretary, PAS Pahang Liaison Body).⛓