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Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan

Party
BERSATU · Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Merbok
State
Kedah
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Why this matters to you

As the MP for Merbok, Nazri Abu Hassan is the primary federal representative for a constituency of over 216,000 people in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, and sits in opposition in the 15th Parliament. His membership on the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health gives him a formal oversight and scrutiny role on health policy and legislation affecting public healthcare access. During his 2022 campaign he specifically cited rising costs of living and youth employment as key concerns for Merbok residents, and called for new infrastructure such as a bridge across Sungai Semerling to ease traffic congestion in the area.

Summary

Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan is the first-term BERSATU Member of Parliament for Merbok (P014), Kedah, having won the seat for Perikatan Nasional in the November 2022 general election with a majority of over 21,000 votes after an unsuccessful attempt under PH-PPBM in GE14. He sits on the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health and represents an opposition constituency in the 15th Parliament. In November 2025, he was briefly at the centre of an intra-Bersatu dispute when he co-signed a letter protesting disciplinary action against two party leaders, before publicly reaffirming his loyalty to party president Muhyiddin Yassin.

Biography

Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merbok (P014), Kedah, since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. He is a first-term MP [2][3]. The Merbok constituency is located in Kuala Muda District, Kedah, and had a population of 216,357 as of 2020 [1]). Prior to his 2022 victory, Nazri contested Merbok in the 14th General Election (GE14) in May 2018 under PH-PPBM, receiving 15.0% of the vote (4,146 votes), and did not win the seat [4]. In GE15 on 19 November 2022, he won Merbok for PN with a majority of over 21,000 votes, reversing the seat from PH [2][5]. He is a member of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health [6]. During the GE15 campaign he stated that addressing the rising costs of living and providing business opportunities for young people would be priorities, and called for a new bridge across Sungai Semerling to reduce traffic congestion [7][5]. In November 2025, Nazri co-signed a letter with other Bersatu MPs expressing concern over disciplinary action taken against two party leaders, before shortly after clarifying that his signature was not a sign of opposition against the Bersatu leadership and reaffirming loyalty to party president Muhyiddin Yassin [2][8][3].

Known for

Mohd Nazri Abu Hassan is known as the first-term MP for Merbok who won the seat for Perikatan Nasional in GE15 with a majority of over 21,000 votes, having previously contested and lost the same seat under PH-PPBM in GE14 [9]. He sits on the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health [6]. In November 2025, he co-signed a letter with other Bersatu MPs protesting disciplinary action against two party figures before publicly reaffirming his loyalty to party president Muhyiddin Yassin [10].

Political positions

During the GE15 campaign, Nazri stated that addressing the rising cost of living and creating business opportunities for young people were priorities for the Merbok constituency [7][5]. He also called for infrastructure improvements, specifically the construction of a new bridge across Sungai Semerling to reduce traffic congestion [7][5]. As a BERSATU MP sitting in opposition within the 15th Parliament, he operates within the Perikatan Nasional coalition framework. His November 2025 handling of the intra-Bersatu disciplinary dispute — co-signing a protest letter then reaffirming loyalty to Muhyiddin Yassin — reflects a stated commitment to resolving party matters through official channels [2][3]. No public record of detailed stances on other major national policy issues such as healthcare reform, education, or fiscal policy was found in allowlist sources beyond his committee membership on the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health [6].

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]freemalaysiatoday.com
  3. [3]November 2025
  4. [4]election.thestar.com.my
  5. [5]November 2022
  6. [6]parlimen.gov.my
  7. [7]bernama.com
  8. [8]November 2025; malaysiakini.com
  9. [9]freemalaysiatoday.com; election.thestar.com.my
  10. [10]freemalaysiatoday.com; malaysiakini.com

Political career

  1. May 2018Contested Merbok parliamentary seat (P014) in GE14 under PH-PPBM. Received 15.0% of votes (4,146 votes) and was unsuccessful.⛓
  2. November 2022Won the Merbok parliamentary seat (P014) in GE15 under Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) with a majority of over 21,000 votes, becoming first-time MP for Merbok.⛓
  3. November 2022Sworn in as Member of Parliament for Merbok (P014), Kedah, representing Perikatan Nasional (BERSATU) in the 15th Parliament of Malaysia.⛓
  4. November 2025Co-signed a letter with other Bersatu MPs to party president Muhyiddin Yassin expressing concern over disciplinary action against Wan Saiful Wan Jan and Wan Ahmad Fayhsal. Shortly after, clarified the letter was not a sign of opposition and reaffirmed loyalty to Muhyiddin.⛓

Election history

  • 2022Merbok (P014)Won⛓
  • 2018Merbok (P014)Lost15%⛓

Stance evolution

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

  1. 2025BERSATU
    • Nazri, a first-term MP, said his signature was not a sign of opposition against the Bersatu leadership or its decisions.

      Statement issued after co-signing a letter to Muhyiddin Yassin protesting disciplinary action against two Bersatu leaders, as reported by FMT. · Source

  2. 2022BERSATU
    • Apart from that, with the increase in costs of living, priority must be given to finding ways to help the population in addition to providing business opportunities for young people.

      Statement made to Bernama during the GE15 campaign for the Merbok parliamentary seat, November 2022. · Source

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsThe Parliament of Malaysia lists Mohd Nazri bin Abu Hassan as the MP for Merbok (P014), Kedah, under the Perikatan Nasional bloc.⛓
  • VerifiedFactsHe is listed as a member of the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Health (Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Kesihatan).⛓
  • GovernmentAs an opposition MP under PN-BERSATU, Nazri sits outside the governing Pakatan Harapan-led coalition and has not held executive office in the current administration.⛓
  • OppositionFMT reported that Nazri co-signed a letter with Bersatu MPs protesting the sacking of Wan Saiful and suspension of Wan Fayhsal, but subsequently backtracked and reaffirmed support for Muhyiddin Yassin's leadership.⛓

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