Fuad bin Hassan (12 November 1952 - 8 December 2014) was a Malaysian politician from the United Malays National Organization Party (UMNO). He was once a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for the Hulu Kelang state assembly representing UMNO.
Background Fuad was the son of a religious figure who studied al-Quran, namely Hassan Azhari (1928–2018).Pengajar rancangan Muqaddam, Hassan Azhari meninggal dunia Utusan Malaysia (6 Oktober 2018). Dicapai pada 7 Oktober 2018. He was the eldest son, both of his younger siblings are former Inspector-General of Police of Police, Musa Hassan and actor, Jalaluddin Hassan.
He had a degree from National University Malaysia.
Political and post-political career
Fuad was the Hulu Kelang assemblyman for two terms. In the 1999 general election, he lost to the candidate for People Justice Party at the time, Azmin Ali.
Since his defeat, he has retired from the political arena and now focuses on business, recently working to establish a low-cost airline company, Asmara Air Services Sdn. Bhd. He became the Director General of the Department of Special Affairs or JASA of the Ministry of Information.
Election results + Selangor State Legislative AssemblyYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1990N19 Ulu Kelang (UMNO)11,58569.53%Mohd Fahmi Ibrahim (S46)5,07730.47%16,8916,50873.67%1995N18 Hulu Kelang (UMNO)12,48184.98%Minhat Sulaiman (S46)2,20615.02%15,04910,27571.66%1999Fuad Hassan (UMNO)8,03946.67% (keADILan)9,18553.32%17,3921,14676.42%
Honours
Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (2004)
Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1996) Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (PJK) (1989)
Death He died on 8 December 2014 at the age of 65.
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