13 Facts About Hashim Jasin

Hashim bin Jasin is a Malaysian politician from the Malaysian Islamic Party, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional coalition.

Hashim Jasin has served as the 4th Spiritual Leader of PAS since October 2016 after the death of his predecessor Haron Din in September 2016 and its State Commissioner of Perlis from 1991 to 2013.

Hashim Jasin attended Sekolah Melayu Jelampuk, Sekolah Alawiyah, Arau and University of Baghdad, Iraq studied bachelor's degree of Arabic literature and Islamic law.

On 20 October 2016, Hashim Jasin emphasized that the Islamist party PAS will not collaborate with other political parties to topple the current Prime Minister Najib Razak's government as this would not benefit him or the party.

Hashim Jasin mentioned that previous attempts in the past had proven failed.

Hashim Jasin stressed that PAS would like to take charge of the opposition pact, rather than follow.

On 6 February 2017, PAS top leader Hashim Jasin said the party will choose 'oppressive' Umno over 'anti-Islam' DAP anytime.

Hashim Jasin said PAS was cooperating with Umno and Barisan Nasional because the Malay-based party can still be relied on compared to other "anti-Islam" parties.

Hashim Jasin said PAS' approach was in line with the "mature politics" advocated by Muhammad.

In 2013, when Hashim Jasin was the then Perlis PAS commissioner, it was exposed that he owned a Porsche Cayman.

Hashim Jasin explained that the car was belongs to his son which was bought with approximate price RM100,000 from England using the approved permit which was reserved to him as a state assemblyman.

In 2016, Hashim Jasin said that PAS was unlikely to receive RM90 million, since he was driving a Proton Saga and lived in a home worth only RM60,000.

Hashim Jasin said that if PAS had RM100 million, he could have even built three swimming pools.