10 Facts About Mohamed Nasir

Mohamed Nasir served as the Menteri Besar of Kelantan from 1973 to 1978.

Mohamed Nasir was born in 1916 in Kampung Kota, Kota Bharu.

Mohamed Nasir had a total of 16 children as a result of his polygamous marriages with Che Zainab binti Haji Ismail, Wan Mariam binti Wan Yusoff and Nik Khamsiah binti Nik Mohamed.

Mohamed Nasir was educated at the Kelantan Islamic Religious Council School, Royal English School, Kuala Krai.

Mohamed Nasir obtained his Diploma in Agriculture in 1937 from Serdang Agricultural College.

Mohamed Nasir continued his studies by learning the Quran and Hadith from Maulana Ahmad Ali Lahore and Maulana Mohamed Shah.

In 1959, Mohamed Nasir started his active politics with PAS and was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister of Kelantan.

Subsequently, Mohamed Nasir were sacked by PAS, and PAS were kicked out of BN.

Mohamed Nasir later were appointed as Minister without Portfolio in the leadership of the Barisan Nasional government from 1978 to 1982, when Berjasa were admitted to BN after the 1978 Malaysian general election.

Mohamed Nasir died in Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on Friday, 21 February 1997 at 1.45 pm due to old age and was buried in Northern Memorial Park Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.