Mohd Rashid Hasnon
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Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji Mohd Rashid داتو حاجي محمد راشد (Jawi) MLA |
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| Deputy Chief Minister 1 of Penang | |
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Assumed office 9 May 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Dato' Mansor Othman |
| Constituency | N.36 Pantai Jerejak |
| Deputy Chairman of Parti Keadilan Rakyat Penang | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Deputy Chairman of Parti Keadilan Rakyat Bayan Baru | |
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Assumed office 2016 |
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Mohd Rashid bin Hasnon 2 January 1960 Johor, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | PKR – Pakatan Harapan |
| Spouse(s) | Datin Hajah Nor Azizah binti Haron |
| Children | 5 |
| Residence | Malaysia |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Dato' Haji Mohd Rashid bin Hasnon (born 2 January 1960) is the current Deputy Chief Minister 1 of Penang, Malaysia. He was sworn into the position on 9 May 2013 to succeed Dr. Mansor Othman. Rashid is also a Penang State Executive Council Member (MMK) who holds the portfolio of Industrial Development & International Trade, Entrepreneurial Development, Corporative and Community Relation. He is also the deputy-chairman of Perbadanan Bekalan Air Pulau Pinang (PBAPP) board of directors.
Rashid Hasnon was born in Muar, Johor Bahru to Hasnon and Tek. He was educated in Muar High School and later went to Royal Military College, Sungai Besi. He completed his A-Levels in Southampton Technical College, United Kingdom. He obtained a degree in BSc. Control Engineering at the University of Shefield, UK. He obtained his Master in Business Administration (MBA) at National University of Malaysia. Rashid began his first job at National Corporation (PERNAS) in 1984. He held the position as the head of planning department in Motorola in 1987. He became the chairman of Personal Managers Group which manages all company that is governed under Free Industrial Zone (FTZ) at Bayan Lepas in 2006. He married Datin' Hajah Nor Azizah bt Haron in 1982 and has 5 children.
Hasnon became the chairman of GERAK Penang in 1999. In 2001, he held a position as PKR National Treasurer. He is one of the founding members of PKR in Penang and is currently serving as vice-chairman of Penang State PKR, the opposition party in Malaysia. He was elected as MLA for Pantai Jerejak in 2013 with a bigger majority vote than his predecessor and was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister 1 of Penang. Deputy Chief Minister 1 is a post which was assigned to PKR since Pakatan Rakyat took over Penang. Rashid pledged to become the number 1 malay leader in the state of Penang and that he would be responsible in matters relating to the malay community in specific in various sector.
Rashid had joined the team of volunteers to Aceh and Meulaboh to help victims of tsunami in 2004. In 2009, he led a mission to help Muslims who are fasting in Cambodia and Southeast Asian countries.In addition, as Chairman of the International JIM national level,he did not miss out on a relief mission in Gaza (2011) with a Malaysian non-governmental organization, Islamic Organisations Consultative Council (PIM), among the earliest mission to bring aid to Gaza after the Mavi Marmara incident.
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