Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir


Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir, better known as Akmal Nasir, is a Malaysian politician. He is the current Member of Parliament for Johor Bahru representing People's Justice Party, a component party of Pakatan Harapan coalition since 2018.

Education Background

Akmal Nasir received an education from Iskandar National Primary School and Taman Pelangi National School, Johor Bahru. He then continued his education at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar from 1999 to 2003. During his time at MCKK, he had held several associations and received several academic awards. Among them are:
Upon graduation, he has received a scholarship to continue his education to the United States. In 2004, he took a year to prepare for the International Education College in Shah Alam.
Upon completion of the preparatory course, he continued his Bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States for four years. He has completed his studies in Actuarial Science and Economics, and has also received Dean's List awards in his third year of study.

Political career

Before Akmal Nasir became a Member of Parliament, he was the founder and director of an NGO called National Oversight and Whistleblowers Centre together with Rafizi Ramli. NOW Malaysia is the NGO that was responsible in exposing national financial scandals during the reign of former Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Some of them include alleged corruption in National Feedlot Corporation that involved Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and alleged misuse of funds of :ms:Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam Malaysia|Malaysian Islamic Economy Development Foundation.
In the 2018 Malaysian general election, he contested the Johor Bahru parliamentary seat under the ticket of Pakatan Harapan and won a two-way contest against Shahrir Abdul Samad representing Barisan Nasional.
Akmal Nasir had contested the People's Justice Party Youth Wing Chief in 2018 party election which he won by securing a narrow victory.

Controversy

In May 2019 Akmal Nasir had caused an uproar when he attended an interfaith breaking fast event at a Sikh gurdwara in Johor Bahru during the Ramadan fasting month for Muslim. He was rebuked by the Sultan Ibrahim of Johor for his insensitive action. Somehow, the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Religious Affairs, Mujahid Yusof Rawa had clarify that it is not an issue with Muslims breaking their Ramadan fast at a non-Muslim house of worship and Akmal Nasir's attendance as an MP will only help to foster better ties between the races and eliminate Islamophobia.

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