Abdul Rashid Asari

Abdul Rashid bin Asari
Born	(1951-10-17) October 17, 1951
Nationality	Malaysian
Occupation	Politician
Years active	2018–present
Known for	Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Selat Klang since May 2018; former Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (2018–2020)

Abdul Rashid bin Asari (born on 17 October 1951) is a Malaysian politician currently representing the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Selat Klang seat, a position he has held since May 2018. He held the role of Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) during the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, serving under Menteris Besar Azmin Ali and Amirudin Shari from May 2018 until March 2020. Presently an independent, Abdul Rashid formerly acted as State Chairman of Selangor for the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), which has been part of both the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and previously the PH coalitions. Prior to this, he was affiliated with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a key member of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

Endorsement of Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari

On 6 March 2024, Abdul Rashid distinguished himself as the inaugural Opposition, PN, and BERSATU MLA to publicly back Menteri Besar Amirudin and his state administration. Despite this endorsement, he affirmed his continued allegiance to BERSATU and maintained his party membership, aligning with six other MPs who have expressed support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the federal level. His decision was influenced by several factors: the Sultan of Selangor's royal commendation of Amirudin's government, BERSATU's lack of response to criticisms directed at the Sultan, and concerns regarding the welfare of Selat Klang.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)	Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P097 Selayang		Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU)	49,154	33.93%	Template:Party shading/PH | William Leong Jee Keen (PKR)	72,773	50.23%	144,881	23,619	79.81%
						Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Chan Wun Hoong (MCA)	19,425	13.41%
						Salleh Amiruddin (PEJUANG)	2,584	1.78%
						Template:Party shading/Independent | Muhammad Zaki Omar (IND)	945	0.65%

Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)	Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2018	N44 Selat Klang	rowspan=4 Template:Party shading/Keadilan |	Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU)	12,266	35.99%	Template:Party shading/PAS | Halimah Ali (PAS)	11,766	34.52%	34,571	500	83.55%
		Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Mohd Khairi Hussin (UMNO)				9,949	24.19%
		Jeichandran Wadivelu (PRM)				52	0.15%
		Template:Party shading/Independent | Zainal Azwar Kamaruddin (IND)				49	0.14%

Year	Constituency	Candidate	Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)	Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2023		Abdul Rashid Asari (BERSATU)	25,143	58.88%	Template:Party shading/Barisan Nasional | Roslee Abd Hamid (UMNO)	16,818	39.38%	42,703	8,325	74.12%

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Honours

• • Commander rank within the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (PSD) – conferred the title Datuk in 2001
• • Companion designation of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SMS)