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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Lasim is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Ismail.

Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Haji Ismail Lasim DSNS MLA
إسماعيل لازم
12th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 August 2026
Monarch	Muhriz
Preceded by	Aminuddin Harun
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Education and Human Capital)
In office 24 August 2023 – 27 April 2026
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Unity and National Integration)
In office 22 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Infrastructure, Water, Energy and Telecommunications)
In office 14 March 2008 – 21 May 2013
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (Public Works, Communication, Telecommunications and Post)
In office 29 March 2004 – 13 March 2008
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Senaling
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Adnan Abu Hassan (BN–UMNO)
Majority	662 (2023)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Juasseh
In office 9 May 2018 – 12 August 2023
Preceded by	Mohammad Razi Kail (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Bibi Sharliza Mohd Khalid (BN–UMNO)
Majority	692 (2018)
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly for Senaling
In office 29 November 1999 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Zainal Mokhtar Mohd Yunus (BN–UMNO)
Succeeded by	Adnan Abu Hassan (BN–UMNO)
Majority	1,027 (1999) 2,516 (2004) 2,014 (2008) 2,151 (2013)
Faction represented in the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
1999–	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Ismail bin Lasim (1959-04-15) 15 April 1959 Juasseh, Negeri Sembilan, Federation of Malaya
Citizenship	Malaysia
Party	UMNO
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Spouse	Noraishah Othman
Education	University of Malaya (LLB)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

Ismail bin Lasim (born 15 April 1959) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who is the current Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan since August 2026.

He has served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration under former Menteri Besar Aminuddin Harun from August 2023 until the collapse of the PH state administration in August 2026, aandin the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018, as well as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Juasseh from May 2018 to August 2023 and again since August 2026. He served as Senaling MLA from November 1999 until May 2018 and again romAugust 2023. until August 2026

He is a member, State Information Chief and the Division Chief of Kuala Pilah of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Election results

Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1999	N14 Senaling		Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	3,097	59.94%		Baharudin Poan (PAS)	2,070	40.06%	5,332	1,027	73.18%
2004	N17 Senaling		Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	3,860	74.17%		Zaharudin Osman (PAS)	1,344	25.83%	5,299	2,516	75.46%
2008			Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	3,647	69.09%		Zaharudin Osman (PAS)	1,632	30.91%	5,418	2,014	77.25%
2013			Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	4,450	65.94%		Zaharudin Osman (PAS)	2,299	34.06%	6,878	2,151	86.00%
2018	N15 Juasseh		Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	4,146	50.41%		Rosli Omar (PKR)	3,454	42.00%	8,388	692	83.10%
							Hassan Mohamed (PAS)	624	7.59%
2023	N17 Senaling		Ismail Lasim (UMNO)	3,724	54.88%		Amrina Mohammad Khalid (BERSATU)	3,062	45.12%	6,839	662	69.18%

Honours

• Negeri Sembilan
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) – Dato' (2002)