Abdul Hadi Awang
Nasharuddin was the former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) Foundation, an organization established in 2012 by the then Prime Minister Najib Razak to promote moderation and to fight extremism. He was appointed the CEO in 2015 after he assisted Najib Razak to forge political alliances with PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang after the 2013 general election, replacing Saifuddin Abdullah who has left GMM and UMNO. Under his leadership, the organisation became irrelevant as extremism flourished and the foundation has been alleged to be failed and a wastage of public funds as it had contradicted its official policy of moderation. After the 2018 general election that saw the downfall of Najib Razak's Barisan Nasional (BN) government, Nasharudin announced the abolishment and disbandment of GMM on 30 July 2018. As of 31 July 2018, the foundation has ceased operations and is no longer active.