His father was a former Mvita MP who held cabinet positions in the administration of Daniel arap Moi and as the Coast Region Chairman of the ruling party KANU.
Nassir attended Aga Khan Primary School in Mombasa in 1981 before transferring to Coast Academy.
[2] During his first term as the Governor of Mombasa, Nassir launched a scholarship program, to provide educational opportunities to deserving regional needy students.
On September 25th, 2024, it was widely reported that Nassir and his mother orcherstrated the abduction and use of sexual violence (gang sodomy) to subdue Mombasa based blogger identified as BJK.
[6][7] On 30th September 2024, Nassir through his social media blamed the gang rape victim of being a coached witness.
Hussein Mohammed, Nassir's right-hand man and also the County Executive Officer for lands, was arrested on 30th September 2024 in connection to the heinous act.