[2] He represented the riding of York South—Weston as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.

For over 15 years, Hassan was active in housing issues in Toronto with Midaynta Community Services, the Toronto Community Hostel, and Woodgreen Housing.

[4] He was the NDP candidate in Etobicoke North in the 2015 federal election, and has worked as a constituency assistant to Paul Ferreira and Mike Sullivan.

[3] Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, he has been advocating for a moratorium on COVID-19 evictions.

He was part of Ontario's first ever Black Caucus, alongside NDP caucus colleagues Laura Mae Lindo, Rima Berns-McGown, Jill Andrew and Kevin Yarde.