Dato' Seri Amirudin bin Shari (Jawi: أمير الدين بن شاعري; born 8 February 1980) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tua since May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak since November 2022. He served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Menteri Besar Azmin Ali from September 2014 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in June 2018 as well as the MLA for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.[1][2] He has also served as the Vice-President of PKR since July 2022[3] and State Chairman of PH of Selangor since March 2020 as well as of Pahang from September 2022 to August 2024.
Amirudin Shari | |
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| أمير الدين شاعري | |
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| 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2018 | |
| Monarch | Sharafuddin |
| Preceded by | Azmin Ali |
| Constituency | Sungai Tua |
| Vice President of the People's Justice Party | |
| Assumed office 17 July 2022 Serving with Chang Lih Kang & Aminuddin Harun & Nik Nazmi & Nurul Izzah Anwar & Awang Husaini Sahari & Saraswathy Kandasami | |
| President | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy President | Rafizi Ramli |
| State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Selangor | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2020 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| National Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Azmin Ali |
| State Chairman of the Pakatan Harapan of Pahang | |
| In office 6 September 2022 – 28 August 2024 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| National Chairman | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Fuziah Salleh |
| Succeeded by | Fuziah Salleh |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gombak | |
| Assumed office 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Azmin Ali (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 12,729 (2022) |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Tua | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Majority | 11,374 (2018) 5,185 (2023) |
| Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Batu Caves | |
| In office 8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jagarasah Verasamy (BN–MIC) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 3,639 (2008) 3,261 (2013) |
| Exco roles (Selangor) | |
| 2014–2018 | Chairman of the Youth Generation Development, Sports, Culture and Entrepreneur Development |
| 2018 | Chairman of the Youth Generation Development, Sports, Entrepreneur Development, Rural Development and Tradition Villages |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2022− | Pakatan Harapan |
| Faction represented in Selangor State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2008–2018 | People's Justice Party |
| 2018– | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amirudin bin Shari 8 February 1980 Benut, Johor, Malaysia |
| Political party | People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Masdiana Muhamad |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
He was the manager of the Selangor F.C. football team, leading the team in two consecutive Malaysia Cup finals, in 2015 and 2016.[4] The famous 33rd mission to win Malaysia Cup was accomplished in 2015 under his leadership.[5] Selangor was also the champion of 2016 Sukma under Amirudin.[6]
Amirudin won his first attempt in the electoral campaign in 2008 as a young candidate. He helped the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, consisted of People's Justice Party, Democratic Action Party, and Pan Islamic Party, to defeat Barisan Nasional for the first time in Selangor electoral history. In 2013, he retained the position as a member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly and became a member of Selangor State Executive Council, holding the portfolio for Youth Development, Sports, Cultural and Entrepreneurship Development.[4]
Due to his active involvement in People's Justice Party Youth's Wing since 2004, he had been chosen as the Vice Chief of the division. On 4 January 2014, Amirudin announced his candidacy for the PKR Youth Chief's post, teaming up with Afif Bahardin in AMK Baru line ups. He lost to Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad on the most excruciating campaign to date.
Even before being appointed the member of Selangor State Executive Council, Amirudin was actively involved with policy making, and state programmes for youths and sports. He was unofficially named Vice President of the Selangor State Executive Council along with Yunus Hairi and Jenice Lee. They founded the Penggerak Belia Tempatan (PeBT) (English: Local Youth Movement) initiative together, which engineered many of the youth programmes in Selangor. Amirudin was also appointed the Vice Chairman of the Selangor Sports Council during Khalid Ibrahim's tenure as Menteri Besar of Selangor, holding the position from 2008 until 2010.[4]
During his early involvement in social activism and politics, Amirudin campaigned on democracy, cultural, and students matters. Frequent sessions of open discussion with Komuniti Seni Jalan Telawi (KSJT) were held, with the goal to promote the arts and culture.[4]
Personal background
editHe grew up in Pontian, Johor.[7] He received his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Benut in Pontian and his university education at Universiti Putra Malaysia, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Science.[8] He was actively involved in student activism during his campus days[8] and was known as a skilled debater.[9]
After leaving university, Amirudin worked as program coordinator at Institute for Policy Research (Institut Kajian Dasar), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the cause of cultural revivalism and the construction of civil society.
Throughout his career at the Institute for Policy Research, Amirudin carried out the drafting and supervision of social awareness programs including politics with series under his management such as Public Intellectual Forum, Tanwiri Islam Program and also Sekolah Politik, a program that enlightens politics for youngsters.
Besides, Amirudin acquired special training on electoral preparations titled 'How to Do a Campaign' under Konrad Adenauer Stiftung which was held in Berlin and Munich, Germany. These experiences are vital as Amirudin has always been given tasks on logistics, communications, and mobilisation in his early involvement in Parti Keadilan Rakyat.
In March 2005, Amirudin married Masdiana Muhamad. The couple have six children.
Political career
editYouth chief aspirant
editActive involvement in Keadilan Youth's Wing, Parti Keadilan Rakyat since 2004 and had been chosen as the Vice Chief of the division. On 4 January 2014, Amirudin announced his candidacy for the Keadilan Youth Chief's post with a team up alongside Dr Afif Bahardin in AMK Baru line ups for the upcoming party polls before losing to Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad on the most excruciating campaign to date.
In the three-way competition, AMK Baru faction led by Amirudin obviously dominates the party polls with landslide victories in popular states for Keadilan such as Selangor and Sabah while receiving good number of polls in Penang, Kedah, Kelantan, and Perak. However, final results show that Nik Nazmi who won the post for Chief of Keadilan's Youth Wing in a black history after several branches objected into recounting the ballots resulting in Amirudin's victory into losses by previously won ballot boxes.
For the record, the Deputy Chief AMK post, 3 Vice Chiefs AMK, and 16 out of 20 Central AMK Committee Members are won by representatives from AMK Baru.
Member of the Selangor State Assembly
editAmirudin won his first attempt in the electoral campaign in 2008 as a young candidate which helped the Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Democratic Action Party, and Malaysian Islamic Party later formed the Pakatan Rakyat coalition defeated Barisan Nasional for the first time in Selangor electoral history. Amirudin toppled the favourite candidate, T. Mohan from Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) with a majority of 3,639.
Successfully retained his position after the 13th General Election with a win over his contender, Rawisandran Narayanan in a high voter turnout at 85.7% and Amirudin still manages to keep 55.03% popular votes with a majority of 3,261.
Appointment as Selangor State Executive Councillor
editIn September 2014, with the appointment of the new Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali, Amirudin was appointed the State Executive Councillor in charge of Youth Development, Sports, Cultural and 67 Entrepreneurship Development which was preceded by Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr Haji Ahmad Yunus Bin Hairi. Even before being appointed the Selangor State Executive Councillor, Amirudin was involved with policy making and state programmes for youths and sports whereas he was accounted as the vice for Selangor State Executive Councillor along with YB Dato' Haji Yunus Hairi and Jenice Lee. They created together the Penggerak Belia Tempatan (PeBT) and became the engineer of many youth programmes today in Selangor. Amirudin was also appointed the Vice Chairman of Selangor Sports Council during Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim period.
Youth Development
As the appointed youth to represent Generasi Muda, Amirudin continues the efforts to fortify Generasi Muda by launching Ten Fundamentals of Selangor Youth which contains the guidelines and direction of the youth development completely and focusing on major fields. Amirudin also continues Youth Marriage Incentives which give handful of incentive towards Selangor's newly-wed couples.
The existence of Youth Development Department under the wing of Selangor Sport Council also embarks on organized Generasi Muda programs. Penggerak Belia Tempatan (PeBT) has been updated and recent programs are fresher than ever and involving bigger communities. On the other hand, the programs embarked by Amirudin are becoming trend setters as Selangor International Cybergames being claimed one of the best in this region. E-Sport is one agenda that he lays his eyes upon for building new generation of youth in the interactive world.
Amirudin also launched Selangor Plus Campaign in effort to promote a healthy lifestyle for the youth. As for early initiative, Selangor Plus started from 2015 and persisted until today to fork out the best talent from the youth in futsal, basketball, sepak takraw, and netball.
Menteri Besar of Selangor
editAmirudin was appointed MB of Selangor following Azmin's appointment as a federal minister. Amirudin's term as MB was marked by several controversies. These included questions raised over a plan to demolish and rebuild the Shah Alam Stadium,[10] the excision and development of the Shah Alam Community Forest, and plans to quarry part of the Bukit Lagong forest reserve.[11] Another issue raised was in Amirudin's own constituency, where land parcels were given out from the Batu Caves reserve.[12]
Member of Parliament of Gombak
editIn 2022, Amirudin was elected to the federal seat of Gombak defeating former mentor Azmin Ali.
Election results
edit| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N16 Batu Caves | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 11,015 | 57.47% | Mohan Thangarasu (MIC) | 7,376 | 38.49% | 19,165 | 3,639 | 74.51% | ||
| Azmi Hussain (IND) | 379 | 1.98% | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 14,552 | 55.03% | Rawisandran Narayanan (MIC) | 11,291 | 42.70% | 26,443 | 3,261 | 85.70% | |||
| Suman Gopal (IND) | 182 | 0.69% | ||||||||||
| 2018 | N16 Sungai Tua | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 17,446 | 61.61% | N. Rawisandran (MIC) | 6,072 | 21.44% | 28,721 | 11,374 | 84.00% | ||
| Ustaz Mad China (PAS) | 4,530 | 16.00% | ||||||||||
| Badrul Acong (IND) | 268 | 0.95% | ||||||||||
| 2023 | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 19,678 | 56.87% | Muhammad Hanif Jamaludin (PAS) | 14,493 | 41.89% | 34,791 | 5,185 | 70.92% | |||
| Suman Gopal (IND) | 430 | 1.24% | ||||||||||
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | P098 Gombak | Amirudin Shari (PKR) | 72,267 | 43.69% | Mohamed Azmin Ali (BERSATU) | 59,538 | 35.99% | 206,757 | 12,729 | 80.01% | ||
| Megat Zulkarnain Omardin (UMNO) | 30,723 | 18.57% | ||||||||||
| Aziz Jamaludin Mohd Tahir (PEJUANG) | 2,223 | 1.34% | ||||||||||
| Zulkifli Ahmad (IND) | 675 | 0.41% | ||||||||||
Honours
editHonours of Malaysia
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Selangor :
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SPMS) – Dato' Seri (2019)[22]
References
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- ^ "Amirudin the new manager of the Selangor football team". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ^ "Selangor juara Sukma 2016 namun Hafiz Jantan akan diingati". Astro Awani. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Why The Young and Capable Amiruddin Shari Is The Better Choice For Selangor Chief Minister Than The "Remote-Controlled Older Idris Ahmad?". The Coverage. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Profil". YAB DATO’ SERI AMIRUDIN SHARI. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Wujudkan budaya debat dalam kalangan pelajar - MB Selangor". BH Online. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ IDRIS, ABDUL RAZAK (14 July 2022). "Amirudin tidak faham peruntukan khusus Stadium Shah Alam- Noh Omar". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Chyuan, Low Choon (27 September 2022). "27 quarries to open up in Bukit Lagong Forest, Selangor GLCs involved". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ Reporters, F. M. T. (10 September 2021). "Explain land grants within Batu Caves reserve, NGOs tell Selangor". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010. Includes 2004 election results. Results from earlier elections not available.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 June 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
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- ^ "Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15 | Kedudukan Kerusi bagi PARLIMEN: P.098 GOMBAK". Dashboard SPR. 20 November 2022.
- ^ Bernama (11 December 2019). "Selangor MB heads list of state award recipients". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
