Shahrir Abdul Samad

Shahrir Abdul Samad
شهريار عبدالصمد
Ministerial roles
1978–1980Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department
1980–1981Deputy Minister of Finance
1981–1983Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
1983–1986Minister of Federal Territories
1986–1987Minister of Social Welfare
2008–2009Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1978–1988Barisan Nasional
1988–1990Independent
2004–2018Barisan Nasional
Other roles
2017–2018Chairman of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA)
Personal details
Born
Shahrir bin Abdul Samad

(1949-11-22) 22 November 1949 (age 74)
Kuantan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseShahrizan Abdullah
RelationsKhalid Abdul Samad (younger brother)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.shahrir-umno.com

Shahrir bin Abdul Samad (Jawi: شهریار بن عبدالصمد; born 22 November 1949) is a Malaysian politician who was the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (2008-2009), a Member of Parliament of Malaysia and the former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC). He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political component party in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. In Parliament – specifically the lower house of Parliament of Malaysia, the Dewan Rakyat – he represented the constituency of Johor Bahru in the state of Johor for six non-consecutive terms. (1978-1990, 2004–2018).

Khalid Abdul Samad, the former Minister of Federal Territories and the member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor from the National Trust Party (Amanah) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition; is the younger brother of Shahrir.

He was appointed the chairman of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) from 1 January 2017 to 14 May 2018.[1]

  1. ^ "Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (FELDA) - Mantan Pengerusi". www.felda.net.my (in Malay). Retrieved 8 August 2018.