Ab Halim Tamuri

Ab Halim Tamuri
أب حليم تموري
16th State Commissioner of the
Malaysian Islamic Party of Selangor
Assumed office
31 October 2023
PresidentAbdul Hadi Awang
Preceded byAhmad Yunus Hairi
Chairman of the Board of Directors of
TV Alhijrah
In office
1 July 2022 – 17 May 2023
Preceded byHussamuddin Yaacub
Succeeded byMohd Khair Ngadiron
Rector of the Selangor International Islamic University College
In office
1 July 2013 – 30 June 2021
Preceded byAziuddin Ahmad
Succeeded byMohd Farid Ravi Abdullah
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Paya Jaras
Assumed office
12 August 2023
Preceded byMohd Khairuddin Othman
(PHPKR)
Majority1,986 (2023)
Personal details
Born
Ab Halim bin Tamuri

(1967-10-09) 9 October 1967 (age 56)
Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
NationalityMalaysia
Political partyMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
Other political
affiliations
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
EducationTanjong Karang English National Type School
(1974–1979)
Sultan Hisamuddin High Religious School
(1980–1983)
Klang Islamic College
(1984–1985)
Tengku Ampuan Jemaah High School
(1986)
Alma materNational University of Malaysia
(Bachelor's degree in Islamic Studies (Syariah), 1987–1991 & Diploma in Education, 1993–1995)
University of Birmingham
(Master of Islamic Education, 1995–1997 & Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Education, 2000)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lecturer
ProfessionAcademic

Ab Halim bin Tamuri (born 9 October 1967) is a Malaysian politician, academic and lecturer who has served as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Paya Jaras since August 2023. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as the 16th State Commissioner of PAS of Selangor since October 2023. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of TV Alhijrah (TVAH) from July 2022 to May 2023, Rector of the Selangor International Islamic University College (KUIS) from July 2013 to June 2021 and Member of the National Education Policy Review Committee (JKKDPN) from October 2018 to April 2019. In addition, he is Professor in the field of Islamic Education at the Center for the Study of Leadership and Education Policy, the National University of Malaysia (UKM), Advisor of the Selangor Islamic Education Development Center, President of the Malaysian Muslim Intellectual Association, Chairman of the Education and Human Development Committee of the Selangor Islamic Religious Council, Member of the Board of Directors of the Kuala Lumpur Baitul Mal Professional College (KPBKL) and the Institute of Islamic Studies and Dakwah Sabah (IPDAS) as well as Member of the Selangor State Fatwa Council and the National Islamic Education Coordinating Committee.[1]

  1. ^ "Y.B. Dato' Dr. Halim Bin Tamuri". Dewan Negeri Selangor (in Malay). Retrieved 25 February 2024.