Shahrir Abdul Samad
Shahrir Abdul Samad | |
|---|---|
| شهريار عبدالصمد | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1978–1980 | Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister's Department |
| 1980–1981 | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| 1981–1983 | Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry |
| 1983–1986 | Minister of Federal Territories |
| 1986–1987 | Minister of Social Welfare |
| 2008–2009 | Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 1978–1988 | Barisan Nasional |
| 1988–1990 | Independent |
| 2004–2018 | Barisan Nasional |
| Other roles | |
| 2017–2018 | Chairman of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shahrir bin Abdul Samad 22 November 1949 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Shahrizan Abdullah |
| Relations | Khalid Abdul Samad (younger brother) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
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.