Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin
Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin | |
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| شمس الإسكندر محمد عقين | |
Shamsul Iskandar in 2025 | |
| Senior Political Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| In office 23 December 2022 – 25 November 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Political Secretary | Chan Ming Kai Ahmad Farhan Fauzi Azman Abidin |
| Preceded by | Syed Mohd Fahmi Sayid Mohammad (Political Secretary to the Prime Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Tengku Zafrul Aziz (Senior Political Advisor to the Prime Minister) |
| Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | |
| In office 2 July 2018 – 24 February 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2018–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Mahathir Mohamad |
| Minister | Teresa Kok Suh Sim |
| Preceded by | Datu Nasrun Datu Mansur (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities) |
| Succeeded by | Wee Jeck Seng (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities I) Willie Mongin (Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities II) |
| Constituency | Hang Tuah Jaya |
| Vice President of the People's Justice Party | |
| In office 22 August 2014 – 16 November 2018 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| 2nd Youth Chief of the People's Justice Party | |
| In office 2007–2014 | |
| President | Wan Azizah Wan Ismail |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor |
| Succeeded by | Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Hang Tuah Jaya | |
| In office 9 May 2018 – 19 November 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Adam Adli (PH–PKR) |
| Majority | 8,640 (2018) |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Katil | |
| In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Md Sirat Abu (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Majority | 5,733 (2013) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2013–2018 | People's Justice Party |
| 2018–2022 | Pakatan Harapan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre bin Mohd Akin 29 December 1974 |
| Party | National Justice Party (keADILan) People's Justice Party (PKR) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Alternatif (BA) (1999–2004) Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Norzakiah Mohd Tahir |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Kolej Islam Sultan Alam Shah |
| Alma mater | International Islamic University Malaysia (LLB) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | shamsuliskandar |
| Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin on Facebook | |
Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar @ Yusre bin Haji Mohd Akin (Jawi: شمس الإسكندر @ يسري بن محمد عقين; born 29 December 1974) is a Malaysian politician who served as Senior Political Secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from December 2022 to his resignation in November 2025. He served as the Deputy Minister of Primary Industries in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hang Tuah Jaya from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Bukit Katil from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and was Information Chief, Spokesperson as well as Vice-President of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition.