Shahrir Abdul Samad | |
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شهريار عبدالصمد | |
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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 Kuantan, Pahang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political 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.[1]