Mohd Shahar Abdullah

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Abdullah is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Mohd Shahar. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Malaysian Parliament
for Paya Besar
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byAbdul Manan Ismail
(BN–UMNO)
Majority5,742 (2018)
1,317 (2022)
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
2018–Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah

(1980-12-06) 6 December 1980 (age 43)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (DipEng, BEng, MEng
)
OccupationPolitician

Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah (

Malaysian politician[2] who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paya Besar since May 2018. He served as the Deputy Minister of Finance I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and the Deputy Minister of Finance II in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Tengku Zafrul from March 2020 to the collapse of BN administration in August 2021. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation
(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.

Political career

Shahar contested seat in Paya Besar in 2018 Malaysian general election, defeating candidates from Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).[3]

Shahar was also appointed the Youth Information Chief of UMNO after being elected in 2018.

On 9 March 2020, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance II to Muhyiddin cabinet of the PN administration. He also held the position with Abdul Rahim Bakri.[4]

In 2018, he contested for UMNO Youth Chief but lost to Dato' Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. In July 2018, he was appointed as UMNO Youth Communication Chief by Asyraf Wajdi.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia [5][6]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 P084 Paya Besar Mohd Shahar Abdullah (UMNO) 19,033 43.16% Mohamad Azhar Mohd Noor (
PAS
) 		13,291 30.14% 44,942 5,742 81.51%
Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir (BERSATU) 11,776 26.70%
2022 Mohd Shahar Abdullah (UMNO) 26,899 43.40% Aireroshairi Roslan (
PAS
) 		25,582 41.27% 61,983 1,317 77.73%
Ahmad Azam Mohd Salleh (AMANAH) 9,192 14.83%
Rosaminhar Mohd Amin (PEJUANG) 310 0.50%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^ "MOHD SHAHAR ABDULLAH". Sinar Harian.
  2. ^ "Mohd Shahar Abdullah". Politikus.
  3. Berita Harian
    . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Senarai penuh kabinet Muhyiddin" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  6. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  7. ^ "Hamzah, Saifuddin dahului senarai penerima darjah, pingat Pahang". Malaysiakini. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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