Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah (Jawi: محمد شاهر بن عبدﷲ; born 6 December 1980[1]) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paya Besar since May 2018 and Chairman of the Government Backbenchers Club since March 2024. 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 and the Division Chief of Paya Besar of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[2]
Mohd Shahar Abdullah | |
|---|---|
| محمّد شاهر عبدﷲ | |
 Shahar in 2020 | |
| Deputy Minister of Finance I | |
| In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rahim Bakri |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Maslan |
| Constituency | Paya Besar |
| Deputy Minister of Finance II | |
| In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin |
| Minister | Tengku Zafrul Aziz |
| Preceded by | Amiruddin Hamzah (Deputy Minister of Finance) |
| Succeeded by | Yamani Hafez Musa |
| Constituency | Paya Besar |
| Chairman of the Government Backbenchers Club | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2024 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Khoo Poay Tiong |
| Preceded by | Johari Abdul Ghani |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Paya Besar | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Manan Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 5,742 (2018) 1,317 (2022) |
| Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
| 2018– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah 6 December 1980 Paya Besar, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (DipEng, BEng, MEng) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editShahar 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 the UMNO Youth Chief position but lost to Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. In July 2018, he was appointed as UMNO Youth Communication Chief by Asyraf Wajdi. He contested and lost again during the 2023 election.
Election results
edit| 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
editHonours of Malaysia
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Pahang :
Grand Knight of the Order of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) – Dato' Indera (2021)[7]
References
edit- ^ "MOHD SHAHAR ABDULLAH". Sinar Harian.
- ^ "Mohd Shahar Abdullah". Politikus.
- ^ "Guru, anak murid tekad jaga Paya Besar". Abdul Razak Raaff, T N Alagesh, Amin Ridzuan Ishak, Raja Norain Hidayah Abd Aziz, Mohd Azim Fitri Abd Aziz, Asrol Awang (in Malay). Berita Harian. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ^ "Senarai penuh kabinet Muhyiddin" (in Malay). Malaysiakini. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "Hamzah, Saifuddin dahului senarai penerima darjah, pingat Pahang". Malaysiakini. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.