Amirudin Shari

Amirudin bin Shari is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, the Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tua since May 2018, and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak since November 2022. He is a prominent member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), where he also holds the position of Vice-President since July 2022, and serves as the State Chairman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) of Selangor since March 2020. Amirudin previously served as a Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) under both the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations from September 2014 to June 2018. He was also the MLA for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018. Beyond politics, he was the manager of the Selangor F.C. football team, leading them to a Malaysia Cup victory in 2015. Born in Pontian, Johor, Amirudin pursued higher education at University of Putra Malaysia, earning a bachelor's degree in Social Science, and was actively involved in student activism and debate. Prior to his full-time political career, he worked as a program coordinator at the Institute for Policy Research, focusing on social awareness and political education programs for youth.