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 theMalaysian Parliament forPaya Besar | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Manan Ismail (BN–UMNO) |
| Majority | 5,742 (2018) 1,317 (2022) |
| Faction represented inDewan Rakyat | |
| 2018– | Barisan Nasional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah (1980-12-06)6 December 1980 (age 44) 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 |
Mohd Shahar bin Abdullah (Jawi: محمد شاهر بن عبدﷲ; born 6 December 1980[1]) is aMalaysianpolitician who has served as theMember of Parliament (MP) forPaya Besar since May 2018 and Chairman of the Government Backbenchers Club since March 2024. He served as theDeputy Minister of Finance I in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under former prime ministerIsmail Sabri Yaakob and former ministerTengku Zafrul Aziz from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and theDeputy Minister of Finance II in thePerikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former prime ministerMuhyiddin 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 theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.[2]
Shahar contested seat in Paya Besar in2018 Malaysian general election, defeating candidates fromPakatan Harapan (PH) andMalaysian 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 appointedDeputy Minister of Finance II toMuhyiddin cabinet of thePN administration. He also held the position withAbdul Rahim Bakri.[4]
In 2018, he contested for theUMNO Youth Chief position but lost toAsyraf 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.
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | P084Paya 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% | ||||||||||
Malaysia
Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
Pahang
Knight Grand Companion of theOrder of the Crown of Pahang (SIMP) –Dato' Indera (2021)[7]