Mohd Shamsudin Lias

Mohd Shamsudin bin Lias (Jawi: محمد شامس الدين لياس‎; born 15 December 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition of Selangor from June 2013 to his resignation in December 2014 and Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Burong from March 2004 to August 2023. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Shamsudin Lias is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mohd. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Mohd Shamsudin Lias
DPMS SSA
محمد شامس الدين لياس
Shamsudin during a speech for Sungai Burong Constituency.
Leader of the Opposition of Selangor
In office
20 June 2013 – 8 December 2014
MonarchSharafuddin
Menteri BesarKhalid Ibrahim
(2013–2014)
Azmin Ali
(2014)
Preceded byMohamad Satim Diman
Succeeded byRizam Ismail
ConstituencySungai Burong
Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly
for Sungai Burong
In office
21 March 2004 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byHasan Mohamed Ali (PAS)
Succeeded byMohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin
(PN–PAS)
Majority4,520 (2004)
2,710 (2008)
3,013 (2013)
2,330 (2018)
Personal details
Born (1953-12-15) 15 December 1953
Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Children5
Residence(s)Tanjong Karang, Selangor
Alma materSyracuse University
OccupationPolitician

Personal life

He is married with 5 children. He is currently living with his family in Tanjong Karang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.[1]

Education

Shamsudin has a master's degree in Urban and Regional planning from Syracuse University in New York State, USA.[2]

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

In 2010, Shamsudin was appointed as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) even though the state of Selangor was governed by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and he was a member of Barisan Nasional (BN) which was opposing PR.[3] He was praised by the former Menteri Besar of Selangor from PR, Khalid Ibrahim by saying that "Mohd Shamsudin is a capable person as he has experience in state administration given his experience as a former district officer".[4] In 2014, he stepped down as the State Opposition Leader as he no longer wanted to helm the PAC, protesting against the lack of representation and power of BN and the Opposition in the committee.[5]

Election results
Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 N08 Sungai Burong Mohd Shamsudin Lias (UMNO) 9,321 66.00% Hasan Mohamed Ali (PAS) 4,801 34.00% 14,395 4,520 78.11%
2008 Mohd Shamsudin Lias (UMNO) 8,872 59.01% Abdul Ghani Samsudin (PAS) 6,162 40.99% 15,403 2,710 81.12%
2013 Mohd Shamsudin Lias (UMNO) 11,464 57.56% Mohamad Judi Sarjo (PAS) 8,451 42.44% 20,271 3,013 89.31%
2018 Mohd Shamsudin Lias (UMNO) 8,741 42.69% Mohd Zamri Mohd Zainuldin (PAS) 6,411 31.31% 20,828 2,330 86.62%
Mohd Tarmizi Lazim (PPBM) 5,323 26.04%

Honours

References
  1. Michael, Stuart (21 April 2008). "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Syracuse University". Syr.edu. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. Muthiah, Wani (12 July 2010). "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. "Archives | The Star Online". Thestar.com.my. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. Wani Muthiah (8 December 2014). "Shamsudin Lias resigns as Selangor Opposition chief". The Star. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. "DPMS 2007". awards.selangor.gov.my.
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