Shahrir Abdul Samad, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shahrir Abdul Samad

Member of Parliament

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1949

Place of Birth: Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Profession: politician

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama Shahrir bin Abdul Samad (Jawi: ????? ?? ????????; born 22 November 1949) is a Malaysian politician who was the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (2008-2009), a Member of Parliament of Malaysia and the former chairman of the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC).
He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the largest political component party in the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
In Parliament – specifically the lower house of Parliament of Malaysia, the Dewan Rakyat – he represented the constituency of Johor Bahru in the state of Johor for six non-consecutive terms.
(1978-1990, 2004-2018). Khalid Abdul Samad, the Member of Parliament for Shah Alam, Selangor from the National Trust Party (Amanah) of Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition; is the younger brother of Shahrir. He was appointed as the chairman of Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) from 1 January 2017 to 14 May 2018.