Shamsul Anuar bin Nasarah (
Jawi: شمس الأنوار بن نصرة; born 1 June 1967) is a
Malaysian politician
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who has served as the
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim
Anwar bin Ibrahim (; born 10 August 1947), also known by his abbreviation as DSAI and PMX, is a Malaysian politician who is the 10th prime minister of Malaysia since 2022. A member of the People's Justice Party (Malaysia), People's Justice P ...
and Minister
Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail (Jawi alphabet, Jawi: سيف الدين ناسوتيون بن اسماعيل; born 7 December 1963) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Minister of Home Affairs in ...
since December 2022 and the
Member of Parliament (MP) for
Lenggong since March 2008. He served as the
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources in the
Perikatan Nasional
Perikatan Nasional (PN; ) is a Malaysian Parliamentary group, political coalition consisting of Right-wing politics, right-wing and Far-right politics, far-right political parties. It is the second largest political coalition in Dewan Rakyat w ...
(PN) administration under former Prime Minister
Muhyiddin Yassin
Mahiaddin bin Md Yasin (born 15 May 1947), commonly known as Muhyiddin bin Mohd Yassin (; ), is a Malaysian politician who served as the eighth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021. Appointed as prime minister amid a 2020–2022 Malay ...
from March 2020 to his resignation in August 2021. He is a member of the
United Malays National Organisation
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(UMNO) party in the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) coalition. He has also served as President of the Malaysian Youth Council. He was also the Strategic and Communications Director of BN. His appointment as a deputy minister in December 2023 is rare in Malaysian politics since he was a former federal minister in the
Muhyiddin cabinet
The Muhyiddin cabinet was formed on 10 March 2020, nine days after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia and dissolved later on 16 August 2021, the day when Muhyiddin submitted his resignations as PM and of this c ...
back in March 2020. This has rarely happened in
Malaysian politics. He is one of the three deputy ministers who were previously a federal minister alongside
M. Kulasegaran and
Noraini Ahmad
Datuk Seri Dr. Noraini binti Ahmad ( Jawi: نورعيني بنت أحمد; born 7 November 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the Unity Government administration un ...
.
Election results
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
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Recipient of the
17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
** Medal of the
Order of the Defender of the Realm
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The o ...
(PPN) (2004)
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Grand Commander of the
Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2021)
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Knight Commander of the
Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan
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(DJMK) – Dato' (2022)
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Knight Commander of the
Order of the Perak State Crown
The Most Illustrious Order of the Perak State Crown ( Malay: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Negeri Perak Yang Amat Mulia'') is knighthood order of the Sultanate of Perak.
Background
It was founded by Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah on 12 December 1957.
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(DPMP) – Dato' (2007)
** Recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (PPT) (2000)
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Companion of the
Order of the Crown of Selangor
The Most Illustrious Order of the Crown of Selangor (Bahasa Melayu: ''Darjah Kebesaran Mahkota Selangor Yang Amat Mulia'') is an order awarded by Sultan of Selangor as a reward for general services to the sultan and state of Selangor. It was foun ...
(SMS) (2005)
See also
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Lenggong (federal constituency)
References
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Living people
1966 births
People from Perak
Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
United Malays National Organisation politicians
University of Malaya alumni
Malaysian MPs 2008–2013
Malaysian MPs 2013–2018
Malaysian MPs 2018–2022
Malaysian MPs 2022–
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