Shahril Sufian Hamdan
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| شهريل سفيان حمدان | |
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| Information Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 12 March 2020 – 20 November 2022 | |
| President | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Shamsul Anuar Nasarah |
| Succeeded by | Isham Jalil |
| Vice Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |
| In office 24 June 2018 – 28 January 2023 | |
| Youth Chief | Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki |
| Preceded by | Khairul Azwan Harun |
| Succeeded by | Mohd Hairi Mad Shah |
| Economic Director at the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 12 October 2021 – 20 November 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob |
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| Born | Shahril Sufian bin Hamdan (1985-10-29) 29 October 1985 (age 38) |
| Political party | United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Suspended membership on 27 January 2023. |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) Suspended membership on 27 January 2023. |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester (BSc) London School of Economics and Political Science (MSc) |
| Occupation | Politician, podcaster, political commentator |
| Website | https://www.shahrilhamdan.com/ |
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Shahril Sufian bin Hamdan (Jawi: شهريل سفيان حمدان, Malay pronunciation: [shahril]; born 29 October 1985) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Economic Director at the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from October 2021 to November 2022.[1] Apart from that, he was the Information Chief of UMNO and the Vice Youth Chief of the party.[2][3] Shahril currently hosts a podcast called Keluar Sekejap alongside Khairy Jamaluddin, where they discuss Malaysian politics and current affairs with a variety of guests. In 2023, Shahril was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.[4]
Born into a multiracial family — father Malay and mother Chinese — Shahril studied in SMK Taman Bukit Maluri. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Economics and Politics at the University of Manchester under a Bank Negara Malaysia's scholarship in 2008 and completed his master's degree in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, upon receiving a full Chevening Scholarship from the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[5][6]
Previously, he was a strategy and management consultant at McKinsey and Company for three years, a placement manager at Teach For Malaysia for a few months, and a policy officer to Khairy Jamaluddin for two years. Shahril also worked at Destini Oil Services as the chief executive officer of the company.
Shahril has held various positions in UMNO within the divisional, state, and national level. He was the Youth Chief of the Division of Kuala Langat, Youth EXCO of UMNO Malaysia during the previous 2013-2018 session, and formerly the Vice Youth Chief of UMNO during the 2018-2023 session. In 2020, he succeeded Shamsul Anuar Nasarah as the Information Chief of the Party. Shahril was eventually suspended for 6 years from UMNO alongside other national party leaders such as Annuar Musa, Noh Omar and Khairy Jamaluddin.[7]
Shahril first contested in the 14th Malaysian general election, where he was fielded for the Kuala Langat federal constituency under the BN ticket, but eventually lost to a 3 cornered race with former Pakatan Harapan MP Xavier Jayakumar.[8] Shahril was hinted again to contest for parliament in the 15th Malaysian general election, and he was fielded at Alor Gajah in Malacca but again fell short losing to former Chief Minister of Malacca, Adly Zahari by a slim majority of 890 votes.[9]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2018 | P112 Kuala Langat, Selangor | Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO) | 26,127 | 29.66% | Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (PKR) | 43,239 | 49.08% | 89,437 | 17,112 | 87.34% | ||
| Yahya Baba (PAS) | 18,731 | 21.26% | ||||||||||
| 2022 | P135 Alor Gajah, Malacca | Shahril Sufian Hamdan (UMNO) | 27,288 | 37.38% | Adly Zahari (AMANAH) | 28,178 | 38.60% | 73,000 | 890 | 78.23% | ||
| Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof (BERSATU) | 17,211 | 23.58% | ||||||||||
| Muhammad Nazriq Abdul Rahman (PEJUANG) | 323 | 0.44% | ||||||||||
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