Mohd Shamsudin bin Lias (Jawi: ; 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.

Personal life

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

Mohd Shamsudin Lias

Education

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

Mohd Shamsudin Lias

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. 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". 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.

Mohd Shamsudin Lias

Election results

Honours

: Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSA) (1999) Knight Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (DPMS) – Dato' (2007)

References

1953 births

Living people

United Malays National Organisation politicians

Malaysian Muslims

Malaysian people of Malay descent

Syracuse University alumni

Members of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Leaders of the Opposition in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly

Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor