1. Amirudin bin Shari is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly for Sungai Tua since May 2018 and Member of Parliament for Gombak since November 2022.
Amirudin Shari served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council in the Pakatan Rakyat and Pakatan Harapan state administrations under former Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali from September 2014 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in June 2018 as well as the MLA for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018.
Amirudin Shari is a member of the People's Justice Party, a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions.
Amirudin Shari has served as the Vice-President of PKR since July 2022 and State Chairman of PH of Selangor since March 2020 as well as of Pahang from September 2022 to August 2024.
Amirudin Shari was the manager of the Selangor FC football team, leading the team in two consecutive Malaysia Cup finals, in 2015 and 2016.
Amirudin Shari received his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Benut in Pontian and furthered his studies at University of Putra Malaysia, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Social Science.
Amirudin Shari was actively involved in student activism during his campus days and was known as a skilled debater.
On 4 January 2014, Amirudin Shari announced his candidacy for the Keadilan Youth Chief's post with a team up alongside Afif Bahardin in AMK Baru line ups for the upcoming party polls before losing to Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad on the most excruciating campaign to date.
Amirudin Shari won his first attempt in the electoral campaign in 2008 General Election as a young candidate.
Amirudin Shari helped the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, which consisted of People's Justice Party, Democratic Action Party, and Malaysian Islamic Party defeat the Barisan Nasional coalition for the first time in Selangor electoral history.
Amirudin Shari toppled the favourite candidate, Mohan Thangarasu from Malaysian Indian Congress with a majority of 3,639.
In September 2014, with the appointment of the new Menteri Besar of Selangor, Azmin Ali, Amirudin Shari was appointed the State Executive Councillor in charge of Youth Development, Sports, Cultural and Entrepreneurship Development which was preceded by Ahmad Yunus Bin Hairi.
Amirudin Shari was unofficially named Vice President of the Selangor State Executive Council along with Ahmad Yunus Hairi and Jenice Lee.
Amirudin Shari was appointed the Vice Chairman of the Selangor Sports Council during Abdul Khalid Ibrahim's tenure as Menteri Besar of Selangor, holding the position from 2008 until 2010.
Amirudin Shari continues Youth Marriage Incentives which give handful of incentive towards Selangor's newly-wed couples.
Amirudin Shari launched Selangor Plus Campaign in effort to promote a healthy lifestyle for the youth.
Amirudin Shari was appointed the MB of Selangor following Azmin's appointment as a federal minister.
In 2022, Amirudin Shari was elected to the federal seat of Gombak defeating his former mentor Azmin Ali.