Amirudin Shari was appointed as Dato' Menteri Besar Selangor this year. He grew up in Pontian, Johor. He received his secondary education at Sekolah Menengah Benut in Pontian and his university education at Universiti Putra Malaysia, graduated with a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Development, 2003. He was actively involved in student activism during his campus days and was known as a skilled debater.

After leaving university, Amirudin worked as program coordinator at Institute for Policy Research (Institut Kajian Dasar), a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the cause of cultural revivalism and the construction of civil society.

Throughout his career at the Institute for Policy Research, Amirudin carried out the drafting and supervision of social awareness programs including politics with series under his management such as Public Intellectual Forum, Tanwiri Islam Program and also Sekolah Politik, a program that enlightens politic for youngsters.

Date of Input: 31/08/2018 | Updated: 15/05/2019 | hafzaini