Khairil Nizam Khirudin

Summary

Khairil Nizam Khirudin (born 1979) is the PAS Member of Parliament for Jerantut, Pahang, having won the seat at GE15 in November 2022 with a majority of 8,092 votes. A mechanical engineer by training who worked at Petronas Gas Berhad, he has held senior party positions including PAS Youth Chief and PAS Information Chief, and now serves as PN's Shadow Transport Minister. He is known for evidence-based parliamentary contributions on road safety, transport data security, and consumer protection in public transport.

Biography

Khairil Nizam bin Khirudin (born 16 October 1979 in Ipoh) is a Malaysian politician and mechanical engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jerantut (P081), Pahang, since November 2022 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. Before entering elected politics, he was trained as an engineer at Universiti Teknologi Petronas and worked as an engineer at Petronas Gas Berhad [2]. He holds multiple international engineering certifications including API 510, API 570, API 580, and API 653, as well as an OSR Inspector certification in Malaysia [1]. Khairil Nizam rose through PAS party ranks, serving as PAS Youth Deputy Chief before winning the PAS Youth Chief position uncontested in June 2019 [3]. He served as PAS Youth Chief from June 2019 to November 2021 and as PN Youth Chief from November 2020 to January 2022 [1]. He was appointed Senator (Dewan Negara) in December 2020, representing PAS and Pahang, resigning in November 2022 to contest GE15 [1]. He has served as PAS Information Chief since November 2021 [1]. In the 15th General Election (GE15) on 19 November 2022, he won the Jerantut parliamentary seat under the PN banner with 31,701 votes (36.4% vote share) and a majority of 8,092 votes [4]. Within the PN opposition, he serves as PN's Shadow Transport Minister and Transport Portfolio Chief [1][5].

Known for

Khairil Nizam is identified within PAS as part of a technocratic cohort, having a professional engineering background from Petronas alongside his political career [5]. He serves as PN's Shadow Transport Minister and has been a consistent parliamentary voice on road safety, public transport policy, and data security in transport legislation [1][5]. In August 2025, Transport Minister Anthony Loke personally recommended his inclusion in a government task force probing the fatal FRU truck crash in Teluk Intan, citing his professional and fact-based approach [5].

Political positions

On road safety, Khairil Nizam has called for lifetime driving bans for drink-driving offenders and mandatory periodic drug testing for commercial vehicle drivers, with immediate suspension of licences for those who fail [5]. He has proposed integrating traffic offence records across police, JPJ, and APAD in real time to create early warning systems for high-risk drivers [5]. On public transport policy, he submitted a parliamentary motion in October 2023 to urgently debate the MYAirline suspension, citing 125,000 affected passengers and RM20 million in ticket sales [6]. On the RTS Link Bill 2026, he called for independent annual audits and clear SOPs on data breach notifications, raising concerns about where passenger biometric data would be stored and how Singaporean officers would exercise powers at Bukit Chagar station [5]. On citizenship policy, he proposed requiring new citizens granted under the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2024 to participate in National Service 3.0 to demonstrate loyalty [7]. During the 2022 GE15 campaign, he outlined plans to develop Jerantut's tourism sector by leveraging Taman Negara and the district's 14 tahfiz centres [8].

Education

1. Late 1990s–Early 2000sAttended Universiti Teknologi Petronas, graduating with an engineering qualification.⛓

Before politics

1. Post-graduationWorked as an engineer at Petronas Gas Berhad, accumulating international inspection certifications including API 510, API 570, API 580, and API 653.⛓

Political career

1. June 2019Elected PAS Youth Chief uncontested at the Dewan Pemuda PAS Muktamar in Gambang, Pahang, succeeding Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi.⛓
2. November 2020Appointed Senator (Dewan Negara), representing PAS and Pahang, by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah. Also began serving as PN Youth Chief.⛓
3. November 2021Appointed PAS Information Chief, a position he continues to hold.⛓
4. January 2022Stepped down as PN Youth Chief.⛓
5. November 2022Resigned from the Dewan Negara to contest GE15 as the PN-PAS candidate for Jerantut.⛓
6. 19 November 2022Won the Jerantut parliamentary seat (P081) at GE15 under the PN banner with 31,701 votes (36.4% share) and a majority of 8,092, becoming MP for Jerantut.⛓
7. October 2023Submitted a parliamentary motion to debate the MYAirline suspension in Parliament's Special Chamber, citing 125,000 affected passengers and RM20 million in ticket sales.⛓
8. August 2025Transport Minister Anthony Loke personally recommended his inclusion in the government's special task force probing the fatal FRU truck crash in Teluk Intan, citing his professional and fact-based approach.⛓

Election history

• 2022Jerantut (P081)Won36.4%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• GovernmentTransport Minister Anthony Loke personally recommended Khairil Nizam for the government's FRU crash investigation task force, citing his professional background and fact-based approach as an example for other MPs.⛓
• ExpertIlham Centre executive director Hisomuddin Bakar named Khairil Nizam among PAS moderates and professionals capable of taking the party forward, describing him as a mechanical engineer who worked in Petronas.⛓
• OppositionAs PN's Shadow Transport Minister and Transport Portfolio Chief, Khairil Nizam has consistently advocated for stricter road safety enforcement, independent audits of transport data systems, and greater government accountability on airline consumer protection.⛓
• VerifiedFactsKhairil Nizam won Jerantut (P081) at GE15 on 19 November 2022 with 31,701 votes (36.4% share) and a majority of 8,092. He has served as PAS Information Chief since November 2021. He is a graduate of Universiti Teknologi Petronas and a former Petronas Gas Berhad engineer.⛓