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Shahrir Long

Party
PAS · Malaysian Islamic Party
Coalition
PN
Constituency
Pantai Merdeka
State
Kedah
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Why this matters to you

As the MLA for N27 Pantai Merdeka — a constituency within the Sungai Petani parliamentary area of Kuala Muda District — Sharir Long is the primary elected representative at the state level for residents of the Pantai Merdeka area, which has a population of approximately 61,334 (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantai_Merdeka_(state_constituency)). As part of the PN supermajority in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly, his vote contributes to the passage or defeat of state-level legislation that affects constituents on matters such as land use, local infrastructure, and state resource allocation (Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Kedah_state_election). Residents of Pantai Merdeka can approach him as their primary point of contact for state-level grievances, constituency development allocations, and representation in the Kedah DUN.

Summary

Sharir bin Long is a PAS politician serving as the Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for N27 Pantai Merdeka since August 2023, having won the seat under the Perikatan Nasional banner in the 12 August 2023 Kedah state election [1]. His win was part of PN's landslide, in which the coalition secured 33 of 36 seats in Kedah [2]. Limited public biographical information is available from credible Malaysian news sources beyond his party membership and electoral role.

Biography

Sharir bin Long is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the N27 Pantai Merdeka constituency since August 2023 [1]. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [1]. Sharir contested the 2023 Kedah state election on 12 August 2023 under the PN banner for the Pantai Merdeka seat, which falls under the Sungai Petani federal constituency in Kuala Muda District, Kedah [3]. He was confirmed as the winner of the Pantai Merdeka seat in the election [4]. His win was part of a broader PN landslide in Kedah, in which PN secured 33 of 36 state seats [2]. The Pantai Merdeka constituency, as of 2020, has a population of 61,334 people and comprises 19 polling districts [1]). Beyond his party affiliation and electoral win, limited biographical detail — including his date of birth, educational background, and pre-political career — is publicly available from credible Malaysian news sources at the time of this profile's compilation. His honorific title 'Ustaz' suggests a background in Islamic religious education, as reflected in his name as listed on Wikimedia Commons [5], though this has not been independently confirmed by a news outlet on the allowlist.

Known for

Sharir Long is known as the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) representative for the N27 Pantai Merdeka state seat in Kedah, having won the seat in the August 2023 state election as part of PN's supermajority sweep of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly. He was fielded by PAS as the incumbent coalition's candidate for Pantai Merdeka, a coastal constituency in Kuala Muda District [3]. His public profile is closely tied to the PN state government led by Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor, which returned to power with an overwhelming majority in 2023 [1].

Political positions

No specific policy statements or publicly recorded positions by Sharir Long were found in allowlist sources at the time of this profile's compilation. As a PAS member within the PN coalition government in Kedah, he sits within a state legislative majority that has governed Kedah since 2020. PAS-led PN holds a supermajority in the Kedah State Legislative Assembly following the 2023 election [1]. Individual policy stances attributable directly to Sharir Long could not be verified from allowlist sources and have been omitted in accordance with the editorial policy of this profile.

References

  1. [1]en.wikipedia.org
  2. [2]nst.com.my
  3. [3]bernama.com
  4. [4]freemalaysiatoday.com
  5. [5]commons.wikimedia.org

Political career

  1. July 2023Named as the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) candidate for the N27 Pantai Merdeka seat in the upcoming Kedah state election.⛓
  2. 12 August 2023Won the N27 Pantai Merdeka seat in the 15th Kedah state election under the Perikatan Nasional (PAS) ticket, as part of PN's 33-seat supermajority sweep of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly.⛓

Election history

  • 2023N27 Pantai Merdeka, KedahWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

  • VerifiedFactsSharir Long (also spelled Shahrir Long in some news reports) won the N27 Pantai Merdeka seat on 12 August 2023 as the PAS/PN candidate. This result is confirmed by Bernama, Free Malaysia Today, Malay Mail, Sinar Harian, and the NST.⛓
  • GovernmentPN re-fielded Sharir Long as its candidate for Pantai Merdeka in the 2023 Kedah state election, as part of the coalition's near-total slate of incumbents and aligned candidates across all 36 Kedah constituencies.⛓

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