Shamshulkahar Mohd Deli

Summary

Dato' Haji Shamshulkahar bin Mohd Deli (born 1 August 1961) is the UMNO/BN Member of Parliament for Jempol (P127), Negeri Sembilan, elected in GE15 with a majority of 11,519 votes. He previously served for a decade as Serting state assemblyman and Negeri Sembilan EXCO member under Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan. In parliament, he sits on the Nation Building, Education and Human Resource Development Special Select Committee and has been active on constituency-relevant issues including Felda welfare, flood preparedness, housing buyer protections, and consumer law reform.

Biography

Dato' Haji Shamshulkahar bin Mohd Deli (born 1 August 1961) is a Malaysian politician and member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) [1]. He has served as the Member of Parliament for Jempol (P127), Negeri Sembilan, since November 2022 [2]. Prior to his federal role, Shamshulkahar served as a Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serting from March 2008 to August 2023, and concurrently as a Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under then-Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from March 2008 until the collapse of the BN state administration in May 2018 [1]. Within UMNO, he held the position of Jempol UMNO Division deputy chief before being appointed to act as Division chief following the six-year suspension of the former chief [3]. He was fielded as BN's parliamentary candidate for Jempol at the 15th General Election (GE15) in November 2022, replacing the incumbent Datuk Seri Mohd Salim Sharif, a decision that initially drew protest from some UMNO branch leaders [4]. He won the Jempol seat with 30,138 votes and a majority of 11,519 votes [3]. At the federal level, he is a member of the Parliament's Nation Building, Education and Human Resource Development Special Select Committee [4]. He has been active in Dewan Rakyat question-and-answer sessions, raising issues covering Felda water supply, flood preparedness, housing buyer protections, consumer law reform, civil servant health, border security, and social media regulation [5].

Known for

Shamshulkahar is known as a long-serving Negeri Sembilan politician who transitioned from over a decade in state-level executive and legislative roles to the federal parliament in 2022. He is identified with constituency-level advocacy on practical issues such as Felda settler welfare, flood preparedness, housing buyer protections, and consumer rights. He also assumed acting leadership of the Jempol UMNO Division following the suspension of its chief, consolidating both parliamentary and party organisational roles in the division.

Political positions

Shamshulkahar's parliamentary record shows a focus on practical governance and constituent welfare issues. He has questioned the government on Felda water supply funding cuts in the 2026 Budget [6], raised flood preparedness and the need for improved basic relief infrastructure [4][7], and proposed an insurance scheme to protect house buyers against incomplete or abandoned housing projects [4][8]. He has queried the government on the status of the lemon law for car buyers [4][9], raised questions on border security and the single border agency pilot project [4][10], and supported the Malaysian Media Council Bill 2024 as a step toward self-regulation and a formal avenue for public complaints about defamatory reporting [4][11]. He has also raised questions about social media platform licensing with the government [12]. His positions reflect alignment with the government's Unity Cabinet agenda as a BN-UMNO MP.

Political career

1. March 2008Elected as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Serting, and appointed as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) under Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan.⛓
2. May 2018His tenure as Negeri Sembilan EXCO member ended with the collapse of the BN state administration at GE14. He retained his Serting state seat.⛓
3. November 2022Elected as Member of Parliament for Jempol (P127) under BN at GE15, winning 30,138 votes with a majority of 11,519 votes.⛓
4. January 2023Assumed acting duties of Jempol UMNO Division chief following the six-year suspension of the incumbent chief, Datuk Mohd Salim Mohd Sharif, and stated his intention to contest the Division chief position.⛓
5. August 2023His tenure as Serting state assemblyman ended following the Negeri Sembilan state election.⛓
6. May 2024Participated as a member of the Nation Building, Education and Human Resource Development Special Select Committee in the Malaysian Parliament's official delegation to Japan.⛓

Election history

• 2022Jempol (P127)Won41.97%⛓
• 2008Serting (N26), Negeri Sembilan State Legislative AssemblyWon⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsShamshulkahar bin Mohd Deli is listed as the sitting MP for Jempol (P127) under BN on the official Parliament of Malaysia member directory.⛓
• GovernmentAs a BN-UMNO MP in the Unity Government coalition, Shamshulkahar has voted with and raised questions supportive of the Anwar administration's policy directions on issues including the Malaysian Media Council Bill 2024 and social media licensing frameworks.⛓
• PublicSome UMNO branch leaders in Jempol initially protested his candidacy at GE15, preferring the retention of the incumbent MP Mohd Salim Sharif; the division secretary stated the division had not proposed Shamshulkahar as a candidate.⛓