Shamsilah Siru

Summary

Shamsilah binti Siru (born 10 August 1974) is a BERSATU politician and the elected Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly for Ayer Hangat (N01), Langkawi, a seat she won in the 12 August 2023 state election under the Perikatan Nasional banner with a majority of 3,824 votes [1]. Prior to her election, she held senior positions in BERSATU's organisational structure, including Ketua Srikandi BERSATU Kedah and membership on BERSATU's national Supreme Council for the 2019–2022 term [2]. She is part of the PN supermajority government in Kedah, which controls 33 of 36 state assembly seats [3].

Biography

Shamsilah binti Siru (born 10 August 1974) is a Malaysian politician and member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition [3]. She serves as the Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (ADUN) for the N01 Ayer Hangat constituency, a seat she has held since August 2023 [3]. Prior to her election to the state legislature, she held the position of Ketua Srikandi BERSATU Kedah — the head of BERSATU's women's wing in Kedah — a role reported in coverage of her 2023 election victory [2]. She was also identified as Naib Ketua Wanita Perikatan Nasional Kedah at the time of her candidacy announcement for the 2023 Kedah state election [4]. At the national party level, she was elected as an Ahli Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi (Supreme Council Member) of BERSATU for the 2019–2022 term [4]. In the 12 August 2023 Kedah state election, Shamsilah contested Ayer Hangat under the PN banner in a four-cornered contest and won with 10,701 votes (32.3% vote share), securing a majority of 3,824 votes [1]. Her victory came as part of PN's landslide retention of Kedah, in which the coalition secured 33 of 36 seats [3]. Following her win, she pledged to relocate to and reside on Langkawi island [2]. The Ayer Hangat constituency is located on Langkawi island and was first contested in 2004 [3]. No information on her educational background or pre-political career was found in available sources.

Known for

Shamsilah Siru is known as a BERSATU women's wing leader in Kedah, having served as Ketua Srikandi BERSATU Kedah [2] and as a former member of BERSATU's national Supreme Council (Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi) for the 2019–2022 term [4]. She is the elected ADUN for Ayer Hangat (N01) on Langkawi island, having won the seat in the 2023 Kedah state election for Perikatan Nasional [5]. Her candidacy drew attention during the 2023 campaign amid opposition from a local independent candidate who protested her as an 'outsider' to Langkawi [4].

Political positions

No on-record policy positions or parliamentary statements by Shamsilah Siru were found in available sources from the allowlist. Her affiliation with BERSATU and the Perikatan Nasional coalition places her within the PN state government of Kedah, which retained power with a supermajority in the 2023 state election [3]. Her community activities prior to election included leading the Srikandi BERSATU Alor Setar 'Back to School' programme distributing school aid to 330 students [6]. Specific stated positions on policy issues could not be sourced from the allowlist and are therefore not reported here.

Political career

1. 2019–2022Elected as Ahli Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi (Supreme Council Member) of BERSATU for the 2019–2022 party term.⛓
2. 2020Confirmed as an elected Ahli Majlis Pimpinan Tertinggi of BERSATU following the party's 2020 divisional conference elections.⛓
3. Pre-2023Served as Ketua Srikandi BERSATU Kedah (head of BERSATU's women's wing in Kedah) and Naib Ketua Wanita Perikatan Nasional Kedah.⛓
4. July 2023Named as PN's candidate for the N01 Ayer Hangat seat in the 2023 Kedah state election, one of five women among PN's 36 Kedah candidates.⛓
5. 12 August 2023Won the Ayer Hangat (N01) state seat for PN-BERSATU with 10,701 votes (32.3%), defeating three other candidates with a majority of 3,824 votes.⛓
6. August 2023Pledged to relocate to and permanently reside on Langkawi island following her election as ADUN for Ayer Hangat.⛓

Election history

• 2023Ayer Hangat (N01), KedahWon32.3%⛓

Perspectives on key issues

• VerifiedFactsShamsilah Siru won the Ayer Hangat seat in the 2023 Kedah state election with 10,701 votes and a majority of 3,824, as part of PN's 33-of-36-seat landslide win in Kedah.⛓
• OppositionSinar Harian reported that a local independent candidate, Safwan Hanif Shafie, contested Ayer Hangat as a protest against Shamsilah being fielded as what he described as an 'outsider' candidate with no prior presence in Langkawi.⛓
• GovernmentBernama reported that, in her capacity as Ketua Srikandi BERSATU, Shamsilah led a 'Back to School' community programme distributing school supplies to 330 students in Alor Setar.⛓