Dewan Rakyat (Lower House)In officeMalaysian Islamic PartyTerengganu · KemamanMember of the Dewan Rakyat
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar
Profile
Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is a Malaysian politician, aerospace engineer, and academic who currently serves as the 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu and as the Member of Parliament for Kemaman. A member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), he has held the position of Menteri Besar since 2018 and was elected to the federal parliament in 2023. Before entering politics, he was an associate professor and head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is recognized for his background as a technocrat and his leadership roles within the Perikatan Nasional coalition.
Details
- Born
- 1970-11-16 · 55 years old
- Birth place
- Jerteh, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
- Education
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (BEng); University of Leeds (MSc, PhD)
- Career
- Aerospace engineer, Quality Assurance engineer at Hitachi, research officer, university lecturer, associate professor, political secretary to the President of PAS