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Selangor State Government
Kerajaan Negeri Selangor
Agency overview
Formed31 August 1957 (67 years ago) (1957-08-31)
Jurisdiction Selangor
HeadquartersShah Alam
Annual budgetRM 2.53 billion (2024)[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Haris Kasim, State Secretary
  • Salim Soib, State Legal Adviser
  • Ahmad Fadzli Ahmad Tajuddin, State Financial Officer
Parent agencyGovernment of Malaysia
Websitewww.selangor.gov.my

The Selangor state government refers to the government authority of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The state government adheres to and is created by both the Malaysian federal Constitution, the supreme law of Malaysia, and the Constitution of the State of Selangor, the supreme law in Selangor. The government of Selangor is based in the state's capital city of Shah Alam.

The state government consists of only two branches – executive and legislative. The Selangor State Executive Council forms the executive branch, whilst the Selangor State Legislative Assembly is the legislature of the state government. Selangor's head of government is the Menteri Besar. The state government does not have a judiciary branch, as Malaysia's judicial system is a federalised system operating uniformly throughout the country.[2][3]

Executive

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Head of government

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Main article: Menteri Besar of Selangor

The Menteri Besar is the head of government in Selangor. He is officially appointed by the Sultan, Selangor's head of state, on the basis of the latter's judgement that the former commands the confidence of the majority of the State Assemblymen in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[4] The Menteri Besar and his Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to Legislative Assembly. The Office of the Menteri Besar is situated inside Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building in Shah Alam.

The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building houses the Office of the Menteri Besar of Selangor, as well as other state government offices.

The Menteri Besar of Selangor is Amirudin Shari of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition that holds the most seats in the State Legislative Assembly among the three coalitions in the state assembly. Amirudin assumed office on 19 June 2018, having been elected as a Member of the State Legislative Assembly in the 2018 and 2023 state elections that also returned PH to power.[5]

Cabinet

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Main article: Selangor State Executive Council

The Selangor State Executive Council forms the executive branch of the Selangor state government and is analogous in function to the Malaysian federal Cabinet. The Executive Council is led by the Menteri Besar and made up of between four and 10 other State Assemblymen from the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.[4] Aside from these, three other ex officio members of the Executive Council are the State Secretary, the State Legal Adviser and the State Financial Officer.

Following the 2023 Selangor state election, Amirudin Shari was reappointed as the Menteri Besar after Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) were reelected to power and formed a coalition state government.[6]

  PH (10)   BN (1)

All members were sworn in on 21 August 2023[7] following the 2023 Selangor state election on 12 August, while portfolios were announced on 23 August 2023.[8]

Member Portfolio (Standing Committee) Party State Constituency Date
Amirudin Shari (Menteri Besar)
  • Land & Natural Resource Development
  • Finance & Economic Action
  • Administrative Modernisation & Government Digitalisation
  • Strategic Communication
  • Education & Human Capital Development
 PH (PKR) Sungai Tua 19 June 2018
Borhan Aman Shah
  • Housing & Sustainable Urban Development
  • Culture, Malay Customs & Heritage
 Tanjong Sepat 17 September 2020
Mohd Najwan Halimi
  • Youth & Sports Development
  • Entrepreneur & Creative Economy Empowerment
  • Disaster Management
 Kota Anggerik 21 August 2023
Mohammad Fahmi Ngah
  • Islamic Affairs
  • Halal Industry
  • Science, Technology & Innovation Acculturation
  • Digital Infrastructure
 Seri Setia
Ng Sze Han
  • Investment & Trade
  • SME & New Economic Region Development
  • Selangor Mobility
  • Co-chair, LIMAS
 PH (DAP) Kinrara 14 May 2018
Ng Suee Lim
  • Local Government Development
  • Tourism
  • New Village Development
  • Co-chair, LIMAS
 Sekinchan 21 August 2023
Jamaliah Jamaluddin
  • Public Health
  • Environment, Climate Change & Green Technology
 Bandar Utama
Papparaidu Veraman
  • Human Resources
  • Poverty Alleviation
  • Indigenous & Minority Affairs
  • Co-chair, LIMAS
 Banting
Izham Hashim
  • Infrastructure Development
  • Agriculture & Plantation Modernisation
  • Food Security & Agro-based Industry
 PH (AMANAH) Pandan Indah 14 May 2018
Anfaal Saari
  • Women & Family Empowerment
  • Social Welfare
  • Care Economy
 Taman Templer 21 August 2023
Rizam Ismail
  • Rural Development
  • Traditional Village Sustainability
  • National Unity
  • Consumer & Cooperative Affairs
 BN (UMNO) Sungai Air Tawar

Legislature

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Main article: Selangor State Legislative Assembly
Composition of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly after the 2023 Selangor state election.
  Pakatan Harapan (PH) holds 32 seats.
  Perikatan Nasional (PN) holds 22 seats.
  Barisan Nasional (BN) holds 2 seats.

The Selangor State Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the Selangor state government. The unicameral legislature consists of 56 seats that represent the 56 state constituencies within Selangor, with each constituency being represented by an elected State Assemblyman. The Legislative Assembly convenes at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Building in Shah Alam.

The legislature has a maximum mandate of five years by law and follows a multi-party system; the ruling party (or coalition) is elected through a first-past-the-post system.[4] The Sultan may dissolve the legislature at any time and usually does so upon the advice of the Menteri Besar.

A Speaker is elected by the Legislative Assembly to preside over the proceedings and debates of the legislature. The Speaker may or may not be an elected State Assemblyman; in the case of the latter, the elected Speaker shall become a member of the Legislative Assembly additional to the elected State Assemblymen already in the legislature.[4]

Departments, agencies and statutory bodies

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Departments

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  • Selangor State Treasury Department[9]
  • Selangor Islamic Religious Affairs Department[10]
  • Selangor Irrigation and Drainage Department[11]
  • Office of HRH Sultan of Selangor

Agencies

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Statutory bodies

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Selangor MB tables RM2.53bil budget for 2024". The Star. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ Jeong Chun Hai @ Ibrahim, & Nor Fadzlina Nawi. (2012). Principles of Public Administration: Malaysian Perspectives. Kuala Lumpur: Pearson Publishers. ISBN 978-967-349-233-6
  3. ^ "Constitution of Malaysia" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Constitution of the State of Selangor" (PDF). Selangor State Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Amirudin Shari is the new Selangor menteri besar". 19 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Selangor's 10 state exco members sworn in today". Malay Mail. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  7. ^ Bernama (18 August 2023). "Selangor MB, exco members to be sworn in on Monday | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  8. ^ Iskandar, Iylia Marsya (23 August 2023). "Selangor MB announces 10 exco portfolios, takes on five | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Perbendaharaan Negeri Selangor".
  10. ^ "Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor".
  11. ^ "Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Negeri Selangor".
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