Eddin_Syazlee_Shith

Eddin Syazlee Shith

Eddin Syazlee Shith

Malaysian politician

Dato’ Eddin Syazlee bin Shith (Jawi: عيدين شاذلي بن شيث) is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Economic Affairs in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and former Minister Mustapa Mohamed from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Deputy Minister of Works in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and former Minister Fadillah Yusof from July 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021, the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Parliament and Law in the PN administration under Muhyiddin and former Minister Takiyuddin Hassan from March 2020 to July 2020, Deputy Minister of Communications and Multimedia in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Saifuddin Abdullah from July 2018 to February 2020 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kuala Pilah from May 2018 to November 2022.[1] He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN and formerly PH coalitions. He has served as the 1st State Advisor of PN of Negeri Sembilan since February 2024.[2] He served as the 1st State Chairman of PN of Negeri Sembilan from January 2021 to his removal from the position in May 2023.[3] He has served as the State Chairman of BERSATU of Negeri Sembilan since September 2020.

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Shith is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Eddin Syazlee.
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Background

Born on 2 January 1974, in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, he started his career as a lawyer before venturing into the political arena in 2006.

Eddin Syazlee holds a Bachelor of Law (Hons) degree from the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (2003), Masters in Law from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2009), and Diploma in Syariah Legal Practice from UiTM (2017).

He is married to Dr Nurul Azlin Ibrahim and the couple is blessed with two sons, aged five and one.

Political career

In the 14th General Election, he contested under PKR ticket, defeating the three-term Kuala Pilah incumbent, Datuk Seri Hasan Malek.

Controversies

In April 2021, Eddin Syazlee was embroiled in controversy when he was caught falling asleep during a convocation ceremony of a religious college in Seremban, of which he was the guest-of-honour. The local branch of his party BERSATU has since clarified that it was due to health reasons.[4]

Election results

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Honours

References

  1. [1]
    "YB Tuan Eddin Syazlee Shith Dilantik Timbalan Menteri Komunikasi Dan Multimedia Malaysia" (in Malay). 3 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Perikatan appoints Eddin Syazlee Shith as coalition state adviser". The Star. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Eddin Syazlee dropped as Negri Perikatan chief". The Star. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Deputy minister falls asleep onstage, Kuala Pilah Bersatu explains he was unwell". 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2018. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  6. [6]
    "Semakan Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Ke – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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    "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  8. [8]
    Abdul Jamal, Azzman (14 January 2020). "444 terima darjah kebesaran, bintang, pingat Negeri Sembilan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 14 January 2020.


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