Shafie Salleh

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Salleh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Shafie. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Haji Shafie Salleh PSM SSAP SJMK DSSA KMN SSA
شافعي صالح
6th Chief Scout of Malaysia
In office 2005 – 11 September 2019
Preceded by	Sulaiman Daud
Succeeded by	Zin Bidin (Acting)
Ministerial roles
1995–1999	Parliamentary Secretary of Finance
1999–2004	Deputy Minister of Finance
2004–2006	Minister of Higher Education
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat
1995–2008	Barisan Nasional
Personal details
Born	Shafie bin Mohd Salleh (1946-09-29)29 September 1946 Kuala Langat, Selangor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia)
Died	11 September 2019(2019-09-11) (aged 72) Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia
Resting place	Kampung Giching Muslim Cemetery
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	United Malays National Organisation
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional
Spouse	Mizan Adilah Ibrahim
Alma mater	University of Malaya Western Michigan University University of Wales, Swansea
Occupation	Politician

Shafie bin Mohd Salleh (Jawi: شافعي بن محمد صالح; 29 September 1946 – 11 September 2019) was a Malaysian politician who served as Higher Education Minister of Malaysia. Shafie Salleh was also the Chief Scout of Malaysia.

Education career

Shafie served as the Head of Research Centre, National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) for five years. After that he was appointed the Division Secretary of the Ministry of Human Resources of Malaysia. Later on he was appointed the Undersecretary Research on Policy Analysis in the Malaysian Centre for Development Studies under the Prime Minister department.

Politics

Shafie was also the Member of Parliament for the district of Kuala Langat, Selangor. He was in the UMNO International Relations committee. Later he was appointed the Minister of Higher Education, Deputy Minister of Finance, and also the Parliament Secretary for the Minister of Finance.

During the 55th UMNO General Assembly, Shafie said that he will uphold the aspiration of the Malays. As the Malay special was attacked by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia Dong Zong. They are pushing the Malay segment on a defence position. Shafie Salleh in a defensive stance, said at the assembly that non-Bumiputras could not enter Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) because it has been allocated to the Malays and it was agreed by all.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	P101 Kuala Langat, Selangor		Shafie Salleh (UMNO)	28,401	75.55%		Tarikh Mohd Jonid (S46)	9,190	24.45%	39,584	19,211
1999			Shafie Salleh (UMNO)	24,878	59.61%		Saari Sungib (keADILan)	16,858	40.39%	43,296	8,020	75.38%
2004	P112 Kuala Langat, Selangor		Shafie Salleh (UMNO)	34,118	72.99%		Zulkifli Noordin (PKR)	12,623	27.01%	48,694	21,495	77.11%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1993)
  • Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2014)
• Selangor :
  • Companion of the Order of the Crown of Selangor (SMS)
  • Knight Companion of the Order of Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (DSSA) – Dato' (1997)
• Pahang :
  • Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2005)
• Kelantan
  • Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan (SJMK) – Dato' (2006)