# Menteri Besar of Selangor

The Menteri Besar of Selangor, also referred to as the First Minister of Selangor is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Selangor. The Menteri Besar acts as a majority leader in the Selangor Assembly. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
The 16th and current Menteri Besar of Selangor is Amirudin Shari, who took office on 19 June 2018.

## Appointment

According to the state constitution, the Sultan of Selangor shall first appoint the Menteri Besar to preside over the Executive Council and requires such Menteri Besar to be a member of the Legislative Assembly who in his judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Assembly, must be an ethnic Malay who professes the religion of Islam and must not a Malaysian citizen by naturalisation or by registration. The Sultan on the Menteri Besar's advice shall appoint not more than ten nor less than four members from among the members of the Legislative Assembly.
The member of the Executive Council must take and subscribe in the presence of the Sultan the oath of office and allegiance as well as the oath of secrecy before they can exercise the functions of office. The Executive Council shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly. The members of the Executive Council shall not hold any office of profit and engage in any trade, business or profession that will cause conflict of interest.
If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly, or the Legislative Assembly passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Menteri Besar is bound by convention to resign immediately. The Sultan's choice of replacement Menteri Besar will be dictated by the circumstances. A member of the Executive Council other than the Menteri Besar shall hold office during the pleasure of the Sultan, unless the appointment of any member of the Executive Council shall have been revoked by the Sultan on the advice of the Menteri Besar but may at any time resign his office.
Following a resignation in other circumstances, defeated in an election or the death of the Menteri Besar, the Sultan will generally appoint as Menteri Besar the person voted by the governing party as their new leader.

## Powers

The power of the Menteri Besar is subject to a number of limitations. Menteri Besar removed as leader of his or her party, or whose government loses a vote of no confidence in the Legislative Assembly, must advise a state election or resign the office or be dismissed by the Sultan. The defeat of a supply bill (one that concerns the spending of money) or unable to pass important policy-related legislation is seen to require the resignation of the government or dissolution of Legislative Assembly, much like a non-confidence vote, since a government that cannot spend money is hamstrung, also called loss of supply.
The Menteri Besar's party will normally have a majority in the Legislative Assembly and party discipline is exceptionally strong in Selangor politics, so passage of the government's legislation through the Legislative Assembly is mostly a formality.

## Caretaker Menteri Besar

The legislative assembly unless sooner dissolved by the Sultan with His Majesty's own discretion on the advice of the Menteri Besar shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting. The state constitution permits a delay of 60 days of general election to be held from the date of dissolution and the legislative assembly shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than 120 days from the date of dissolution. Conventionally, between the dissolution of one legislative assembly and the convening of the next, the Menteri Besar and the executive council remain in office in a caretaker capacity.

## List of Menteri Besar of Selangor

The following is the list of Menteris Besar of Selangor since 1947:
Colour key (for political parties): Independent /  Alliance /  Barisan Nasional  Pakatan Rakyat  Pakatan Harapan
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Election | Assembly |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) Constituency | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | Election | Assembly |
| 1 | | Hamzah Abdullah (1890–1971) | June 1949 | 1 July 1949 | | | Independent | – | – |
| 2 | | Raja Uda (1894–1976) | 1 July 1949 | March 1953 | | | Independent | – | – |
| 3 | | Othman Mohamad (1905-1981) | March 1953 | September 1954 | | | Alliance (UMNO) | – | – |
| 4 | | Raja Uda (1894–1976) | September 1954 | August 1955 | | | Independent | – | – |
| 5 | | Abdul Aziz Abdul Majid (1908–1975) | August 1955 | 1956 | | | Alliance (UMNO) | – | – |
| 6 | | Muhammad Ismail Abdul Latiff (1894–1976) | 1956 | 1958 | 2 years | | Alliance (UMNO) | – | – |
| 7 | | Abdul Jamil Abdul Rais (1912–1994) | 1958 | May 1959 | | | Alliance (UMNO) | – | – |
| 8 | | Abu Bakar Baginda (1899–1972) MLA for Dengkil | 30 May 1959 | 19 March 1964 | 4 years, 295 days | | Alliance (UMNO) | 1959 | 1st |
| 9 | | Dato' Seri Harun Idris (1925–2003) MLA for Morib | 19 March 1964 | 24 March 1976 | 12 years, 6 days | | Alliance (UMNO) | 1964 | 2nd |
| 9 | | Dato' Seri Harun Idris (1925–2003) MLA for Morib | 19 March 1964 | 24 March 1976 | 12 years, 6 days | | Alliance (UMNO) | 1969 | 3rd |
| 9 | | Dato' Seri Harun Idris (1925–2003) MLA for Morib | 19 March 1964 | 24 March 1976 | 12 years, 6 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1974 | 4th |
| 10 | | Dato' Seri Hormat Rafei (1923–2001) MLA for Banting | 15 April 1976 | 3 May 1982 | 6 years, 19 days | | BN (UMNO) | – | 4th |
| 10 | | Dato' Seri Hormat Rafei (1923–2001) MLA for Banting | 15 April 1976 | 3 May 1982 | 6 years, 19 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1978 | 5th |
| 11 | | Dato' Seri Ahmad Razali Mohamad Ali (1928–2001) MLA for Ampang | 4 May 1982 | 13 August 1986 | 4 years, 102 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1982 | 6th |
| 12 | | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (born 1945) MLA for Batang Kali | 14 August 1986 | 14 April 1997 | 10 years, 243 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1986 | 7th |
| 12 | | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (born 1945) MLA for Batang Kali | 14 August 1986 | 14 April 1997 | 10 years, 243 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1990 | 8th |
| 12 | | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Muhammad Muhammad Taib (born 1945) MLA for Batang Kali | 14 August 1986 | 14 April 1997 | 10 years, 243 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1995 | 9th |
| 13 | | Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MLA for Permatang | 6 June 1997 | 9 August 2000 | 3 years, 65 days | | BN (UMNO) | – | 9th |
| 13 | | Dato' Seri Abu Hassan Omar (1940–2018) MLA for Permatang | 6 June 1997 | 9 August 2000 | 3 years, 65 days | | BN (UMNO) | 1999 | 10th |
| 14 | | Dato' Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo (born 1965) MLA for Sungai Panjang | 18 August 2000 | 13 March 2008 | 7 years, 209 days | | BN (UMNO) | – | 10th |
| 14 | | Dato' Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo (born 1965) MLA for Sungai Panjang | 18 August 2000 | 13 March 2008 | 7 years, 209 days | | BN (UMNO) | 2004 | 11th |
| 15 | | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (1946–2022) MLA for Ijok (2008–2013) MLA for Pelabuhan Klang (2013–2018) | 13 March 2008 | 23 September 2014 | 6 years, 195 days | | PR (PKR) | 2008 | 12th |
| 15 | | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (1946–2022) MLA for Ijok (2008–2013) MLA for Pelabuhan Klang (2013–2018) | 13 March 2008 | 23 September 2014 | 6 years, 195 days | | PR (PKR) | 2013 | 13th |
| 16 | | Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (born 1964) MLA for Bukit Antarabangsa | 23 September 2014 | 18 June 2018 | 3 years, 269 days | | PR (PKR) | – | 13th |
| 16 | | Dato' Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali (born 1964) MLA for Bukit Antarabangsa | 23 September 2014 | 18 June 2018 | 3 years, 269 days | | PH (PKR) | 2018 | 14th |
| 17 | | Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari (born 1980) MLA for Sungai Tua | 19 June 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 273 days | | PH (PKR) | – | 14th |
| 17 | | Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari (born 1980) MLA for Sungai Tua | 19 June 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 273 days | | PH (PKR) | 2023 | 15th |
* ↑ This column names only the Menteri Besar's party. The state government he heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; those are not listed here.

## Living former Menteri Besar

| Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
| Muhammad Muhammad Taib | 1986–1997 | 29 July 1945 (age 79) |
| Mohamed Khir Toyo | 2000–2008 | 6 August 1965 (age 59) |
| Mohamed Azmin Ali | 2014–2018 | 25 August 1964 (age 60) |