| Honorific-Prefix: | Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Haji |
| Shafie Salleh | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | SSA |
| Birth Name: | Shafie bin Mohd Salleh |
| Native Name: | شافعي صالح |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Langat, Selangor, Malayan Union (now Malaysia) |
| Death Place: | Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Resting Place: | Kampung Giching Muslim Cemetery |
| Office: | 6th Chief Scout of Malaysia |
| Term Start: | 2005 |
| Term End: | 11 September 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Sulaiman Daud |
| Successor: | Zin Bidin |
| Office1: | Ministerial roles |
| Subterm1: | 1995–1999 |
| Suboffice1: | Parliamentary Secretary of Finance |
| Subterm2: | 1999–2004 |
| Suboffice2: | Deputy Minister of Finance |
| Subterm3: | 2004–2006 |
| Suboffice3: | Minister of Higher Education |
| Office5: | Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat |
| Subterm5: | 1995–2008 |
| Suboffice5: | Barisan Nasional |
| Citizenship: | Malaysian |
| Party: | United Malays National Organisation |
| Otherparty: | Barisan Nasional |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Spouse: | Mizan Adilah Ibrahim |
| Alma Mater: | University of Malaya Western Michigan University University of Wales, Swansea |
Shafie bin Mohd Salleh (Malay: شافعي بن محمد صالح|label=[[Jawi alphabet|Jawi]]|script=arab|italic=unset; 29 September 1946 – 11 September 2019)[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as Higher Education Minister of Malaysia.[2] Shafie Salleh was also the Chief Scout of Malaysia.[3]
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.[4]
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,[5] and also the Parliament Secretary for the Minister of Finance.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8] [9]
| 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% | |||||
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