Dato" Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad is a Malaysian politician, architect and entrepreneur who has served as a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kuala Kangsar since 2013.
Education
Wan Khair-il Anuar received his primary education in Sekolah Kebangsaan Clifford, Kuala Kangsar from 1967 to 1972. During his secondary education, he went to three different schools: Sekolah Menengah Clifford, Sekolah Menengah Anderson and Sungai Petani Science School (Boarding School) in Kedah.
With an excellent achievement during his secondary education, Wan Khair-il Anuar was sent by the government to further his studies in architecture abroad. His first stop was the City College Plymouth, where he obtained distinction in his "A level" program
Then, he was accepted to the Kingston University where he was awarded a Bachelor (Honours) Architecture and Master in Architecture.
Career
He is a native of Kuala Kangsar, Perak. As a successful architect, he has its own architect firm, West&West Architects, which is based in Kuala Lumpur. Wan Khair-il Anuar was also appointed as Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board.
Wan Khair-il Anuar was inducted into various professional organizations.
Head of UMNO Youth"s Branch: 1989 - 2002 Head of UMNO Youth"s Kuala Kangsar Division: 1998 - 2001 Deputy Chairman of UMNO"s Informative Youth Malaysia: 1999 - 2000 Exco of UMNO Youth Malaysia: 2000 - 2004 Head of UMNO Bukit Chandan"s Branch: 2002 Deputy Head of UMNO Kuala Kangsar Division: 2004 - 2012 Head of UMNO Kuala Kangsar Division: 2013–present.
Politics
In the 2013 general election, he was elected as a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the seat of Kuala Kangsar after defeating Khalil Idham Abdullah of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society) and a former UMNO Women"s Deputy Chief, Datuk Kamilia Ibrahim, with a majority of 1,082 votes.
Membership
Wan Khair-il Anuar is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in Malaysia"s ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. He has also been a board member of Damansara Realty Berhad, a public listed company. In 1990, he became a member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (Polygonal Area Mapping), followed by Royal Institute of British Architects (Royal Institute of British Architects) in 1992 and Institut Perekabentuk Dalaman Malaysia (IPDM) in 1995.
Committee Members of UMNO Youth"s Kuala Kangsar Division : 1989 - 1993
Members of State Legislative Assembly Bukit Chandan : 2008 - 2012
Wan Khair-il Anuar was elected as a member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Chandan constituency in the 2008 general election with a majority of 1,694.