Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad

Wan Khair-il Anuar was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

• Honorific Prefix — Yang Berbahagia Datuk • Honorific Suffix — AMP (Perak) • Name — Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar • Birth Name — Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar bin Wan Ahmad • Born — 16 January 1960 • Birthplace — Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) • Died — 5 May 2016 • Place of death — Near Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia • Resting Place — Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum, Kuala Kangsar, Perak • Constituency Mp — Kuala Kangsar • Parliament — Malaysian • Term Start — 5 May 2013 • Term End — 5 May 2016 • Predecessor — Rafidah Aziz (BN–UMNO) • Successor — Mastura Mohd Yazid (BN–UMNO) • Majority — 1,082 (2013) • Constituency Am2 — Bukit Chandan • Assembly2 — Perak State Legislative • Term Start2 — 8 March 2008 • Term End2 — 5 May 2013 • Predecessor2 — Ahmad Jaffar (BN–UMNO) • Successor2 — Maslin Sham Razman (BN–UMNO) • Majority2 — 1,694 (2008) • Citizenship — Malaysian • Party — United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) (–2016) • Other Party — Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2016) • Alma Mater — Kingston University • Spouse — Mastura Mohd Yazid • Children — 4 sons • Native Name — وان محمد خيرالأنور وان أحمد

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 BA (Hons) Architecture and Master in Architecture.

In 1990, Wan Khair-il Anuar set up an architecture firm, which is based in Kuala Lumpur. Wan Khair-il Anuar was also appointed as Chairman of Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB). He has also been a board member of Damansara Realty Berhad, a public listed company. Wan Khair-il Anuar was inducted into various professional organizations. In 1990, he became a member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM), followed by Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1992 and Institut Perekabentuk Dalaman Malaysia (IPDM) in 1995.

• Committee Members of UMNO Youth's Kuala Kangsar Division: 1989–1993 • 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 • Members of State Legislative Assembly Bukit Chandan: 2008–2012 • Head of UMNO Kuala Kangsar Division: 2013–2016

Wan Khair-il Anuar was killed in a helicopter crash near Sebuyau, Sarawak. He was travelling with several other government officials from Betong to Kuching on 5 May 2016 during election when the helicopter lost contact with ground officials. Debris were found near Batang Lupar river the following day. The crash also involved Tan Sri Dato' Hajjah Noriah Kasnon, the Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities and member of parliament for Sungai Besar, Selangor. Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar's remains were flown back to Perak and he was laid to rest at the Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum near Ubudiah Mosque, Kuala Kangsar. His widow, Mastura Mohd Yazid who was picked by BN to re-contest the Kuala Kangsar by-election, had successfully defended the seat to succeed him as the new MP of Kuala Kangsar.

Perak State Legislative Assembly • |Year — |Constituency — Candidate — |Votes — |Pct — Opponent(s) — |Votes — |Pct — |Ballots cast — |Majority — |Turnout • 2008 — N34 Bukit Chandan — | — Wan Khair-il Anuar (UMNO) — 5,850 — 55.62% — | — Zulkifli Ibrahim (PKR) — 4,156 — 39.51% — 10,518 — 1,694 — 74.01% Parliament of Malaysia • |Year — |Constituency — Candidate — |Votes — |Pct — Opponent(s) — |Votes — |Pct — |Ballots cast — |Majority — |Turnout • 2013 — P067 Kuala Kangsar — Wan Khair-il Anuar (UMNO) — 14,218 — 50.40% — | — Khalil Idham Lim Abdullah (PAS) — 13,136 — 46.44% — 28,283 — 1,082 — 84.33% • | — Kamilia Ibrahim (IND) — 447 — 1.58%

Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad is recorded with the occupation businessperson. Recorded as having studied at Kingston University and SMS Sultan Mohamad Jiwa.