Idris Ahmad (Selangor politician)

In June 2018, he was a candidate for the position of Menteri Besar of Selangor and received support from the component parties DAP, BERSATU and AMANAH as well as his own party PKR to replace Mohamed Azmin Ali who was appointed to the position of Minister of Economic Affairs.^[2]

However, Selangor Youth and Sports EXCO and Sungai Tua Assemblyman Amirudin Shari was also nominated as the MB of Selangor. The Sultan of Selangor decided to choose Amirudin Shari as Menteri Besar.

Several pro-PKR non-governmental organisations (NGOs) claimed that PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was biased and insulted Dr. Idris. They claimed that the PKR President had withdrawn her support and stated her support for Amirudin Shari. At the same time, there were allegations of misappropriation of PTPTN funds for Vision College students. A reformist Otai member Abdul Razak Ismail questioned why no PKR leader defended Dr. Idris and argued that the misappropriation was not raised when he was nominated in the GE-14 but only when he was nominated as the Menteri Besar of Selangor. Dr. Idris said he was only a member of the Vision College Board of Trustees with a 35% share but had no interest in the college.^[3]