Shahid Esau

{{Short description|South African politician}}

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Shahid Esau is a South African politician and a former member of parliament for the Democratic Alliance. He was a member of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans (National Assembly Committees) from 20 June 2014 until 7 May 2019.

He was previously the Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature under Helen Zille's provincial administration.{{cite news |first=Aziz |last=Hartley |title=Zille officially occupies W Cape's hot seat |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20090507060530233C688230 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904025044/http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20090507060530233C688230 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 September 2012 |publisher=Cape Times |date=7 May 2009 |accessdate=11 January 2011}}