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Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr.
Sahruddin Jamal
DMIJ MLA
ساحر الدين جمال‎
17th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
14 April 2019 – 27 February 2020
MonarchIbrahim Iskandar
Preceded byOsman Sapian
Succeeded byHasni Mohammad
ConstituencyBukit Kepong
Exco roles (Johor)
2018–2019Chairman of the Health, Environment and Agriculture
Faction represented in Johor State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020Malaysian United Indigenous Party
2020–Perikatan Nasional
Other roles
2020–2022Chairman of Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board
Personal details
Born
Sahruddin bin Jamal

(1975-05-26) 26 May 1975 (age 48)
Kampung Baru Batu 28, Lenga, Muar, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2020)
Alma materHasanuddin University (MD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
WebsiteSahruddin Jamal on Facebook

Dato' Dr. Sahruddin bin Jamal (born 26 May 1975) is a Malaysian politician who [1] has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Kepong since May 2018. He served as the 17th Menteri Besar of Johor from April 2019 to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration in February 2020 and Member of the Johor State Executive Council (EXCO) also in the PH state administration under former Menteri Besar Osman Sapian from May 2018 to his promotion to Menteri Besarship in April 2019 as well as Chairman of the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) from May 2020 to December 2022. He is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) and formerly PH coalitions.

Background

Sahruddin was born on 26 May 1975 to a peasant family at Kampung Baru Batu 28, Lenga, Muar, Johor.[2] He formerly studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1, Pagoh.[3] He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] He previously had worked as a Medical Doctor at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital (HPSF), Muar for five years and later operated his own three clinics, Klinik Dr Sahruddin, at Bukit Pasir, Bandar Universiti Pagoh and Pagoh in Muar before entering politics.[4][5][non-primary source needed]

Sahruddin married Datin Dr. Nila Armila Mukdan who is also a doctor and they have three daughters.[1]

Politics

In the 2018 general election he made his debut contested as PPBM candidate under the PH coalition and managed to win the Bukit Kepong state seat to be its Johor assemblyman.[6] Subsequently, Sahruddin was appointed as Johor's EXCO and holds the portfolio for Johor state Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman.[7]

He was appointed and sworn in as the 17th Johor Menteri Besar on 14 April 2019 to replace predecessor Osman Sapian who resigned after 11 months in that position.[1] He was replaced by Hasni Mohammad of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) on 28 February 2020 after the collapse of PH state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.[8]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly[9][10][11][12]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N07 Bukit Kepong Sahruddin Jamal (BERSATU) 11,665 47.90% Mohd Noor Taib (UMNO) 10,392 42.67% 24,352 1,273 84.00%
Muhd Nur Iqbal
Abd Razak (PAS) 		2,321 9.53%
2022 Sahruddin Jamal (BERSATU) 9,873 43.86% Ismail Mohamed (UMNO) 9,163 41.08% 22,303 710 59.48%
Afiqah Zulkifli (MUDA) 3,076 13.79%
Md. Taib Md. Suhut (PEJUANG) 191 0.86%

Honours

Sultan Ibrahim of Johor conferred on Sahruddin the award Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Kedua Dato' Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Johor (DMIJ) on 22 April 2019 upon his appointment as Menteri Besar.[13]

Honours of Malaysia

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mohd Farhaan Shah (14 April 2019). "Sahruddin Jamal sworn in as new Johor MB". The Star. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr Sahruddin angkat sumpah MB baharu Johor" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Bernama. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ Badrul Kamal Zakaria (14 April 2019). "MB Johor kembali ke kampung halaman" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ Badrul Kamal Zakaria (14 April 2019). "Dr Sahruddin well accepted by the people". New Straits Times. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ Huzaifah Al Yamani (14 April 2019). "BIODATA MENTERI BESAR JOHOR 2019". Apa Kata Orang. Facebook. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Kedudukan Kerusi bagi DUN: N.07 BUKIT KEPONG". Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  7. ^ "New Johor Exco members sworn in". New Straits Times. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. ^ "BN's Hasni Mohammad sworn in as Johor's Chief Minister". 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  10. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  11. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  12. ^ "Dashboard SPR". dashboard.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  13. ^ Mohd Farhaan Shah, M. Sharmithashini and Esther Tan (23 April 2019). "Johor MB unveils new exco". The Star. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  14. ^ Rizalman Hammim (22 April 2019). "New Johor MB awarded Datukship from Johor Sultan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  15. ^ Zulhisham Isahak (22 April 2019). "Dr. Sahruddin kini bergelar Datuk". Utusan Malaysia (in Malay). Retrieved 22 April 2019.
Political offices Preceded byOsman Sapian 17th Menteri Besar of Johor 2019–2020 Succeeded byHasni Mohammad


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