Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi

Jamaluddin bin Mohd Radzi is a Malaysian politician. He was the state assemblyman for Behrang. In early 2009, along with Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and Hee Yit Fong, he resigned from the People's Justice Party (PKR) to sit as an independent, supporting the fall of the Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin-led government and precipitating the 2009 Perak Constitutional crisis.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohd Radzi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Jamaluddin. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi
جمال الدين محمد رضي‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Behrang
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byR. Apalanaidu
Succeeded byRusnah Kassim
Personal details
Born1950s
Political partyPKR (till 2009)
OccupationPolitician

Early career

Jamaluddin was a postman and was in the business sector before joining politics.

Political career

He contested the Behrang seat two times. In the 2004 Malaysian general election, he lost to the MIC candidate, Appalannaldu Rajoo. In the 2008 Malaysian general election he won against the MIC candidate, Ramasamy Muthusamy. He was a candidate to be Menteri Besar (First Minister) of Perak following the election, but Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from PAS was chosen.

2009 Perak constitutional crisis

During the 2009 Perak Constitutional Crisis, Jamaluddin together with Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and Hee Yit Fong declared themselves independent state assemblymen and supported Barisan Nasional to establish a new state government. In the 2013 Perak state elections, although Jamaluddin considered to defend his Behrang seat as an independent, he decided to not contest and lend his support to Barisan Nasional candidate Rusnah Kassim.[1]

Attempt to join BERSATU

On 15 May 2018, the by-then Menteri Besar of Perak, Ahmad Faizal Azumu stated in a press conference that Jamaluddin's application to join BERSATU had been rejected as he had taken part in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. Jamaluddin had applied to join BERSATU together with the Sungai Manik state assemblyman, Zainol Fadzi Paharudin.[2]

As an independent candidate

After years of not contesting any election, Jamaluddin attempted to make a comeback by contesting in the 2022 Malaysian general election at the Tanjong Malim federal seat as an independent.[3] He however failed to make a major impression on the election, only garnering 1032 votes and losing his deposit.

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[4]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Behrang Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (PKR) 3,879 32.54% Appalannaidu Rajoo (MIC) 7,627 63.99% 11,919 3,748 64.54%
2008 Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (PKR) 6,771 51.82% Ramasamy Muthusamy (MIC) 5,744 43.96% 13,067 1,027 70.43%
Parliament of Malaysia[5]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2022 P077 Tanjong Malim, Perak Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi
(Independent)		 1,032 1.48% Chang Lih Kang (PH-PKR) 25,140 36.08% 69,671 3,541 74.22%
Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (PN-BERSATU) 21,599 31.00%
Mah Hang Soon (BN-MCA) 20,963 30.09%
Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (GTA-IMAN)[N 1] 609 0.87%
Izzat Johari (Independent) 328 0.47%

Controversies

Corruption

On 6 February 2013, all 3 judges in the Court of Appeal chaired by President of Court of Appeal Tan Sri Mohamed Raus Sharif unanimously acquitted him of corruption charges.[6]

See also

Notes
  1. Contested using PEJUANG's election symbol on ballot papers in the election.

References
  1. https://www.astroawani.com/berita-pilihanrayadun/tidak-tersenarai-calon-bn-perak-jamaluddin-mengalah-12347
  2. "霹大臣：曾退党致民联失州政权．拒查玛鲁丁加入土团". Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  3. https://www.nst.com.my/news/politics/2022/06/806343/ex-behrang-assemblyman-stand-tanjung-malim-parliament-seat-independent
  4. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  5. "Keputusan:Pilihan Raya Umum Malaysia Ke-15". Astro Awani. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. Bernama (2013-02-06). "ADUN Behrang dan dua yang lain bebas tuduhan rasuah". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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