Nur Jazlan Mohamed

Datuk Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed (born 15 February 1966) is a Malaysian politician who has served as 15th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara and Senator since June 2023. He served as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak and former Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Pulai from March 2004 to May 2018 and Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee from June 2013 to July 2015. He is a member and Division Chief of Pulai of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He was also the State Deputy Chairman of UMNO of Johor. He is regarded as a vocal critic of Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its Chairman Muhyiddin Yassin.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamed is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nur Jazlan. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Senator Datuk
Nur Jazlan Mohamed
PGDK
15th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara
Assumed office
19 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
PresidentWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Preceded byMohamad Ali Mohamad
Senator
Assumed office
19 June 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I
In office
29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018
Serving with Masir Kujat
MonarchsAbdul Halim
(2015–2016)
Muhammad V
(2016–2018)
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi
Preceded byWan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar
Succeeded byAzis Jamman
(Deputy Minister of Home Affairs)
ConstituencyPulai
Chairman of the
Public Accounts Committee
In office
24 June 2013 – 29 July 2015
MonarchAbdul Halim
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
DeputyTan Seng Giaw
Preceded byAzmi Khalid
Succeeded byHasan Arifin
ConstituencyPulai
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Pulai
In office
21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byAbdul Kadir Annuar
(BN–UMNO)
Succeeded bySalahuddin Ayub
(PH–AMANAH)
Majority34,926 (2004)
20,449 (2008)
3,226 (2013)
Personal details
Born (1966-02-15) 15 February 1966
Selangor, Malaysia
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
SpouseRossana Jaffar
RelationsJaffar Hussein (father-in-law)
Children3
ParentMohamed Rahmat
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.nurjazlan.net

Personal life

Nur Jazlan is married and has three children.[2] He is the eldest son of former Information Minister Mohamed Rahmat,[3] who was of Javanese[4] and Chinese descent.[5] Nur Jazlan's mother Puan Sri Salbiah Abdul Hamid was of Teochew Chinese heritage, and associates closely with the Chinese community.[6] He is a columnist for The Malaysian Insider.[7]

Education

Nur Jazlan is an alumnus from the South Bank Polytehnics,[8] United Kingdom and Emile Woolf School of Accountancy,[9] London.

Corporate career

In the year 1990, Nur Jazlan was appointed as one of the Administrative Executives in IGB Corporation Berhad.[10] he stayed in IGB for a year before moving to Equatorial hotel (M) Sdn Bhd and later in 1994 he was appointed as the Finance Officer for the joint venture of Proton-DRB Sdn Bhd. He stayed there up till the year 2004, where he left his corporate life to contest in the 12th General Election.[11]

Political career

Nur Jazlan was elected to federal Parliament in the 2004 election for the UMNO-held seat of Pulai, previously held by Abdul Kadir Annuar.[12] He ran for the Deputy Presidency of UMNO in 2008, citing the need for UMNO to regenerate after the 2008 election, stating "UMNO must realise it is at the crossroads—it's a matter of life and death." His candidacy was described by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed as one of a "joker".[13] By the end of October 2008, Nur Jazlan had withdrawn from the race.[14] In the 2013 election, he retained his seat, withstanding a challenge from senior Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) politician Salahuddin Ayub, a local but Kelantan-based MP who switched back to Johor to seek to unseat Nur Jazlan.[15] Days before the 2018 election, he tweeted that the postal votes will not have significant effects to the outcome of the election, as a response to the complaints of delayed postal votes.[16] However, he was defeated by Pakatan Harapan (PH) politician Salahuddin Ayub in the election, along with other prominent politicians from UMNO.[17][18]

Controversy

In July 2015, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Nur Jazlan has come under heavy fire for postponing the hearing into 1MDB scandal from August to October.[19]

On 31 October 2015, Nur Jazlan has called on Arul Kanda Kandasamy and Tony Pua to stop their public debate on 1MDB, to avoid the credibility and integrity of the committee being questioned by any party.[20]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia[12][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 P161 Pulai, Johor Nur Jazlan Mohamed (UMNO) 42,406 85.01% Md Nasir Ab Waham (PKR) 7,480 14.99% 50,948 34,926 69.55%
2008 Nur Jazlan Mohamed (UMNO) 38,036 68.38% Abdullah Ideris (PAS) 17,587 31.62% 56,863 20,449 71.42%
2013 Nur Jazlan Mohamed (UMNO) 43,751 51.91% Salahuddin Ayub (PAS) 40,525 48.09% 85,924 3,226 85.51%
2018 Nur Jazlan Mohamed (UMNO) 26,523 30.52% Salahuddin Ayub (AMANAH) 55,447 63.81% 86,893 28,924 81.77%
Mohd Mazri Yahya (PAS) 4,332 4.99%
Yap Keng Tak (IND) 591 0.68%
2022 Nur Jazlan Mohamed (UMNO) 31,726 27.05% Salahuddin Ayub (AMANAH) 64,900 55.33% 117,303 33,174 70.96%
Loh Kah Yong (Gerakan) 20,677 17.63%

Honours

See also

References
  1. "Cabinet reshuffle: Who's in, who's out". The Star. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "About". nurjazlan.net. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  3. "Former information minister dies – UPDATED". mysinchew.com. Sin Chew Jit Po. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  4. Hussein Alattas (1991), p. 226
  5. The truth emerges, 25 October 2009, Andrew Sia, The Star
  6. Housewife gets surprise visit, 29 February 2012, Ben Tan, New Straits Times
  7. "Nur Jazlan". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  8. "South Bank Polytechnic | Higher Education Degree Datacheck".
  9. "Home". emilewoolf.com.
  10. "IGB Corporation Berhad". www.igbcorp.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012.
  11. "DRB-Hicom promise better after-sales | The Malay Mail". www.mmail.com.my. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013.
  12. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2 February 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  13. Hamid, Jalil (14 October 2008). "Maverick Malaysian politician tests old order". Reuters India. Reuters. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  14. "Nur Jazlan out of race for No. 2 post". New Straits Times. New Straits Times Press. 28 October 2008.
  15. "GE13: Can Salahuddin deliver Malay votes to Kit Siang?". fz.com. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  16. "Nur Jazlan Mohamed on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  17. "In big blow to BN, stronghold states fall to opposition, key party leaders ousted". TODAYonline. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  18. H. Rodzi, Nadirah (10 May 2018). "Malaysia Votes 2018: BN's big names toppled, one after another". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  19. Chie, Kow Gah (29 July 2015). "Nur Jazlan slammed for putting off 1MDB hearing". Malaysiakini.
  20. "Call off public debate on 1MDB: Nur Jazlan". New Straits Times. 31 October 2015.
  21. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  22. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  23. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  24. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  25. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  26. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  27. "Warta Kerajaan" (PDF). Government Printing Department. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

Bibliography
  • Hussien Alattas (Syed.), Perang di Parit Raja, Al-Suhaimi, 1991
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