Sahruddin Jamal

Dato' Dr. Sahruddin bin Jamal (born 26 May 1975) is a Malaysian politician and was the seventeenth Menteri Besar of Johor.[1] He is the incumbent member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for the state constituency of Bukit Kepong. Sahruddin is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM).

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Jamal is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sahruddin.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Dr.

Sahruddin Jamal

DMIJ MLA
17th Menteri Besar of Johor
In office
14 April 2019 – 27 February 2020
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Preceded byOsman Sapian
Succeeded byHasni Mohammad
ConstituencyBukit Kepong
Johor State Executive Councillor for Health, Environment and Agriculture
In office
16 May 2018 – 21 April 2019
MonarchIbrahim Ismail
Menteri BesarOsman Sapian
Preceded byAyub Rahmat (Health and Environment)
Ismail Mohamed (Agriculture)
Succeeded byMohd Khuzzan Abu Bakar (Health)
Tan Chen Choon (Environment)
Tosrin Jarvanthi (Agriculture)
ConstituencyBukit Kepong
Chairman of Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB)
Assumed office
31 May 2020
MinisterRonald Kiandee
Director GeneralRuhaida Mashhor
Preceded byAbdul Malik Abul Kassim
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly
for Bukit Kepong
(formerly known as Bukit Serampang)
Assumed office
10 May 2018
Preceded byIsmail Mohamed (UMNO–BN)
Majority1,273 (2018)
Personal details
Born
Sahruddin bin Jamal

(1975-05-26) 26 May 1975
Kampung Baru Batu 28, Lenga, Muar, Johor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2018-20)
Perikatan Nasional (PN) (2020-present)
Muafakat Nasional (MN) (2020-Present)
Spouse(s)Datin Dr. Nila Armila Mukdan
Children3
Alma materHasanuddin University (MD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionDoctor
WebsiteSahruddin Jamal on Facebook

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 Universiti Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] He previously had worked as a Medical Doctor at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital 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]

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]
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N7 Bukit Kepong, P143 Pagoh Sahruddin Jamal (PPBM) 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%

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.[12]

Honours of Malaysia

See also

References
  1. 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. Mohd Farhaan Shah, M. Sharmithashini and Esther Tan (23 April 2019). "Johor MB unveils new exco". The Star. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  13. Rizalman Hammim (22 April 2019). "New Johor MB awarded Datukship from Johor Sultan". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  14. Zulhisham Isahak (22 April 2019). "Dr. Sahruddin kini bergelar Datuk" (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Osman Sapian		 17th Menteri Besar of Johor
2019 – 2020		 Succeeded by
Hasni Mohammad


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