Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi

Jamaluddin bin Mohd Radzi is a Malaysian politician. He was the state assemblyman for Behrang. In early 2009, he quitted his party together with Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and Hee Yit Fong to become independent politicians, causing the 2009 Perak Constitutional crisis to happen.

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
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Behrang
In office
2008–2013
Preceded byR. Apalanaidu
Succeeded byRusnah Kassim
Personal details
Born1950s
Political partyPKR (-2019)
IND (2019-present)
OccupationPolitician

Early career

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

Political career

He had contested for the Behrang seat twice. In the 2004 Malaysian general election, he lost to the MIC candidate, Appalannaldu Rajoo but in the 2008 Malaysian general election he contested against another candidate from MIC, Ramasamy Muthusamy and won. He was one of the candidate to be the Menteri Besar of Perak after Pakatan Rakyat had a majority in the Perak State Legislative Assembly 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 as independent state assemblyman and support Barisan Nasional to establish a new government in Perak.

Attempt to join BERSATU

In 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.[1]

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[2]
Year Constituency 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%

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 has unanimously acquitted him from corruption charges.[3]

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE-12". semak.spr.gov.my. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  3. Bernama (2013-02-06). "ADUN Behrang dan dua yang lain bebas tuduhan rasuah". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
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