Nur Jazlan Mohamed | |
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| نور جزلان محمد | |
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| 15th Deputy President of the Dewan Negara | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim (since 2024) |
| President | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (2023– January 2024) Mutang Tagal (February–May 2024) Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah (since July 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Preceded by | Mohamad Ali Mohamad |
| Senator Appointed by theYang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| Assumed office 19 June 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy Minister of Home Affairs I | |
| In office 29 July 2015 – 10 May 2018 Serving with Masir Kujat | |
| Monarchs | Abdul Halim (2015–2016) Muhammad V (2016–2018) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Minister | Ahmad Zahid Hamidi |
| Preceded by | Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar |
| Succeeded by | Azis Jamman (Deputy Minister of Home Affairs) |
| Constituency | Pulai |
| Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee | |
| In office 24 June 2013 – 29 July 2015 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Halim |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak |
| Deputy | Tan Seng Giaw |
| Preceded by | Azmi Khalid |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Arifin |
| Constituency | Pulai |
| Member of theMalaysian Parliament forPulai | |
| In office 21 March 2004 – 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Kadir Annuar (BN–UMNO) |
| Succeeded by | Salahuddin Ayub (PH–AMANAH) |
| Majority | 34,926 (2004) 20,449 (2008) 3,226 (2013) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed (1966-02-15)15 February 1966 (age 59) |
| Political party |  United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Spouse | Rossana Jaffar |
| Relations | Jaffar Hussein (Father-in-law) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Mohamed Rahmat |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www |
Nur Jazlan bin Mohamed (born 15 February 1966) is aMalaysianpolitician who has served as the 15thDeputy President of the Dewan Negara andSenator since June 2023. He previously served as theDeputy Minister of Home Affairs I in theBarisan Nasional (BN) administration under formerPrime MinisterNajib Razak and former MinisterAhmad Zahid Hamidi from July 2015 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018,Member of Parliament (MP) forPulai from March 2004 to May 2018 and Chairman of thePublic Accounts Committee (PAC) from June 2013 to July 2015. He is a member and Division Chief of Pulai of theUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the rulingBarisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He also served as the State Deputy Chairman of UMNO ofJohor. He is regarded as a vocal critic ofPerikatan Nasional (PN) and its ChairmanMuhyiddin Yassin.[1]
Nur Jazlan is married and has three children.[2] He is the eldest son of former Information MinisterMohamed Rahmat,[3] who was ofJavanese[4] andChinese descent.[5] Nur Jazlan's mother, Puan Sri Salbiah Abdul Hamid, was ofTeochew Chinese heritage, and associates closely with the Chinese community.[6] He is a columnist forThe Malaysian Insider.[7]
Nur Jazlan is an alumnus from the South Bank Polytechnic,[8] United Kingdom and Emile Woolf School of Accountancy,[9] London.
In the year 1990, Nur Jazlan was appointed 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 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 the 12th General Election.[11]
Nur Jazlan was elected to federal Parliament in the2004 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 the2008 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 MinisterMahathir Mohamad as one of a "joker".[13] By the end of October 2008, Nur Jazlan had withdrawn from the race.[14] In the2013 election, he retained his seat, withstanding a challenge from seniorMalaysian Islamic Party (PAS) politicianSalahuddin Ayub, a local butKelantan-based MP who switched back to Johor to seek to unseat Nur Jazlan.[15] Days before the2018 election, he tweeted that the postal votes would not have significant effects to the outcome of the election, in response to the complaints of delayed postal votes.[16] However, he was defeated by Salahuddin Ayub, who then had contested as a member ofNational Trust Party (AMANAH) and under thePakatan Harapan (PH) banner in the election, along with other prominent politicians from UMNO.[17][18] He failed to win back the Pulai seat during the2022 election.
In June 2023, he was appointed as a Senator and later was nominated for the Deputy President of the Dewan Negara post. He was elected after winning 43-11 votes against Perikatan Nasional's nomination,Razali Idris.
In July 2015, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief Nur Jazlan has come under heavy fire for postponing the hearing into the1MDB scandal from August to October.[19]
On 31 October 2015, Nur Jazlan has called onArul Kanda Kandasamy andTony Pua to stop their public debate on 1MDB, to avoid the credibility and integrity of the committee being questioned by any party.[20]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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| 2004 | P161Pulai | 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% | ||||||||||
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Recipient of the17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal (2024)
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