Sahruddin bin Jamal was born on 26 May 1975 and is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Bukit Kepong since May 2018.
14 Facts About Sahruddin Jamal
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Sahruddin Jamal served as the 17th Menteri Besar of Johor from April 2019 to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan state administration in February 2020 and Member of the Johor State Executive Council in the PH state administration under former Menteri Besar Osman Sapian from May 2018 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in April 2019 as well as Chairman of the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board from May 2020 to December 2022.
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Sahruddin Jamal is a member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party, a component party of the Perikatan Nasional and formerly PH coalitions.
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Sahruddin Jamal has served as State Chairman of BERSATU of Johor since June 2022.
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Sahruddin Jamal was the State Secretary of BERSATU of Johor prior to his promotion to State Chairman.
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Sahruddin Jamal is the shortest-serving Menteri Besar of Johor in the history, in office for only 321 days.
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Sahruddin Jamal formerly studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1, Pagoh.
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Sahruddin Jamal holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Sahruddin Jamal previously had worked as a Medical Doctor at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital, Muar 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.
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Sahruddin Jamal married Datin Dr Nila Armila Mukdan who is a doctor and they have three daughters.
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Sahruddin Jamal won the seat and was elected to the Johor State Legislative Assembly as the Bukit Kepong MLA for the first term.
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On 16 May 2018, Sahruddin Jamal was appointed Johor EXCO Member in charge of Health, Environment and Agriculture.
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On 14 April 2019, Sahruddin Jamal was promoted to the Menteri Besarship to replace his predecessor Osman Sapian who resigned after just 11 months serving in that position.
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Sahruddin Jamal defended the seat and was reelected to the Johor Assembly as the Bukit Kepong MLA for the second term.