Jalani Sidek

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Jalani Sidek
Mural of Sidek Brothers in Muzium Negara
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Alan
Birth name	Mohamed Jalani Mohamad Sidek
Date of birth	November 10, 1963 (1963-11-10) (age 44)
Place of birth	Banting, Selangor
Men's doubles
Country	Malaysia

Mohamed Jalani Mohamad Sidek (Nickname: Alan) (born November 10, 1963 in Banting, Selangor) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.

He won the bronze medal together with his brother Razif in the doubles competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. The Sidek brothers became the first ever Olympic medalists for their country since first participation at Melbourne 1956. During his career with his brother Razif, they won several local and international championship titles. The most memorable was when he became the youngest player to win the All England Championship title in 1982.

After he retired as badminton player, he established a badminton club to find talented new players, called Nusa Mahsuri Club, which he has been an advisor to since 1996. He was also responsible in grooming the Hashim brothers, Roslin and Hafiz to become Malaysian national badminton players.