Jamaluddin Jarjis

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Yang Amat Berhormat Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis
In office
24 March 2004 – 18 March 2008
Preceded by Unknown
Succeeded by Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Member of Parliament for Rompin
Incumbent
Assumed office 
24 March 2004
Born 25 May 1951
Pekan Pahang
Political party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) part of Barisan Nasional
Spouse Datin Sri Dr Kalsom Ismail
Children 4
Occupation Engineer
Member of Parliament
Religion Islam

Yang Berhormat Dato' Sri Dr. Jamaludin b Dato' Mohd Jarjis is a Malaysian politician and the former Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Cabinet of Malaysia.

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[edit] Background

Jamaluddin is a highly qualified electrical engineer. He graduated with first class honours in Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).

He went on to pursue his higher degrees in Canada. He obtained a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Manitoba and a PhD in Electrical Engineering (Power System) from McGill University in 1980. The title of his PhD thesis is "Loadflow Feasibility Conditions in Power Networks".

Jamaluddin Jarjis has held a number of positions throughout his professional career. He began his career as a lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 1974.

In 1984, he established his own engineering consultancy firm, J&A Associates. Since then, he has become the Executive Vice Chairman of EPE Power Corporation and Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad, the national power supply company.

[edit] Political Career

Jamaluddin has been the Member of Parliament for Rompin, Pahang since 1990. He was elected to the UMNO Supreme Council in May 2000. This election increased his prominence in Malaysian politics.

[edit] Cabinet Positions

The various cabinet positions that Jamaluddin has held since November 2002 include:

  • November 2002 - Second Finance Minister
  • January 2004 - Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs.
  • March 2004 - 2008 Minister Of Science, Technology and Innovation. (He was not reappointed as Minister after the 2008 election)

[edit] Controversies

Former Science and Technology Minister and current Member of Parliament for Rompin Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis had recently been accused of fondling and manhandling a 30-year-old female promoter at a nightclub in a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur and a police report had be lodged and the police have classified the offence under Section 354 of the Penal Code, which carried imprisonment of up to 10 years or fine or whipping or with two of such punishments due to the seriousness of the offence.

Dr Jamaluddin was reported to have been drunk, which is considered 'haram' since he is a Muslim. Dr Jamaluddin had left for overseas in an attempt to avoid much publicity and also to find ways to settle this matter.

Dr Jamaluddin had previously been involved in another controversy while on a working visit to the United States when he was a Cabinet Minister and while meeting with Malaysian students there, it was reported that he had insulted two Malaysian Indian students, namely Sheena and her sister, Dr. Sheela Moorthy, who is currently living in the USA and supporting her sister’s education at CalyPoly, by saying that the students who are of darker skin colour was of lower class origin in the Malaysia which is a racist and derogatory remark. A formal complaint had been made to the relevant Ministers but nothing formal had been forthcoming.

[edit] Family

Jamaluddin is married to Datin Sri Dr Kalsom Ismail. They have four children.