Wan Junaidi bin Tuanku Jaafar ( Jawi: وان جنيدي بن توانكو جعفر; born 1 February 1945) is a Malaysian politician who served as

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for Parliament and Law from 2021 to 2022. He was the

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for Santubong from 2004 to 2022, having previously been MP for

Batang Lupar Batang Lupar is a federal constituency in Samarahan Division (Simunjan District and Sebuyau District), Betong Division ( Pusa District) and Sri Aman Division (Sri Aman District and Lingga District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in ...

from 1990 to 2004. Wan Junaidi served in the Muhyiddin government as Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives from 2020 to 2021. Under

Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malay ...

, he served as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment from 2015 to 2018. He was the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs under

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Tun Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi ( Jawi: عبد الله بن احمد بدوي; born 26 November 1939) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia from October 2003 to April 2009. He was also the sixth president of ...

and Najib from 2013 to 2015. He also served as

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, alongside

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, from 2008 to 2013. Wan Junaidi is a member of

Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB; en, United Bumiputera Heritage Party) is a right-wing political party in Malaysia. It is currently the largest political party in Sarawak. Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu was formed from the combination o ...

(PBB), a component party of the

Gabungan Parti Sarawak The Sarawak Parties Alliance ( Malay: ''Gabungan Parti Sarawak''; abbrev: GPS) is a Sarawak-based national political alliance in Malaysia. It was established in 2018 by four former Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties operating solely in S ...

(GPS) coalition.

Early career

He has been a police officer in Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) with the rank of

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of the

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(GOF). He had ever fought the communist between 1969 and 1973. Next after he stopped serving in the force, he became a lawyer. He also became President of Sarawak Ex-Police Association of Malaysia (PBPM) of Sarawak.

Political career

In the 1990 general election, he first contested in the

parliamentary seat and won. He managed to retain the seat in

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and

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general elections. In the 2004 general election, he switched seats with

Rohani Abdul Karim Dato’ Sri Hajah Rohani binti Abdul Karim ( Jawi: روحاني بنت عبدالكريم; born 3 January 1955) is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Deputy Minister of Domestic T ...

, contesting the Santubong parliamentary seat and won. He managed to retain the seat in

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and

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general elections. On 28 April 2008, he was elected as one of the Parliament's Deputy Speakers and served for one term. On 16 May 2013, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs. During his tenure as Deputy Minister at the

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, he controversially attributed a high rate in

statutory rape In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behavior). Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual ...

cases among Malays to Malays community being "culturally more sensitive" about their youth thus reporting more cases than "non-Malays" who may more accepting of the statutory rape. On 29 July 2015, he was appointed as Minister of Natural Resources and Environment following a Cabinet reshuffling by the Prime Minister,

Writing results

# Evolusi parlimen dan evolusi speker parlimen Malaysia; DBP, 2010. # Falsafah moral ilmu berpengakap; DBP, 2007.

Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Medal of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(PPN) (1987) **

Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (2000) ** MY Darjah Jasa Negara - Order of Meritorious Service - PJN

Commander of the

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(PJN) – Datuk (2003) * : ** MY-MAL Exalted Order of Malacca

Grand Commander of the

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(DGSM) – Datuk Seri (2017) * : ** MY-SAR Order of the Star of Sarawak - 2 ribbon PNBS -JBS-PBS-ABS-BBS

Knight Commander of the

Order of the Star of Sarawak The Most Excellent Order of the Star of Sarawak(lit: 'Darjah Yang Amat Gemilang Bintang Sarawak') was established by Charles Vyner Brooke, The Rajah of Sarawak, on 26 September 1928 as the highest order of chivalry within the Raj of Sarawak.Sa ...

(PNBS) – Dato' Sri (2014)

References

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