Jamaluddin bin Mohd Jarjis (25 May 1951 – 4 April 2015) was a Malaysian politician, diplomat and Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation. He served as the Chairman of the 1 Malaysia Peoples' Housing (PR1MA) and Malaysian

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to the

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Early life and education

Born on 25 May 1951 in

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, Jamaluddin Jarjis obtained a First Class Honours

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Degree in Electrical Engineering from the

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in 1974 and MSc in Electrical Engineering from the

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in 1977. He received his

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in Electrical Engineering (Power Systems) from

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in 1980.

Political career

Jamaluddin was a Member of Parliament for

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, Pahang from 1990 until his death. He was elected to the

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Supreme Council in May 2000. In 2002, he was appointed as the Second Minister of Finance by Prime Minister

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While serving as Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Jamaluddin oversaw the Angkasawan program, which resulted in Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becoming the first Malaysian in space on 10 October 2007, when he blasted off to the

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on board Soyuz TMA-11.Bernam
First Malaysian Goes Into Space, Nation Sets History
10 October 2007

Cabinet positions

Jamaluddin held various positions in the Cabinet of Malaysia: * Second Minister of Finance (November 2002 – January 2004) * Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (January 2004 – March 2004) * Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (March 2004 – March 2008) * Ambassador of Malaysia to the United States (July 2009 – February 2012)

Family

Jamaluddin was married to a dentist, Puan Sri Dr. Kalsom Ismail, a renowned hardliner. The couple had four children. Jamaluddin died in April 2015. In August 2018, his 83-year-old mother Aminah Abdullah has sought the Syariah Court to issue a faraid (Islamic wealth distribution) certificate to seek her share of her late son's estate said to be worth at least RM2.1 billion.

Death

On 4 April 2015, Jamaluddin Jarjis was killed when an AS 3655N2 Dauphin (Registration Number 9M-1GB) crashed into a jungle at Jalan Sungai Lalang in Kampung Pasir Baru near

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Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

. Among those killed were a businessman, CEO of SP Baiduri Sdn Bhd, Tan Huat Seang and also a private secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, Azlin Alias. He was buried at

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, located inside the

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compound,

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Election results

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

* : **

Commander of the

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(PSM) – Tan Sri (2014) * : ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Companion - SAP

Companion of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SAP) (1990) ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Knight Companion - DIMP

Knight Companion of the

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(DIMP) – Dato' (1992) ** MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP

Grand Knight of the

(SIMP) – formerly Dato', now Dato' Indera (2001) ** MY-PAH Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang - Grand Knight - SSAP

Grand Knight of the Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (SSAP) – Dato' Sri (2004) * : ** My-KEL Order of the Life of the Crown of Kelantan 1925-2006

Knight Grand Commander of the

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(SJMK) – Dato' (2004) * : ** MY-PERL Order of the Crown of Perlis - Knight Grand Commander - SPMP

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Perlis (SPMP) – Dato' Seri (2007)

References

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