Muhammad Jailani bin Khamis (born 26 May 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the
Malacca State Legislative Assembly
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(MLA) for
Rembia since May 2018. He served as Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the
Barisan Nasional
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(BN) state administration under former Chief Minister
Sulaiman Md Ali from November 2021 to March 2023 for the third term, from March 2020 to November 2021 for the second term and under former Chief Minister
Adly Zahari
Adly bin Zahari ( Jawi: عدلي بن ظهري; born 15 February 1971) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Defence in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Mohamad H ...
from May 2018 to the collapse of the
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) state administration in March 2020 for the first term. He is a member of the
Malaysian Islamic Party
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(PAS), a component party of the
Perikatan Nasional
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(PN) coalition. He was a member of the
United Malays National Organisation
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(UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition before leaving UMNO for PAS
and of the
People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition before leaving PKR and becoming an
independent
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and supporting the BN coalition for nine months and later joining UMNO. He is presently the only Melaka MLA of PAS and one of the only three Melaka Opposition and PN MLAs alongside State
Leader of the Opposition
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and
Bemban
Bemban is a small town in Jasin District in the Malaysian state of Malacca.
Economy
* Mydin Hypermarket Bandar Jasin Bestari
Residential neighbourhoods
* Bandar Jasin Bestari
Sports and recreation
* Orna Golf and Country Club - A golf resort o ...
MLA
Mohd Yadzil Yaakub
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and
Sungai Udang
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MLA
Mohd Aleef Yusof
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.
Political career
In November 2019, Muhammad Jailani and
Machap Jaya MLA
Ginie Lim Siew Lin were absent in the state legislative assembly meeting. Their absence resulted in the defeat of a motion from the then PH state government to nominate then-Melaka state PKR liaison chief,
Halim Bachik as a
Senator
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. PKR President
Anwar Ibrahim
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met them on the issue and described it as unacceptable. During the
2020 Malaysian political crisis in March 2020, Jailani played an instrumental role in the collapse of the democratically elected PH state administration led by Chief Minister Adly as he was one of the MLAs who left PH. He left PH and resulted Adly in his loss of majority support in the assembly. Adly was then forced to resign as Chief Minister and the administration collapsed. He switched his allegiance to BN as an independent MLA. BN later returned to power together with
Perikatan Nasional
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(PN) as a state
coalition government
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. Sulaiman of BN was then appointed as new Chief Minister to replace Adly. He was later reappointed as an EXCO member for the same portfolios. In 2021, he rejoined BN and UMNO.
[ In the 2021 Melaka state election, he was nominated by BN as a candidate to defend the Rembia state seat and he was reelected as the Rembia MLA and reappointed again as an EXCO member for the same portfolios. On 29 March 2023, Sulaiman was confirmed to have resigned as Chief Minister. Muhammad Jailani labelled the incoming Chief Minister ]Ab Rauf Yusoh
Ab Rauf bin Yusoh (; born 20 September 1961) is a Malaysian people, Malaysian politician who has served as the 13th Chief Minister of Malacca, chief minister of Malacca since March 2023 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (ML ...
as a 'backdoor' leader. The phrase was prominent during the political crisis and was often used to describe a government or politician who hold power or office without being democratically elected and given the electoral mandate by the people. Fellow EXCO member and Merlimau
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MLA Muhamad Akmal Saleh
Muhamad Akmal bin Saleh (, ; born 2 July 1988) is a Malaysian politician and doctor who has served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh ...
hit back at Muhammad Jailani and explained that no MLAs were involved in toppling Sulaiman and pressuring him to resign as well as reminding him of his pivotal role in the collapse of the PH state administration in March 2020. On 31 March 2023, Tanjung Bidara MLA Ab Rauf was appointed as the Chief Minister to replace Sulaiman. He alleged that Ab Rauf had pressured and toppled Sulaiman and declared that he was not supporting Ab Rauf and his government although he is a BN and government MLA. On 5 April 2023, Ab Rauf appointed his EXCO lineup and as widely expected, dropped Muhammad Jailani from the lineup.
During a press conference in Parliament
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attended by PN Members of Parliament (MPs) on 16 July 2024, Secretary-General of PAS Takiyuddin Hassan
Takiyuddin bin Hassan ( Jawi: تقي الدين بن حاج حسن; born 24 November 1961) is a Malaysian politician and lawyer from the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition who has served a ...
announced that Muhammad Jailani had left BN and UMNO for PN and PAS more than a year ago on 10 June 2023, a month before the state legislative assembly rectified the anti- party hopping law. Muhamad Akmal criticised Muhammad Jailani for doing so and reiterated that Muhammad Jailani was a 'political frog' and the infamous role the latter played in overthrowing the PH state administration. Muhamad Akmal also asked for a Rembia by-election
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A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
to be called to elect the new Rembia MLA regardless of whether Muhammad Jailani had gone against the law or not. Muhamad Akmal challenged Muhammad Jailani to contest in the election for a new electoral mandate from the Rembia voters if he was a 'gentleman'. Chief Minister Ab Rauf added that all the BN candidates in the 2021 Melaka state election had signed a letter of undertaking, pledging not to party-hop and leave BN if elected as an MLA or face the costs incurred by BN. He also stressed that the departure of Muhammad Jailani from BN did nothing to affect his state government and extended his appreciation for the service of Muhammad Jailani in the state government as well leaving the fate of Muhammad Jailani to Speaker of the assembly Ibrahim Durum and the Supreme Council of UMNO. Member of the Supreme Council of UMNO Ahmad Maslan
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revealed that BN would ask for a cost of RM 100 million from Muhammad Jailani through legal means. Secretary-General of UMNO Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
Asyraf Wajdi bin Dusuki (, ; born 14 May 1976) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Chairman of the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) since March 2023. He served as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Islamic Affa ...
presented the evidence and the letter Muhammad Jailani signed and asked for him to pay RM 100 million to UMNO or face legal action from UMNO. Muhammad Jailani fearlessly accepted the legal action from UMNO and promised to expose the 'dirty tactics' used by UMNO in the court.
On 27 December 2024, during a sitting of the assembly, he was involved in a shouting match with Muhamad Akmal, whom he was labelled as a 'traitor'.
Election results
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
* :
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Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca
The Exalted Order of Malacca () is the third-highest state order of Malacca which is conferred by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca. The order was constituted in 1978 by Yang di-Pertua Negeri Syed Zahiruddin along with the Premier and Exalted ...
(DMSM) – Datuk (2018)
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1972 births
Living people
Malaysian politicians of Malay descent
Malaysian Muslims
Independent politicians in Malaysia
Former People's Justice Party (Malaysia) politicians
Former United Malays National Organisation politicians
Malaysian Islamic Party politicians
Members of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
Malacca state executive councillors
21st-century Malaysian politicians