Khairy Jamaluddin | |||||||||||||||
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خيري جمال الدين | |||||||||||||||
![]() Khairy in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
13th Youth Chief of the United Malays National Organisation | |||||||||||||||
In office 26 March 2008 – 24 June 2018 | |||||||||||||||
President | Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Najib Razak | ||||||||||||||
Deputy |
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Preceded by | Hishammuddin Hussein | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Health | |||||||||||||||
In office 30 August 2021 – 24 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Ismail Sabri Yaakob | ||||||||||||||
Deputy | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Adham Baba | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Zaliha Mustafa | ||||||||||||||
Coordinating Minister of the National Immunisation Programme | |||||||||||||||
In office 4 February 2021 – 16 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||||
Constituency | Rembau | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |||||||||||||||
In office 10 March 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Monarch | Abdullah | ||||||||||||||
Prime Minister | Muhyiddin Yassin | ||||||||||||||
Deputy | Ahmad Amzad Hashim | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Yeo Bee Yin as Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Adham Baba | ||||||||||||||
Constituency | Rembau | ||||||||||||||
Minister of Youth and Sports | |||||||||||||||
In office 16 May 2013 – 9 May 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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Prime Minister | Najib Razak | ||||||||||||||
Deputy | Saravanan Murugan | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ahmad Shabery Cheek | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman | ||||||||||||||
Constituency | Rembau | ||||||||||||||
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Rembau | |||||||||||||||
In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Firdaus Muhammad Rom Harun (BN—UMNO) | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mohamad Hasan (BN—UMNO) | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 10 January 1976||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Malaysian | ||||||||||||||
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Spouse |
Nori Abdullah (m. 2001) | ||||||||||||||
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Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Parent(s) | Jamaluddin bin Abu Bakar (father) Rahmah binti Abdul Hamid (mother) | ||||||||||||||
Education | United World College of South East Asia | ||||||||||||||
Alma mater | St Hugh's College, Oxford (BA) University College London (MA) | ||||||||||||||
Occupation | Politician, radio presenter, podcaster, political commentator | ||||||||||||||
Profession | Journalist | ||||||||||||||
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Website | www.rembau.net.my www.kj.my | ||||||||||||||
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Allegiance | Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong | ||||||||||||||
Branch/service | Malaysian Army Territorial Army Regiment | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 2010–2018 | ||||||||||||||
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Unit | Rejimen AW 508 | ||||||||||||||
Sports career | |||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Polo | ||||||||||||||
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Khairy Jamaluddin on Facebook Khairy Jamaluddin on Parliament of Malaysia | |||||||||||||||
Khairy Jamaluddin[1] (Jawi: خيري جمال الدين, Malay pronunciation: [xai̯ɾi dʒamaluden]; born 10 January 1976) often referred to by his initials KJ, is a Malaysian politician, radio presenter and podcaster. Alongside being a radio presenter for Hot FM, he hosts Keluar Sekejap with Shahril Hamdan, a podcast in which they discuss Malaysian politics and current affairs with a variety of guests. He most recently served as Minister of Health in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to November 2022.
A former member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Khairy was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rembau from March 2008 to November 2022. He was the Youth Chief of UMNO from March 2008 to June 2018. He served as Minister of Youth and Sports in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018. After the 2020 Malaysian political crisis, Khairy took on the role of Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 until August 2021, when the cabinet resigned. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Khairy took on the role of Coordinating Minister of the COVID-19 National Immunization Program (PICK) from February 2021 to August 2021, and later was Minister of Health. Khairy lost his parliamentary seat in the 2022 general election where he was relocated to contest in Sungai Buloh, an urban Pakatan Harapan safe seat but managed to reduce the majority from 26,634 to 2,693.