Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Radzi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Jamaluddin. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi
جمال الدين محمد رضي‎
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly for Behrang
In office 2008–2013
Preceded by	R. Apalanaidu
Succeeded by	Rusnah Kassim
Personal details
Born	1950s
Political party	PKR (till 2009)
Occupation	Politician

Jamaluddin bin Mohd Radzi is a Malaysian politician. He was the state assemblyman for Behrang. In early 2009, along with Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and Hee Yit Fong, he resigned from the People's Justice Party (PKR) to sit as an independent, supporting the fall of the Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin-led government and precipitating the 2009 Perak Constitutional crisis.

Early career

Jamaluddin was a postman and was in the business sector before joining politics.

Political career

He contested the Behrang seat two times. In the 2004 Malaysian general election, he lost to the MIC candidate, Appalannaldu Rajoo. In the 2008 Malaysian general election he won against the MIC candidate, Ramasamy Muthusamy. He was a candidate to be Menteri Besar (First Minister) of Perak following the election, but Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from PAS was chosen.

2009 Perak constitutional crisis

During the 2009 Perak Constitutional Crisis, Jamaluddin together with Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu and Hee Yit Fong declared themselves independent state assemblymen and supported Barisan Nasional to establish a new state government. In the 2013 Perak state elections, although Jamaluddin considered to defend his Behrang seat as an independent, he decided to not contest and lend his support to Barisan Nasional candidate Rusnah Kassim.

Attempt to join BERSATU

On 15 May 2018, the by-then Menteri Besar of Perak, Ahmad Faizal Azumu stated in a press conference that Jamaluddin's application to join BERSATU had been rejected as he had taken part in the 2009 Perak constitutional crisis. Jamaluddin had applied to join BERSATU together with the Sungai Manik state assemblyman, Zainol Fadzi Paharudin.

As an independent candidate

After years of not contesting any election, Jamaluddin attempted to make a comeback by contesting in the 2022 Malaysian general election at the Tanjong Malim federal seat as an independent. He however failed to make a major impression on the election, only garnering 1032 votes and losing his deposit.

Election results

Perak State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2004	Behrang		Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (PKR)	3,879	32.54%		Appalannaidu Rajoo (MIC)	7,627	63.99%	11,919	3,748	64.54%
2008			Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (PKR)	6,771	51.82%		Ramasamy Muthusamy (MIC)	5,744	43.96%	13,067	1,027	70.43%

Parliament of Malaysia

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P077 Tanjong Malim		Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi (IND)	1,032	1.48%		Chang Lih Kang (PKR)	25,140	36.08%	69,671	3,541	74.22%
							Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BERSATU)	21,599	31.00%
							Mah Hang Soon (MCA)	20,963	30.09%
							Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak (IMAN)	609	0.87%
							Izzat Johari (IND)	328	0.47%

Controversies

Corruption

On 6 February 2013, all 3 judges in the Court of Appeal chaired by President of Court of Appeal Tan Sri Mohamed Raus Sharif unanimously acquitted him of corruption charges.

See also

• Behrang (state constituency)
• 2009 Perak constitutional crisis