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Muhammad Jailani Khamis

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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Khamis is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Jailani. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Berhormat Datuk
Muhammad Jailani Khamis
DMSM MLA
محمد جايلاني بن خميس
Member of the
Malacca State Executive Council
(Tourism, Heritage and Culture)
In office
26 November 2021 – 31 March 2023
GovernorMohd Ali Rustam
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byAbdul Razak Abdul Rahman
ConstituencyRembia
In office
13 March 2020 – 21 November 2021
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
(2020)
Mohd Ali Rustam
(2020–2021)
Chief MinisterSulaiman Md Ali
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyRembia
In office
16 May 2018 – 2 March 2020
GovernorMohd Khalil Yaakob
Chief MinisterAdly Zahari
Preceded byIdris Haron
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyRembia
Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly
for Rembia
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byNorpipah Abdol
(BN–UMNO)
Majority1,814 (2018)
860 (2021)
Faction represented in Malacca State Legislative Assembly
2018–2020Pakatan Harapan
2020–2021Independent
2021–2023Barisan Nasional
2023–Perikatan Nasional
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Jailani bin Khamis

(1972-05-27) 27 May 1972 (age 52)
Malacca, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
(–2016, 2021–2023)
People's Justice Party (PKR)
(2017–2020)
Independent (IND)
(2020–2021)
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS)
(since 2023)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
(–2016, 2021–2023)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(2017–2020)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2023)
OccupationPolitician
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Muhammad Jailani bin Khamis (born 27 May 1972) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rembia since May 2018. He served as Member of the Malacca State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (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 from May 2018 to the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administration in March 2020 for the first term. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He was a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition before leaving UMNO for PAS[1] and of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition before leaving PKR and becoming an independent and supporting the BN coalition for nine months and later joining UMNO. He is also one of the only three Melaka Opposition and PN MLAs alongside State Leader of the Opposition and Bemban MLA Mohd Yadzil Yaakub and Sungai Udang MLA Mohd Aleef Yusof.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Political career

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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 State Chairman of PKR of Melaka Halim Bachik as a Senator.[9] PKR President Anwar Ibrahim met them on the issue and described it as unacceptable.[10] 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 (PN) as a state coalition government. 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.[2] 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.[11][12] On 29 March 2023, Sulaiman was confirmed to have resigned as Chief Minister. Muhammad Jailani labelled the incoming Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh 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 MLA Muhamad Akmal Saleh 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 attended by PN Members of Parliament (MPs) on 16 July 2024, Secretary-General of PAS Takiyuddin Hassan 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.[13][14] 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 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 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 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.

Election results

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Malacca State Legislative Assembly[15][16][17]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2018 N06 Rembia Muhammad Jailani Khamis (PKR) 6,773 52.37% Norpipah Abdol (UMNO) 4,959 38.35% 13,175 1,814 84.26%
Mohammad Rashidi Abd Razak (PAS) 1,200 9.28%
2021 Muhammad Jailani Khamis (UMNO) 4,224 41.61% Zamri Pakiri (PKR) 3,364 33.13% 10,152 860 64.43%
Zamzuri Arifin (BERSATU) 2,433 23.97%
Murali Krishnan (IND) 67 0.66%
Sabarudin Kudus (IND) 64 0.63%

Honours

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Honours of Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ "Muhammad Jailani Khamis". PRU Di Sinar (in Malay). Sinar Harian. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "After leaving PKR, Rembia rep joins Umno". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ "ADUN Rembia sertai UMNO" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "ADUN Rembia kembali ke pangkuan UMNO" (in Malay). MyKMU. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ Fairuz Zaidan (16 May 2018). "10 EXCO Melaka angkat sumpah jawatan" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Malacca CM announces portfolios for excos". The Sun Daily. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Melaka CM announces state exco line-up". Bernama (in Malay). Astro Awani. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ^ Amir Mamat (13 March 2020). "Sembilan Exco Melaka angkat sumpah" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Absent two votes, PKR defeated over new Melaka senator". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Unacceptable for PKR assemblymen to be absent for Melaka senator motion, says Anwar". The Straits Times. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "PRN Melaka: Umno tampil 90% muka baharu" (in Malay). Free Malaysia Today. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Melaka polls: Barisan unveils candidates list contesting all 28 state seats". The Star. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Jailani sah sertai PAS". Berita Harian. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Rembia assemblyman Muhammad Jailani Khamis joins Pas". The Straits Times. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  15. ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  16. ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  17. ^ "N.06 REMBIA". SPR Dashboard. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Rina heads list of 419 recipients of Malacca state awards". Bernama. Malaysiakini. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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