Kamarudin Jaffar

This is a Malay name; the name Jaafar is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kamaruddin.
Yang Berhormat Dato' Haji
Kamarudin Jaffar
MP
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Tumpat, Kelantan
Assumed office
1999
Preceded by Wan Mohd. Jamil Wan Mahmood
Personal details
Born Kamarudin bin Jaffar
(1951-11-03) 3 November 1951
Wakaf Bharu, Tumpat, Kelantan, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship Malaysian
Political party

United Malays National Organisation (until-1999)

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) (1999-2015)

People's Justice Party (2015-present)
Occupation Politician
Religion Sunni Islam
Website kjtumpat.blogspot.com

Dato' Haji Kamarudin bin Jaffar (born 3 November 1951) is a Malaysian politician and is the Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Tumpat constituency in Kelantan. He is a member of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition before he quit from PAS and joined PKR.[1]

Kamarudin was a member of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) before switching to PAS in 1999.[2] While a member of UMNO, he was considered a close associate of then Deputy Prime Minister and later Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim,[3] and was held in custody with Anwar under the Internal Security Act.[4] Since switching to PAS, Kamarudin was elected to the Tumpat seat in the 1999, 2004, 2008 and 2013 elections.[5] For the 2004 election, he was the PAS Secretary-General.[2]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia: Tumpat, Kelantan[5]
Year Opposition Votes Pct Government Votes Pct
1995 Wan Jamil Wan Mahmood (PAS) 17,682 51% Kamarudin Jaffar 15,764 46%
1999 Kamarudin Jaffar (PAS) 23,218 63% Noor Zahidi Omar 12,776 35%
2004 Kamarudin Jaffar (PAS) 27,919 51% Mat Nawawi Mat Jusoh 26,099 47%
2008 Kamarudin Jaffar (PAS) 36,714 56% Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki 27,337 42%
2013 Kamarudin Jaffar (PAS) 46,141 56% Mansor Salleh 35,527 43%

References

  1. "Kamarudin bin Jaffar, Y.B. Dato' Haji" (in Malay). Parliament of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Taking PAS into the future". The Star (Malaysia). 9 September 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. "Kamaruddin refutes report". New Straits Times. 24 June 1999. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  4. "Remaining 12 still in police custody". New Straits Times. 1 October 1998. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.


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