Jamaliah Jamaluddin (born 16 March 1989; Jawi: جمالية جمال الدين ; simplified Chinese: 嘉玛莉亚 ; pinyin: Jiā mǎ lì yà) is a Malaysian politician from the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Malaysia. As one of four component parties of the ...

, a component party of the

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coalition. She is currently the State Assemblywoman for

Bandar Utama Bandar Utama Damansara is a residential township located within the Sungai Buloh mukim (subdivision) of the Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is a residential suburb and home to the popular 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Bandar Utama Damansar ...

under the

Selangor State Legislative Assembly The Selangor State Legislative Assembly ( ms, Dewan Negeri Selangor) is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Selangor. The State Assembly is composed of 56 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the sta ...

Personal life

Jamaliah was born on 16 March 1989. She grew up in the

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and was the only child in the family. Her political interest was sparked in her teenage years, partly influenced by her father, Jamaluddin Ibrahim, who himself was a radio host and avid columnist at the time. Jamaliah also is widely known to be the granddaughter of the late

Shamsiah Fakeh Shamsiah Fakeh (1924 – 20 October 2008) was a Malaysian nationalist and feminist. She was the leader of Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS), Malaysia's first nationalist women organisation and a prominent Malay leader of the Communist Party of Mala ...

, a prominent Malaysian nationalist, feminist, and veteran leader of

Angkatan Wanita Sedar Angkatan Wanita Sedar (AWAS; Conscious Women's Front) was the first nationalist women's organisation in Malaysia. It was established in late 1945 as women's wing of the Malay Nationalist Party ( ms, Partai Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, PKMM). Aishah G ...

(AWAS).

Education

Jamaliah graduated with a First Class Diploma in Business Studies from the Management & Science University Malaysia (MSU). She continued her studies at

Northwood University Northwood University (NU) is a private university focused on business education with its main campus in Midland, Michigan. Opened in 1959, more than 33,000 people have graduated from the institution. History Northwood University opened as Nort ...

in the United States, majoring in International Business, where she obtained a First Class bachelor's degree in Business Studies and the honour of a ''Magna Cum Laude''.

Political career

Jamaliah began her involvement in politics when she started volunteering for the

Democratic Action Party The Democratic Action Party (abbreviation: DAP; ms, Parti Tindakan Demokratik; ; ta, ஜனநாயக செயல் கட்சி) is a Centre-left politics, centre-left social democracy, social democratic political party in Malaysia. ...

(DAP) in 2015. In 2016, she was chosen to become a Local Councillor under Majlis Bandaraya

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(MBPJ), as well as the special assistant to the then Assemblywoman for Damansara Utama,

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, serving in both positions until 2018. Jamaliah holds the post of Selangor Vice Chief & was formerly the National Vice-Treasurer for DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) from 2018 until 2021. She also holds a party position as a DAP Selangor State Committee Member.

Election to office

In 2018, Jamaliah was fielded for the first time to contest on a DAP ticket under the Bandar Utama constituency for the Selangor State Assembly in the 14th General Elections, where she won 90.4% of the constituents’ votes with a 38,561 majority, making her one of the youngest representatives to be elected into the Selangor State Assembly. Following her election, Jamaliah expressed her main priorities to be the tackling of racial issues, and the empowerment of youths.

Election results

References

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