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Sahruddin bin Jamal (born 26 May 1975) is a

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politician who has served as Chairman of the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) since May 2020 and Member of the

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(MLA) for

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since May 2018. He served as the 17th

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from April 2019 to the collapse of the

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(PH) state administration in February 2020 and Member of the

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(EXCO) also in the PH state administration under former Menteri Besar

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Background

Sahruddin was born on 26 May 1975 to a peasant family at Kampung Baru Batu 28, Lenga, Muar, Johor. He formerly studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah 1,

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. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. He previously had worked as a Medical Doctor at the Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital (HPSF), Muar for five years and later operated his own three clinics, ''Klinik Dr Sahruddin'', at

Bukit Pasir Bukit Pasir ( Jawi: بوكيت ڤاسير; ) is a small town in Muar District, Johor, Malaysia. Chinese is the majority ethnic group in this town and follow by Malays and Indians. Bukit Pasir is a small town between Muar and Pagoh. It is about ...

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and

in Muar before entering politics. Sahruddin married Datin Dr. Nila Armila Mukdan who is also a doctor and they have three daughters.

Politics

In the 2018 general election he made his debut contested as PPBM candidate under the PH coalition and managed to win the Bukit Kepong state seat to be its Johor assemblyman. Subsequently, Sahruddin was appointed as Johor's EXCO and holds the portfolio for Johor state Health, Environment and Agriculture Committee chairman. He was appointed and sworn in as the 17th Johor Menteri Besar on 14 April 2019 to replace predecessor

who resigned after 11 months in that position. He was replaced by

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(UMNO) on 28 February 2020 after the collapse of PH state government during the 2020 Malaysian political crisis.

Election results

Honours

Sultan Ibrahim of Johor conferred on Sahruddin the award ''Darjah Sultan Ibrahim Johor Yang Amat Disanjungi Pangkat Kedua Dato' Mulia Sultan Ibrahim Johor'' (DMIJ) on 22 April 2019 upon his appointment as Menteri Besar.

Honours of Malaysia

* : ** Knight of the Order of Sultan Ibrahim of Johor (DMIJ) – Dato' (2019)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamal, Sahruddin 1975 births Living people People from Johor People from Muar Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian people of Javanese descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian general practitioners Malaysian United Indigenous Party politicians United Malays National Organisation politicians Members of the Johor State Legislative Assembly Johor state executive councillors Chief Ministers of Johor Hasanuddin University alumni 21st-century Malaysian politicians